Villa Marista
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Villa Marista is a prison in Havana
, Cuba
, notorious for its detention of political prisoners by the Cuba
n national security agency.
Its prisoners have included poet Nicolas Guillén
, dissident Vladimiro Roca
, and politician Jesús Escandell
.
Once the Castro Revolution expropriated the school and grounds from the Marist Brothers, the brothers were spread to other Marist schools around the world, including but not limited to Miami, Florida USA, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico.
In addition to the school in Havana the Marist Brothers also had another school in the city of Cienfuegos.
Havana
Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous...
, Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
, notorious for its detention of political prisoners by the Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
n national security agency.
Its prisoners have included poet Nicolas Guillén
Nicolás Guillén
Nicolás Cristóbal Guillén Batista was a Cuban poet, journalist, political activist, and writer. He is best remembered as the national poet of Cuba.Guillén was born in Camagüey, Cuba...
, dissident Vladimiro Roca
Vladimiro Roca
Vladimiro Roca Antúnez is a Cuban dissident and leader of the illegal Cuban Social-Democratic Party.-Life:...
, and politician Jesús Escandell
Jesús Escandell
Jesús Escandell Romero is a Cuban politician, president of the Cuban trade union "Central de Trabajadores Cubanos" from 1985 to 1991.In 1996 he was arrested, and spent nine months jailed without charge, at the Cuban political prison Villa Marista...
.
Villa Marista school
Villa Marista was originally a Catholic school for boys prior to the Castro revolution. The school was run by the Marist Brothers, and the name Marist used because was Marcellin Champagnat, a Marist Priest, was the founder of the Marist Brothers.Once the Castro Revolution expropriated the school and grounds from the Marist Brothers, the brothers were spread to other Marist schools around the world, including but not limited to Miami, Florida USA, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico.
In addition to the school in Havana the Marist Brothers also had another school in the city of Cienfuegos.