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She maybe came in on one of the Freedom Flights they were doing from Varadero Beach to Miami in this timeframe (flights briefly halted Aug 1971).. She likely had family in US if she was in that wave, though, because it was limited to those who had family already out in the US, I think. Those who came in 1971 could apply for permanent residency in one year. She might have had to wait one to two years to get a flight. This wave of Cuban immigration were poorer and mostly women, this is because Castro moved to restrict emigration of skilled laborers. I doubt she's from Pedro Pan, there are no known per se "MPs" from Pedro Pan (supposedly). But I mean, I wonder for what period they tracked the Pedro Pan participants, perhaps some were victimized after tracking ended. Wondering if she also might have come over on the1965 Camarioca boatlift, again part of a wave of people with less means and more women (still semi-skilled and some skilled workers in this broader timeframe). There was a 14-floor temporary assistance center in Miami. Cuban Refugee Emergency Center., downtown. She might have stayed with family in South Miami, maybe Hialeah.
It's really weird to me that they found her a couple of days after the dedication of the Bay of Pigs monument in Little Havana. I mean she must have been buried on the very day of the dedication or immediately after it. There was some resentment and infighting amongst refugees who felt some of their peers had been too moderate in combating Castro's regime. But she might also have died of natural causes and whatever family she had couldn't afford burial. Before Castro, poorer rural Cubans would sometimes have to improvise and do burials in makeshift locations. Some poorer people would use informal communal graves. Seeing it was at least fairly common for small farmers to bury on their own land.
If she came over on a Freedom Flgiht she likely checked in at the Cuban Refugee Emergency Center, she may have needed medical care for her condition, and there may be some record for her there. I'm seeing those records are still maintained and curated. Maybe her name was Donna. I suspect she is not a listed MP.
It's really weird to me that they found her a couple of days after the dedication of the Bay of Pigs monument in Little Havana. I mean she must have been buried on the very day of the dedication or immediately after it. There was some resentment and infighting amongst refugees who felt some of their peers had been too moderate in combating Castro's regime. But she might also have died of natural causes and whatever family she had couldn't afford burial. Before Castro, poorer rural Cubans would sometimes have to improvise and do burials in makeshift locations. Some poorer people would use informal communal graves. Seeing it was at least fairly common for small farmers to bury on their own land.
If she came over on a Freedom Flgiht she likely checked in at the Cuban Refugee Emergency Center, she may have needed medical care for her condition, and there may be some record for her there. I'm seeing those records are still maintained and curated. Maybe her name was Donna. I suspect she is not a listed MP.
