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Maria Teresa Batista y Falla

Vedado, 1928 – 1988

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  • Born1928, Vedadonot verified1 source
  • Died1988not verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 1928

    Born in Vedado

  2. 22 Mar 1956

    A daughter is born

  3. 1988

    Dies

Family

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Children · 1

During her lifetime

She lived through 7 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Vedado.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1920s · Maria is born in Vedado

In the news1920

The 1920 Dance of the Millions crisis

In 1920, the price of sugar plummeted, causing a financial crisis known as the Dance of the Millions that ruined many Cuban banks.

What people wore

Masculine style in the early Republic

During the early Republic, men frequently wore white drill suits paired with straw hats, while the guayabera shirt persisted as a key element of masculine dress.

Getting around

Expanding Electric Railway Networks 1900-1924

By 1924, the Hershey Electric Railway operated a network connecting Havana to Matanzas, including electric passenger service that began in 1922. Travel was often slow and unpredictable, with the Hershey train journey to Matanzas intended to take three or four hours.

The Spanish flu. A flu pandemic infected a third of humanity and killed some 50 million people, more than the war that had just ended.Around the world · 1918–1920

The Spanish flu. A flu pandemic infected a third of humanity and killed some 50 million people, more than the war that had just ended.

Otis Historical Archives, National Museum of Health and Medicine · public domain

In the news1929–1932

Economic collapse during the 1930s Depression

Following the 1929 stock market crash, the value of Cuba's sugar production collapsed from nearly $200 million in 1929 to just over $40 million in 1932.

Music

Improvised Instruments for Carnival

For festive carnival parades, musicians sometimes converted everyday metal items like frying pans, iron railings, and automobile tire rims into musical instruments to increase rhythmic volume.

Daily life

Lack of sanitation and water

Nearly two-thirds of the population lacked running water, and 43 percent of homes did not have indoor toilets, a figure that reached 97 percent in rural regions.