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Eloy Perez \/ Eloy: Con motive de la celebracion del 30 Aniv. de la Seg envio con Abrantes en tu condecoracion mi mas sincera felicitacion on por tu fidelidad en estos afios \/ Con afecto Revolucionario:\" with the signature of Cuban President Fidel Castro Ruz (commonly known as Fidel Castro) in blue ink, printed in black and gold-coloured inks, 70 mm x 95 mm, undulated, lightly soiled).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFootnote: Eloy Perez oversaw all the personal security arrangements for President and Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46118677610773,"sku":"W4079","price":1350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/d_0663.jpg?v=1766589429"},{"product_id":"a-scarce-cuban-order-of-military-merit-breast-star-second-class-w4091","title":"A Scarce Cuban Order Of Military Merit; Breast Star; Second Class","description":"In silver; center applique in silver gilt and white, green, and blue enamels; reverse center applique with “Gumersindo Suarez Habana: vertical pinback, catch previously repaired; measuring 92 mm x 90 mm; near extremely fine condition; scarce.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46118709592341,"sku":"W4091","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/d_1483_2.jpg?v=1692863577"},{"product_id":"a-1962-letter-from-drarmando-alvarez-azcue-signed-by-commander-ernesto-che-guevara-w4341","title":"A 1962 Letter From Dr.armando Alvarez Azcue Signed By Commander Ernesto \"Che\" Guevara","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrinted in blue ink \"Por acuerdo de este Ministerio de Mayo de 1961 se tomo razon al Folio 220 del Libro 65 del Registro de Marcas del Traspaso de esta modalidad a favor del Estado Cubano, por haber sido nacionalizada la entidad propietaria \/ La Habana, 1 de Agosto de 1961 \"ANO DE LA EDUCACION\", Vto. 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Later, in Mexico City, he met Raúl and Fidel Castro, joined their \u003cspan class=\"aBn\" data-term=\"goog_1168153460\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"aQJ\"\u003e26th of July\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Movement, and sailed to Cuba aboard the yacht Granma, with the intention of overthrowing U.S.-backed Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista. \u003cspan class=\"m_4875138576471570182gmail-il\"\u003eGuevara\u003c\/span\u003e soon rose to prominence among the insurgents, was promoted to second-in-command, and played a pivotal role in the victorious two-year guerrilla campaign that deposed the Batista regime. Following the Cuban Revolution, \u003cspan class=\"m_4875138576471570182gmail-il\"\u003eGuevara\u003c\/span\u003e performed a number of key roles in the new government. 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Commissioned in 1895, this was the first United States Navy ship to be named after the state of Maine. Originally classified as an armored cruiser, she was built in response to the Brazilian battleship Riachuelo and the increase of naval forces in Latin America. Maine and her near-sister ship Texas reflected the latest European naval developments, with the layout of her main armament resembling that of the British ironclad Inflexible and comparable Italian ships. Her two gun turrets were staggered en échelon, rather than on the centerline, with the fore gun sponsoned out on the starboard side of the ship and the aft gun on the port side, with cutaways in the superstructure to allow both to fire ahead, astern or across her deck. She dispensed with full masts thanks to the increased reliability of steam engines by the time of her construction. Despite these advances, Maine was out of date by the time she entered service, due to her protracted construction period and changes in the role of ships of her type, naval tactics and technology. It took nine years to complete, and nearly three years for the armor plating alone. The general use of steel in warship construction precluded the use of ramming without danger to the attacking vessel. The potential for blast damage from firing end on or cross-deck discouraged en échelon gun placement. The changing role of the armored cruiser from a small, heavily armored substitute for the battleship to a fast, lightly armored commerce raider also hastened her obsolescence. Despite these disadvantages, the Maine was seen as an advance in American warship design. The Maine is best known for her loss in Havana Harbor on the evening of February 15, 1898. Sent to protect U.S. interests during the Cuban revolt against Spain, she exploded suddenly, without warning, and sank quickly, killing nearly three quarters of her crew. The cause and responsibility for her sinking remained unclear after a board of inquiry investigated. Nevertheless, popular opinion in the U.S., fanned by inflammatory articles printed in the \"yellow press\" by William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer, blamed Spain. The phrase, \"Remember the Maine! To hell with Spain!\", became a rallying cry for action, which came with the Spanish-American War later that year. While the sinking of the Maine was not a direct cause for action, it served as a catalyst, accelerating the approach to a diplomatic impasse between the U.S. and Spain. The cause of Maine's sinking remains a subject of speculation. In 1898, an investigation of the explosion was carried out by a naval board appointed under the McKinley Administration. The consensus of the board was that Maine was destroyed by an external explosion from a mine. However, the validity of this investigation has been challenged. George W. Melville, a chief engineer in the Navy, proposed that a more likely cause for the sinking was from a magazine explosion within the vessel. The Navy's leading ordnance expert, Philip R. Alger, took this theory further by suggesting that the magazines were ignited by a spontaneous fire in a coal bunker. The coal used in Maine was bituminous coal, which is known for releasing firedamp, a gas that is prone to spontaneous explosions. There is stronger evidence that the explosion of Maine was caused by an internal coal fire which ignited the magazines. This was a likely cause of the explosion, rather than the initial hypothesis of a mine. The ship lay at the bottom of the harbor until 1911. A cofferdam was then built around the wreck. The hull was patched up until the ship was afloat, then towed to sea and sunk. 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