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133 Sevilla Avenue Coral Gables, Florida 33134 The Facundo and Amalia Bacardi Foundation was established on August 5, 2005 to honor the memory and ideals of Rum Pioneer Don Facundo Bacardi and his wife, Dona Amalia, on the anniversary of their marriage in 1843 to further the philanthropic giving of their descendents.
As a result of the rise of communism in Cuba and the expropriation of all real and personal property from its citizens, many Cubans were forced to leave their homeland and begin their lives in other countries. While Don Facundo and Amalia’s descendents immigrated to many countries throughout the Caribbean, Latin American and Europe, half of these descendents immigrated to the United States with many restarting their lives in the State of Florida close to their island home. Florida has helped foster the well
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