Identity elements
Name and location of repository
Beschrijvingsniveau
Collectie
Titel
Ofelia Menocal Papers
Datum(s)
- 1956-2007 (Vervaardig)
- 1990-2007 (Vervaardig)
Omvang
2 Boxes
Naam van de archiefvormer
Biografie
Ofelia Garcia-Menocal y Brito (1920-2012) was a Cuban exile and ex-political prisoner born in Havana who lived in Madrid, Spain after fleeing from political persecution in Cuba. She was the daughter of Fausto García-Menocal y Deop, a general in the Cuban War of Independence, and Ofelia Brito y Mederos, and the sister of Fausto García Menocal y Brito who was a member of the anti-Castro Brigade 2506 that participated in the Bay of Pigs Invasion. She was also the niece of Aurelio Mario Gabriel Francisco García Menocal y Deop who was the 3rd president of Cuba, serving from 1913 to 1921. She was said to be interested in political affairs from a young age, influenced by the careers of her father and uncle.
Menocal received a degree in Law from the University of Havana, one of very few women to do so at the time. After the Cuban Revolution of 1959, Menocal was critical of the Castro regime and was persecuted for her clandestine counterrevolutionary activities and was taken as a political prisoner in 1973. Eventually, she married the French diplomat Luis de Montgrelet and left Cuba for Europe, eventually settling in Madrid, Spain.
She was Secretary of International Relations of the Federación Mundial de Ex-presos Políticos Cubanos en Europa. Even in exile from Cuba, Menocal was politically active and worked tirelessly against the post-1959 regime.
In 2007, la Federación Española de Asociaciones Cubanas (FECU) honored her, Héctor Palacios, and Gisela Delgado for their efforts for the freedom of Cuba.
Content and structure elements
Bereik en inhoud
The records document activities of Ofelia Menocal in capacity of a Secretary of International Relations of the Federación Mundial de Ex-presos Políticos Cubanos en Europa, as well as, the activities of the Federación. The materials include correspondence, documents, clippings, publications, photographs of Lincoln Evicelo Brito, the Canal de Vento, the Salto del Hanabanilla project and one copy of La Configuracion del exilio cubano en España, by Roberto Soto Santana.
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Conditions of access and use elements
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
This collection is open for research.
Physical access
Technical access
Voorwaarden voor reproductie
Requests to publish or display materials from this collection require written permission from the rights owner. Please, contact chc@miami.edu for more information.
Preferred citation: Ofelia Menocal Records, Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, Florida.
Languages of the material
- Engels
- Frans
- Spaans
Scripts of the material
Taal en schrift aantekeningen
Toegangen
Generated finding aid
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Geschiedenis beheer
Directe bron van verwerving
Received from Ofelia G. Menocal in 2001; material was added in September of 2003, July of 2005 and January of 2008.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
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Bestaan en verblijfplaats van kopieën
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Sources used
Aantekeningen van de archivaris
The collection-level record created by Beata Bergen, April 2009. Updated by Rebeca Gonzalez, May 2021.
Trefwoorden
Onderwerp trefwoord
Geografische trefwoorden
Naam ontsluitingsterm
- Castro Ruz, Raúl, 1930- (Onderwerp)