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Resolution:
File Number: 8567
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION
COMMEMORATING THE LIFE OF EUGENIO ROLANDO MARTINEZ.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Joe Carollo
WHEREAS, Eugenio Rolando Martinez Careaga ("'Martinez"), was born in Artemisa,
Cuba in July of 1922 to Cosme and Clara Martinez; and
WHEREAS, Martinez, known by his friends as "Musculito" for his muscular physique,
lived at home with his parents while he studied medicine at the University of Havana,
completing four years, before his father became ill forcing Martinez to leave medical school and
take over the family business; and
WHEREAS, Martinez was inspired into public service by his uncle and godfather,
Manual Perez Galan, a successful entrepreneur, and industry leader in the pineapple business
in Cuba and honorably served as a state senator for over thirty years; and
WHEREAS, Martinez, followed his patriotic inspiration and joined an underground
resistance to President Fulgencio Batista when Batista seized control of the Cuban government
and ended the democratic process; and
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WHEREAS, Martinez's commitment to a free and democratic Cuba was exlaftffplifted,
when Batista fell and Fidel Castro seized control of Cuba, as Martinez and many d#�is Qow_-7�,D
fighters in the anti -Batista movement, continued to demand the reinstitution of degocragTanht
immediately began an anti -communist movement against the Castro regime; and s — ,(
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WHEREAS, Martinez and his family were persecuted and deprived of arv� nd A ?i-j
property, and forced to flee Cuba for the United States; and r =%
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WHEREAS, upon his arrival in the United States, Martinez joined the Central Intelligence
Agency ("CIA") where he served the United States of America during the height of the Cold War,
while continuing his lifelong struggle to bring freedom to Cuba; and
WHEREAS, Martinez played a key role in the Bay of Pigs Invasion; and
WHEREAS, Martinez undertook over three hundred fifty (350) clandestine missions into
Cuba to support pro -democracy fighters and extract endangered persecuted people out of the
island to freedom, saving numerous lives; and
WHEREAS, Martinez willingly undertook his service at great personal expense, unable
to help his own parents, as noted in an interview published by Vanity Fair magazine in 1974:
"My mother and father were not allowed to leave Cuba. It would have been easy for me to get
them out. That was my specialty. But my bosses in the Company -the CIA said I might get
caught and tortured, and if I talked I might jeopardize other operations. So my mother and father
died in Cuba. That is how orders go. I follow orders"; and
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WHEREAS, Martinez was one the key players in the 1972 Watergate scandal that led to
President Nixon's resignation, as he was part of the infiltration team recruited under the premise
that they would uncover proof compromising the Castro regime of influencing United States
elections; and
WHEREAS, in recognition for Martinez's dedication to fighting for freedom and his
service to the United States during the Cold War, Martinez received a Pardon from President
Ronald Reagan in 1983, absolving him of responsibility for the Watergate scandal; and
WHEREAS, in recognition of Martinez's lifetime dedication to fighting for the freedom of
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his homeland, and his service to the United States, at great personal risk, Martinez was granted
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the title of Leyenda del Exilio by the America Teve Network, who dedicated a one -hour
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autobiographical docu-drama on his life; and
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WHEREAS, Martinez died on January 30, 2021, at his daughter's home in Minneola,
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Florida at the age of 98, and is survived by a loving and devoted family; and
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WHEREAS, Martinez lived a life dedicated to the cause of Cuban freedom and the fight
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for democracy, he will be remembered for his legacy of saving an untold number and is rightly
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being honored by the City of Miami ("City") for his contributions to the City and the Cuban exile
community;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
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MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The Miami City Commission hereby commemorates the life of Eugenio
Rolando Martinez.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption
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Resolution:
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File Number: 8567
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A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMORATING THE
LIFE OF ROLANDO EUGENIO MARTINEZ.
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SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Joe Carollo
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WHEREAS, Rolando Eugenio Martinez ("Martineriends as "Musculito,"
was born in Artemisa, Cuba in July 1922; and
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WHEREAS, Martinez lived a life dedicated to the
eedom and is rightlybeing
honored by the City of Miami ("City") for his contribnd
the Cuban exile
community;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY T E COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings con ned in the Preamble to this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fu set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City commission
Section 3. This Resolution sh
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
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commemorates the life of Martinez.
effective immediately upon its adoption.
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