Eduardo Zayas-Bazán Collection

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Eduardo Zayas-Bazán Collection

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1 Box

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Eduardo Zayas-Bazán is a Bay of Pigs veteran, political prisoner, and professor of Spanish at East Tennessee State University who authored "The Flying Fish", a historical fiction novel based on his experiences with Brigade 2506.

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The Eduardo Zayas-Bazán Collection contains materials and documents donated by Spanish professor and Bay of Pigs veteran Eduardo Zayas-Bazán, including textbooks and educational materials authored by him, books translated by him, and a typed account of the amphibious landing in the Bay of Pigs.

This collection also contains a photocopy of the resignation of Eduardo Zayas-Bazán's grandfather, Comandante Rogerio Zayas-Bazán, to General Machado, dated 1928 April 18.

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This collection is open for research.

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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: Eduardo Zayas-Bazán Collection, Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, Florida.

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  • English
  • Spanish

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Photocopy of Machado resignation letter, gift of Eduardo Zayas-Bazán, February 2014.

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Gifts of Eduardo Zayas-Bazán.

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Archivist's note

Minimal Record added by Fernando Espino, December 2013. Updated by Rebeca Gonzalez, May 2021.

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