The CCCNY opens its Fall Season with a unique presentation by the unparalleled Cubanologist Emilio Cueto, who will trace and share the history of the Island as explored in one of his latest works, Cien barcos en la historia de Cuba, noting that pivotal events in the history of the country have been marked by the arrival or departure of ships. The work particularly details the arrival of the Spanish, migration patterns, wars, and trade routes, all of which originally relied upon water transportation.
As the author notes: In remote times, Cuba was a barren territory…and our first inhabitants arrived on ships. We became an island populated by Caribbean aborigines, but with Christopher Columbus’ three caravels we became a Spanish colony…until the Maine exploded in Havana, making us an independent country but very dependent on the United States. And then the Granma arrived, which routed the Island to the East and a good number of Cubans to the North… Emilio Cueto’s account will take us on one hundred ships on a controversial journey through a history of Cuba not often known, but always thrilling and enriching.
Followed by a Q&A and a reception.
LA NACIONAL
239 West 14th Street
(between 7th & 8th Aves.), NYC
SPACE IS LIMITED
FREE ADMISSION
This event will be held in Spanish.
PLEASE RSVP at: info@cubanculturalcenter.org
Emilio Cueto is a Cuban-American attorney, collector, and independent scholar. A retired attorney based in Washington, D.C., Cueto previously worked for the Inter-American Development Bank. He earned his J.D. from Fordham University Law School. He also holds an M.A. in Political Science from Columbia University and a B.A. in Political Science from the Catholic University of America. He earned his high school degree from Colegio Belén in Havana. Cueto is an expert on Cuban culture and history, especially 
colonial graphic art and music. As an avid seeker and guardian of Cuban memorabilia, he presently holds in his home one of the largest private collections in the world of Cuban-related material, including newspapers, maps, artworks, books, prints, scores, LPs, videos, and posters. He is the author of several books about Cuba, in both English and Spanish, including La Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre en el alma del pueblo cubano (2014), and Mialhe’s Colonial Cuba (1994), among many others. His works have appeared in books such as Madrid habanece: Cuba y España en el punto de mira transatlántico (2011); Paseo pintoresco por la Isla de Cuba (1999); and Narrativa y libertad: Cuentos cubanos de la diáspora(1996). He has also published articles in periodicals such as Cuban Studies, Diario Las Américas, Espacio Laical, Herencia, El Nuevo Herald, Opus Habana, Palabra Nueva, and Revista de la Biblioteca Nacional José Martí. In addition, he has organized six concerts related to Cuban music at Florida International University, as well as the now legendary 2010 Merkin Hall concert on the ‘Music of the Cuban Wars of Independence’ for the Cuban Cultural Center of New York.