In 1950, with midterm election campaigns already in high gear, Cuba’s premier pollster, Raúl Gutiérrez Serrano published a survey measuring the “political sympathy” for Cuba’s primary movers and shakers.1 The questionnaire guru asked respondents who, among Carlos Prío, Ramón Grau, Guillermo Alonso Pujol, Fulgencio Batista and Eduardo Chibás, they believed was “most beneficial” for Cuba.2 […]
Ramón Grau San Martín: Cuba’s Prophet of Disappointment, 1944–1951
In January of 1948, Bohemia, Cuba’s most popular magazine, published an opinion poll regarding the attitudes of Cubans toward past and present leaders. One query asked residents of Las Villas province to name the best and worst president in the island’s history. Ramón Grau San Martín topped the list as Cuba’s greatest chief executive, with […]