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Eusebio Leal, Who Drove Restoration of Colonial Havana, Dies
Eusebio Leal, a charismatic, self-taught historian credited with saving the colonial heart of Cuba’s crumbling capital of Havana after decades of neglect, died Friday. Mr. Leal had been struggling with cancer for many years. He was 77 years old. Mr. Leal, who had a close relationship with long time Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, ascended into…
Eusebio Leal, a charismatic, self-taught historian credited with saving the colonial heart of Cuba’s crumbling capital of Havana after decades of neglect, died Friday.
Mr. Leal had been struggling with cancer for many years. He was 77 years old.
Mr. Leal, who had a close relationship with long time Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, ascended into…