Looking for Ramón García and Ramón García Castro

[Covadonga]

Hello,

I am looking for a part of my family which departed from Asturias to Cuba and then to the US. Our grandfather lived with them in Cuba for a short period during 1949. I have some details, but not much.

Ramón García (senior) emigrated from Asturias. He had been born by the last decades of the XIX. He got married in Cuba with a lady that we think was Cuban and whose surname was Castro. They had some children, at least two, maybe three or more. The names of the children we are certain about were Ramón García Castro and Ernesto García Castro. Maybe cousins or brothers of them were Cristóbal and Esteban. They were born before 1922.

Ramón García (senior) had a "tienda de coloniales" and the representation for all Cuba of a (the?) gruyere cheese. He hadn't died by 1959, but we suppose he died shortly thereafter. The family lived, as far as we know, in Marqués de Santa Cruz street, among Neptuno and San Miguel streets. We would appreciate any information given about this house, as our grandfather lived there.

Ramon García Castro (junior) was a Cuban Navy Officer. He travelled to Europe in 1949 as 4th Officer, "alférez de navío". This vessel was the one who brought the Cuban team to London's Olympics. They made a short stop in Gijón's port, El Musel, and that is when my grandfather embarked.

The family migrated to Miami in a time we cannot precise, but we believe it was during the sixties. Moreover, we also believe that Ramón García Castro kept on with his militar career in the US. He came to Spain to look for our grandfather Ramón in the eighties, but as our grandfather had moved, he wasn't able to find him. Grandpa got notice of it months before, and was very sad to him. Now he, whose name was also Ramón, has passed away. And we would love find this part of the family as a tribute.

We have a photograph took at Varadero beach in Spring, 1949 in which our grandfather is playing with two girls about seven years old. They are children of one of the cousins, and maybe one of them can remember it.


We would appreciate any detail this story would remaind you. Thank you