Un dia como hoy 26 de diciembre pero del 1960 comenzó el recordado éxodo hacia Estados Unidos de más de 14.000 niños cubanos, como parte de la Operación Peter Pan. Operación Peter Pan (también Operación Pedro Pan) fue una maniobra coordinada entre el Gobierno de los Estados Unidos la Iglesia católica y los cubanos que se encontraban en el exilio, por la cual más de 14.000 niños fueron llevados de Cuba a Estados Unidos. Tuvo lugar entre el 26 de diciembre de 1960 y el 23 de octubre de 1962. La operación fue diseñada para transportar a los niños de padres cubanos preocupados que temían la ideología comunista del gobierno cubano y que conocían lo sucedido con los «niños de Rusia» enviados por… More
Operation Peter Pan (also Operation Peter Pan) was a coordinated maneuver between the Government of the United States, the Catholic Church and Cubans who were in exile, by which more than 14.000 children were taken from Cuba to the United States. It took place between December 26, 1960 and October 23, 1962. The operation was designed to transport children of concerned Cuban parents who feared the communist ideology of the Cuban government and who knew what happened with the ′′ children of Russia ′′ sent by the Second Spanish Republic to the Soviet Union, the news that there were already schools of indoctrination, and that the Rebel Army were also indoctrinating, added to all this what was happening with the implantation of a communist system in Cuba. Today, some of the most famous ′′ Peter Pans ′′ are US Florida Senator Mel Martinez, Miami Mayor Tom áss Pedro Regalado, Latino musician Willy Chirino, who cultivates the ′′ Miami Sound «, and his wife, singer-songwriter Lissette Alvarez. Operation Peter Pan Group charitable organization (Operation Peter Pan Group) was created to help children in need who were part of this program and to preserve the history of Operation Peter Pan. ·
