Identity elements
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Luis Conte Agüero collection
Date(s)
- 1950s-1960s (Creation)
Extent
179 Boxes
Name of creator
Biographical history
Luis Conte Agüero was born in Santiago de Cuba on July 6, 1924. He was a journalist and politician belonging to the Partido Ortodoxo. He was exiled to Venezuela in the 1950s and returned to Cuba on January 6, 1959, working in radio and television and initially supporting the Cuban Revolution. Within a few months of Castro's rule, Conte Agüero broke with the revolutionary movement's communist turn and was sentenced to death by firing squad. He escaped the island and settled in Miami, where he has been a critic of the regime.
He is the author of more than 40 books, including "Cuba: historia de su historia," "América contra el comunismo," and "Mis memorias: Cuba y América."
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The collection contains correspondence with Fidel Castro; correspondence and interviews with American and Latin American presidents and political figures; photographs; and memorabilia collected by Luis Conte Agüero.
System of arrangement
The collection is currently unprocessed.
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
This collection is open for research.
Physical access
This collection is housed off-campus and must be requested a minimum of seven calendar days in advance for consultation in the Cuban Heritage Collection Reading Room.
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Requests to publish or display materials from this collection require written permission from the rights owner. Please, contact chc@miami.edu for more information.
Languages of the material
- Spanish
- English
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Gift of Luis Conte Agüero, 1989.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
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Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes element
Specialized notes
Alternative identifier(s)
Description control element
Rules or conventions
Sources used
Archivist's note
Collection-level record created by Amanda Moreno, January 2021.
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Conte Agüero, Luis (Subject)