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Index Acapulco, 54, 71, 72, 91, 98, 101, 126 Aguirre, Francisco, 126, 159 Albizu Campos, Pedro, 182 Alegría, Ricardo, 202, 203, 234. See also Puerto Rico: Institute of Puerto Rican Culture Allen, Steve, 125 Allende, Salvatore, 235–36 Alliance for Progress, 6, 24, 211–14, 218–23, 236, 245; Puerto Rico as model for, 212– 14, 221–23. See also Modernization theory American Chambers of Commerce, 72, 76, 90 American Express, 76, 112, 118–19, 138, 154 American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA), 119, 154, 160, 161, 166, 195, 236; annual meeting in Havana (1959), 168– 69 Anastasia, Albert, 147, 151 Arbenz Guzmán, Jacobo, 116, 207 Armas, Castillo, 9 Arnez, Desi, 131–32, 136, 167, 172, 173 Bahamas, 186 Baja, 30, 41, 72 Ball, Lucille, 131–32, 172–73 Banks, 5; Bank of Agricultural and Industrial Development (Banco de Fomento Agricola e Industrial, Banfaicio, Cuba), 112–13; Bank of Economic and Social Development (Banco de Desarollo Economico y Social, Bandes, Cuba), 112, 126; Chase Manhattan Bank (Chase National Bank), 32, 108; Export-Import Bank, 97, 116, 117; Inter-American Development Bank, 218, 247; International Commission of Bankers on Mexico , 60; International Monetary Fund, 6, 24, 26, 114, 237; J. P. Morgan, 29, 32, 59, 60; Mexican National Bank (Banco de Mexico), 34, 58, 90, 247; National Bank of Cuba (Banco Nacional de Cuba), 111, 112–13, 121, 126, 155, 165; National City Bank, 32 Banning, George Hugh, 42 Barbados, 235 Barretto, Larry, 83 Baseball: in Cuba, 83, 123–24; in Mexico, 83–84 Batista, Fulgencio, 4, 9, 23, 103–5, 110, 146, 148–49, 156, 157, 203, 207, 209; departure from Havana (1959), 142, 150; 1934 revolution , 106, 110; 1952 coup, 111; tourism policies, 106–7, 111–14, 118, 124–25, 127, 171; and U.S. military aid, 120, 147. See also Cuba Bay of Pigs invasion (1961), 24, 211, 218, 233 Beaches, 158–59, 188, 190; Acapulco, 188; Cannes, 190; Dorado Beach Club, 191– 92, 201, 216–17; Isla Verde, 231, 252; Luquillo, 201; Miami Beach, 190, 247; 318 Index Playa del Carmen, 247; Puerto Rico, 4, 14, 188, 201, 226–27; Varadero Beach (and Playa Azul), 109, 112, 126–27, 131, 188, 251; Waikiki Beach, 188. See also San Juan: Caribe Hilton Bennett, Tony, 128 Berle, Adolph, 216, 221 Bermuda, 186 Betencourt, Romulo, 221 Bicardi Corporation, 134, 252 Black, Ruby, 183 Bonsal, Philip, 169, 170 Boorstin, Daniel, 13, 232 Bow, Clara, 38 Bowman, John McE., 107 Bowman, Wirt G., 37 Boyd, F. Morrison, 17, 53–54 Brando, Marlon, 132 Brani√ Airlines, 117 Braudel, Fernand, 20 Brenner, Anita, 75–76 Bretton Woods system, 114–15, 208, 212, 236–37 British Guiana, 222 Bucareli Accords, 33, 59 Burton, Richard, 119 Bush, George H. W., 21 Bush, George W., 21, 206, 254 Byner, Wittner, 46 Calderón, Felipe, 249 California, 35, 41, 80; Los Angeles, 35, 47, 51, 249; San Diego, 37 Calles, Plutarco Elías, 29, 45, 46, 47, 54, 59– 62, 68, 81, 90, 91, 175 Calloway, Cab, 128 Camacho, Manuel Ávila, 96; meeting with President Roosevelt, 99–100 Camargo Lleras, Alberto, 221 Canada, 69, 70, 95, 111, 246, 251 Cancún, 58, 101, 247–48, 251 Cárdenas, Lázaro, 67, 68, 81, 89–93, 95, 100, 165, 175 Carnegie Foundation, 31, 57, 98 Carnival cruise line, 247 Carol, Cindy, 119 Carr, Henry, 42–43 Carrillo, Julián, 48 Carter, Jimmy, 21, 174 Casals, Pablo, 204, 211–12, 216 Casparius, Rodolfo, 150, 151, 152 Castro, Fidel, 6, 23, 103, 119, 123, 124, 138, 177, 215, 217, 218, 233, 242, 245; and agrarian reform, 165, 166, 167, 168, 175; compared to Luis Muñoz Marín, 217; daily habits of, 153, 158, 166; early image of in U.S., 148, 166–70; arrival in Havana, 150, 153; illness and future of regime, 251; interview with Herbert Matthews, 134, 136; and mobsters, 149, 157–58; nationalization policies, 161, 170, 171; revitalization of tourism (1990s), 250–51; and social reform, 161, 171; trip to U.S. (1959), 164, 167; views on gambling, 23, 142, 154, 155, 156–57; views on tourism, 23, 142, 144, 153–61, 168, 171; views on U.S. government, 144, 162, 169. See also Cold War: and Cuba; Cuba; Revolution Castro, Raúl, 155, 165, 251 Catherwood, Frederick, 57 Caverly, Robert J., 155, 159, 164. See also Hilton Hotel Corporation Cedillo, General Saturno, 91 Céspedes, Carlos Manuel de, 107, 108 Chapultepec, 65, 77 Chapultepec Conference (1945), 115 Chardón, Carlos, 183 Chase, Stuart, 46...

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