Fidel Castro Educational Building Inauguration Speeches Map, 1960-1993

The Fidel Castro Speech Database, hosted by the LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections, provides this geospatial map of 33 educational and medical buildings inaugurated by Fidel Castro. The map was created for an online exhibition and covers inaugurations from February 1960 to July 1993. Karla M. Roig Blay authored this dataset, which was last updated in March 2024.

Use Cases

• Analyze the geographic distribution of state-sponsored educational infrastructure based on the mapped building locations.
• Study the chronology and focus of Castro's public works projects based on the inauguration dates and building types mentioned.
• Cross-reference speech content with physical locations based on the georeferenced building names extracted from speeches.

Strengths

• Contains a curated subset of 33 specific buildings inaugurated by Fidel Castro.
• Provides geospatial coordinates for most locations, with 20 buildings precisely located.
• Covers a substantial time range of over 33 years, from 1960 to 1993.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Thirteen buildings could not be precisely located, with three placed generically 'south of Cuba'.

Provenance

Source

Fidel Castro Speech Database, Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC), LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections.

Collection Method

Buildings were identified by names found in speeches and subsequently georeferenced.

Time Range

February 1960 to July 1993

Freshness

Last updated 2024-03-18 08:04:00; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Cuba (specific buildings and general provincial/city locations)