Historical place archive

Mexico City in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Mexico City in Cuba. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

4 records4 event labels2 people1956–1963

Historical events in Mexico City

1956

1956
26th of July Movement
Raul Modesto Castro · Revolution of Cuba

Befriends Ernesto "Che" Guevara in Mexico City and brings him into Fidel's circle of revolutionaries

1963

27 September 1963
Consul Called to Visa Dispute
Eusebio Azcue · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Duran calls Cuban consul Eusebio Azcue to speak with Oswald after the visa discussion becomes contentious.

27 September 1963
Heated Argument with Oswald
Eusebio Azcue · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Azcue and Oswald engage in a heated argument over Oswald's demand for immediate Cuban travel permission.

27 September 1963
Visa Refusal
Eusebio Azcue · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Azcue tells Oswald that he will not grant him a visa and criticizes his conduct as harmful to the Cuban Revolution.

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Cuba and Mexico City. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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