Welcome to Cuban Studies at the University of Florida!
Together, the History Department, Smathers Library and the Center for Latin American Studies at UF are committed to uncovering and sharing knowledge of Cuba with the world. Visit this site to learn about and experience Cuba through visual galleries of unique historical photographs and photo essays, filmed oral interviews, and links to specially selected treasures from UF’s vast library collections and private archives on Cuba.
— Professor Lillian Guerra and Miguel Torres Yunda
Ex-Libris
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In this edition of Ex-Libris, Dr. Lillian Guerra interviews PhD candidate and author Elizabeth Mirabal about her newest book of poetry, Cuban Trophy (2026). To find more from Elizabeth Mirabal, visit her website here. Find the book here. Find a review here: ‘Cuban Trophy’ de Elizabeth Mirabal, un libro contra el fetiche de la nostalgia…
Conversatorio Cubano
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In this Conversatorio Cubano, Dr. Guerra interviews Dr. Daniel J. Fernández Guevara (Visiting Researcher at the Universidad de Oviedo, Spain, and Managing Editor of the Journal of Cuban Studies) about Dr. Fernández Guevara new book, Cuba and the other Spain: Transnational solidarity and the making of modern Cuba.
Gems of the Archive
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This Centro Gallego ID card, belonging to Santiago Álvarez Gómez (1913-2002), epitomizes how forgotten, albeit important, the Spanish Republican exiles became to the struggle against the pro-imperialist, elitist, and monarchical Spanish elements within the regional clubs. As a member of the “other” Spain, this Galician communist struggled against pro-fascist elements within Cuba, worked cross-ideologically with…
