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  • Cuba's 1959 Purge of the Old Guard: Justice or Revenge?

    Cuba's 1959 Purge of the Old Guard: Justice or Revenge?
    2026/06/07
    In the first months after Fidel Castro's revolutionary victory, Cuba embarked on a sweeping purge of Batista-era officials, military officers, and police. Trials by revolutionary tribunals, often broadcast on live television, resulted in hundreds of executions and thousands of prison sentences. This episode of The History of Cuba examines the 'paredón' — the firing squad wall — and the controversial trials that polarized Cuban society and alarmed the United States. Lucas and Luna discuss the trial of Jesús Sosa Blanco, the role of Commander Humberto Sorí Marín as prosecutor, and the legal framework established by the Ley de Procedimiento Sumario. They explore the moral arguments for and against revolutionary justice, the international reaction, and how these early purges shaped the regime's legitimacy. The episode also touches on the flight of Batista supporters and the creation of the G-2 security apparatus under Ramiro Valdés. A nuanced look at a turning point that defined Cuba's revolutionary path. #CubanRevolution #RevolutionaryJustice #Paredón #FidelCastro #JesúsSosaBlanco #HumbertoSoríMarín #LeyDeProcedimientoSumario #G2 #RamiroValdés #Batista #1959 #ColdWar #USCubaRelations #WarCrimesTrials #LatinAmericanHistory #CaribbeanHistory #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    7 分
  • Cuba's 1957 Cienfuegos Naval Rebellion: The Mutiny That Almost Toppled Batista

    Cuba's 1957 Cienfuegos Naval Rebellion: The Mutiny That Almost Toppled Batista
    2026/06/06
    In September 1957, a small group of young Cuban naval officers launched a daring uprising at the Cienfuegos Naval Base, seizing the destroyer escort *El Presidente* and nearly sparking a nationwide revolt against Fulgencio Batista. This episode of The History of Cuba dives into the forgotten story of the Cienfuegos mutiny — a collision of bravado, betrayal, and brute force that exposed the regime's fragility just months after the Moncada attack. We follow the rebel officers from the cramped quarters of the naval academy to the smoke-filled decks of a captured warship, trace the secret ties between the mutineers and the Movimiento 26 de Julio, and reconstruct the brutal counterattack by Batista's air force and army that left the base in rubble. Lucas and Luna explore how this pivotal 48-hour battle — overshadowed by Che Guevara's later exploits in the Sierra Maestra — revealed both the desperation of the opposition and the ruthlessness of a dictatorship willing to bomb its own men. Featuring the names and places that defined the clash: the Palacio de Justicia, the commandante of the base, the coded messages that tipped off the regime. A story of courage, miscalculation, and the high price of resistance. #Cuba #History #FexingoHistory #Cienfuegos #NavalRebellion #Batista #1957 #Revolution #ElPresidente #Movimiento26deJulio #SierraMaestra #CaribbeanHistory #Mutiny #CubanHistory #CienfuegosNavalBase #Rebellion #CheGuevara #FidelCastro Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    6 分
  • Cuba's Forgotten War: The 1868-1878 Ten Years' War and Its Ghosts

    Cuba's Forgotten War: The 1868-1878 Ten Years' War and Its Ghosts
    2026/06/06
    This episode of The History of Cuba digs into the Ten Years' War (1868–1878), Cuba's first major independence struggle against Spain. We explore the Grito de Yara, Carlos Manuel de Céspedes' call to arms, the role of the mambí army, the rise of Antonio Maceo and Máximo Gómez, and the controversial Pact of Zanjón that ended the conflict. We also examine the war's legacy: how it set the stage for José Martí's later movement, the abolition of slavery, and the lingering grievances that fueled the Little War (Guerra Chiquita) and the 1895 War of Independence. Key figures include Céspedes, Maceo, Gómez, and Calixto García. We also touch on the machete as a defining weapon, the sugar industry's role, and the international implications—including US and Latin American solidarity efforts. #TenYearsWar #Cuba #CubanIndependence #GritodeYara #PactodeZanjón #AntonioMaceo #MáximoGómez #CarlosManueldeCéspedes #CalixtoGarcía #Mambí #GuerraChiquita #SpanishEmpire #Abolition #Sugar #Machete #19thCentury #FexingoHistory #History Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    8 分
  • Cuba's 1968 Revolutionary Offensive: The End of Private Enterprise

    Cuba's 1968 Revolutionary Offensive: The End of Private Enterprise
    2026/06/05
    In March 1968, Fidel Castro launched the Revolutionary Offensive, a sweeping nationalization that eliminated nearly all remaining private businesses in Cuba—from barbershops and bakeries to fruit stands and auto repair shops. This episode traces the ideological, economic, and human dimensions of that moment. We explore Che Guevara's vision of the 'New Man,' the failed 1960s sugar harvests, the growing influence of Soviet economic models, and the grassroots resistance that emerged in Havana's working-class neighborhoods. We also look at the parallel crackdown on micro-enterprises and the regime's use of 'socialist emulation' campaigns to fill the gap. Drawing on recently declassified Cuban archives and oral histories, Lucas and Luna discuss how the Offensive reshaped daily life, deepened dependency on the USSR, and set the stage for the later 'Special Period.' The episode ends on a reflective note: was the Revolutionary Offensive a leap toward equality or the moment Cuba lost its economic soul? #Cuba #RevolutionaryOffensive #FidelCastro #CheGuevara #NewMan #1968 #Nationalization #SocialistEmulation #SovietUnion #Havana #Barbershops #Bakeries #CubanEconomy #SpecialPeriod #OralHistory #History #FexingoHistory #Caribbean Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    6 分
  • Cuba's 1878 Small War: The Machete Charge That Refused to End

    Cuba's 1878 Small War: The Machete Charge That Refused to End
    2026/06/05
    After the Ten Years' War ended with the Pact of Zanjón in 1878, Antonio Maceo refused to accept a peace without independence or abolition. In the Baraguá Protest, he and a handful of mambí fighters launched a desperate guerrilla campaign known as the Guerra Chiquita, or Small War. This episode follows Maceo's lightning machete charges through Oriente province, the failed invasions of Matanzas and Havana, and the brutal Spanish counterinsurgency led by General Arsenio Martínez Campos. We explore how the war's limited resources and regional divisions doomed the rebellion, but how its spirit kept the independence ideal alive for José Martí's 1895 war. We also examine the role of Afro-Cuban fighters and the racial fears that shaped Spanish strategy. #Cuba #GuerraChiquita #AntonioMaceo #Baraguá #TenYearsWar #Mambí #PactOfZanjón #ArsenioMartínezCampos #Oriente #MacheteCharge #Independence #Abolition #AfroCuban #CaribbeanHistory #19thCentury #ColonialSpain #LatinAmericanHistory #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    5 分
  • Cuba's 1898 Treaty of Paris: The Moment Spain Lost Cuba

    Cuba's 1898 Treaty of Paris: The Moment Spain Lost Cuba
    2026/06/04
    When the Treaty of Paris was signed on December 10, 1898, Cuba changed hands from Spain to the United States—but Cubans themselves were not at the table. This episode explores the diplomatic chess game that ended the Spanish-American War. We trace the negotiations from the August 12 armistice through the four months of bargaining in Paris, where Spanish diplomats tried to save face while US representatives demanded Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines. We examine the key figures: Spanish premier Práxedes Sagasta, US president William McKinley, and the Cuban delegation led by Tomás Estrada Palma—who was excluded from the talks. We discuss the Teller Amendment, which promised Cuban independence but was later undercut by the Platt Amendment. And we look at how the treaty's terms left Cuba politically independent yet economically bound to its northern neighbor, setting the stage for decades of US intervention. This is the story of a war that Cuba won on the battlefield but lost at the negotiating table. #Cuba #TreatyOfParis #SpanishAmericanWar #TomásEstradaPalma #WilliamMcKinley #PráxedesSagasta #TellerAmendment #PlattAmendment #USIntervention #CubanIndependence #1898 #CaribbeanHistory #Diplomacy #History #FexingoHistory #Podcast #WarDiplomacy #CubanHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    8 分
  • Cuba's 1895 War of Independence: The Final Mambí Campaign

    Cuba's 1895 War of Independence: The Final Mambí Campaign
    2026/06/04
    In 1895, Cuba's second war for independence erupted, led by José Martí and the Mambí generals Antonio Maceo and Máximo Gómez. This episode follows the invasion from the east to the west, the battle of Mal Tiempo, and the death of Martí at Dos Ríos. We explore the 'Burning of the Sugar Mills' scorched-earth policy, the role of the Cubans in exile, and the military strategy that brought the war to the brink of victory before U.S. intervention in 1898. The episode examines the divisions among the independence forces, the legendary machete charges, and how the war shaped Cuba's national identity. We also touch on the controversial role of Maceo's death at San Pedro and the leadership of figures like Calixto García. #CubanIndependence #JoséMartí #AntonioMaceo #MáximoGómez #Mambí #CubaHistory #SpanishCubanWar #BattleOfMalTiempo #DosRíos #SanPedro #CalixtoGarcía #BurningOfTheSugarMills #1895 #CaribbeanHistory #ColonialWars #History #FexingoHistory #Podcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    8 分
  • Cuba's 1960 Nationalizations: From Sugar to Sovereignty

    Cuba's 1960 Nationalizations: From Sugar to Sovereignty
    2026/06/03
    In 1960, Cuba's revolutionary government embarked on a sweeping wave of nationalizations that would reshape the island's economy and seal its confrontation with the United States. This episode traces the escalating conflict from early land reforms through the takeover of U.S. oil refineries, the cancellation of the sugar quota, and the nationalization of banks and industries. We look at key figures like Fidel Castro, President Eisenhower, and Deputy Defense Secretary Thomas Gates Jr.; pivotal laws like Law No. 851; and the reactions of U.S. corporations such as Texaco, Esso, and Shell. The conversations explores how the nationalizations hardened Cold War lines, spurred U.S. economic warfare, and pushed Cuba toward the Soviet orbit — setting the stage for the Bay of Pigs invasion and the Missile Crisis. Along the way, we discuss the internal debates among Castro's advisors, the role of agrarian reform, and the human impact on Cuban workers and foreign investors. This is the story of how a small island nation took on the world's largest power — and the price it paid. #Cuba #Nationalizations #FidelCastro #Eisenhower #ColdWar #SugarQuota #AgrarianReform #Texaco #Esso #Shell #Law851 #EconomicWarfare #SovietUnion #BayofPigs #1960 #Revolution #CaribbeanHistory #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    8 分