Orestes Ferrara - Tampa, FL
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N 27° 57.613 W 082° 26.420
17R E 358322 N 3093630
7th Avenue & 16th Broadway Bank, Ybor City, Tampa.
Waymark Code: WM5XGX
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 02/25/2009
Views: 16
Orestes Ferrara
Cuban patriots used this corner for street meetings in 1895. Among the speakers was Orestes Ferrara, young Italian revolutionary. In his Garibaldi red shirt, Ferrara stirred the Cuban exiles to fighting frenzy against Spanish oppression.
The young Italian joined a Tampa expedition to Cuba and became a celebrated guerilla under Gen. Maximo Gomez. With the birth of the Cuban Republic, Ferrara rose to high office as Lawyer, author, President-of the Cuban Senate, and Cuban Ambassador to the United States.
Erected by Tampa Soap Corporation 1962
Marker Number: None
Date: 1962
County: Hillsborough
Marker Type: Other
Sponsored or placed by: Tampa Soap Corporation
Website: Not listed
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