One more Cuban independence day event in Miami
Another event has been added to the list of activities planned in connection with the 106th anniversary of Cuban independence.
Miami-Dade County Hall will host Cuban dance performances and exhibits of Cuban culture such as cigar rolling on Monday May 19 starting at 10 a.m. in the lobby of the Stephen P. Clark Center in downtown Miami at 111 Northwest 1st Street.
A statement from Miami-Dade County Commissioner Natacha Seijas says the event is free and open to the public.
An aide to Seijas said the event is being held on Monday instead of Tuesday May 20, the actual independence anniversary, because commissioners meet Tuesday for their regular county commission session.
The dance performances will take place Monday May 19 but the exhibits will be on display throughout May, according to the statement.
Cubans take May 20 as the start of their homeland’s life as an independent nation because it was on that day in 1902 when the U.S. military governor of Cuba, Army Gen. Leonard Wood, turned over control of the island to Cuba’s first president, Tomas Estrada Palma. U.S. forces helped end Spanish colonial rule in 1898
-- Alfonso Chardy
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