Eduardo Calcines on Cubanazos Blog Talk Radio This Weekend

Eduardo Calcines's book, "GloryTown - One Boys Struggle Under Castro" will be released in the early part of 2009 and Cubanazos Blog Talk Radio will have Eduardo as this weekend's guest. Here is a little background on the book from the author's website: "Barrio de la Gloria, “Glorytown”, was the original name for this quaint and history filled neighborhood within the city of Cienfuegos. The indigenous people were the first to settle this area, known then as Cacicazgo de Jagua. French immigrants from Bordeaux and Louisiana, led by Don Louis D'Clouet, settled the city on April 22, 1819. Its original name was Fernardina de Jagua, in honor of Ferdinand VII of Spain. After the Spanish took power, the settlement became a “villa” in 1829 and a city in 1880. The city was subsequently named Cienfuegos, sharing the name with a Capitan... [read full story]