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Bacardi Bat in the Bacardi Building in Cataño, Puerto Rico. Bacardi drinks are not easily found in Cuba today. The main brand of rum in Cuba is Havana Club, produced by a company that was confiscated and nationalized by the government following the revolution. Bacardi later bought the brand from the original owners, the Arechabala family.
A bust of its founder, Facundo Bacardi Masso was unveiled. [7] Then Governor Luis Fortuño also declared a new holiday called Bacardi Day, to be celebrated on February 4, in honor of the company's important ties to Puerto Rico and its economy. [4] The Bacardi complex is the second most visited tourist attraction in Puerto Rico. [4]
The general assembly of North Carolina considered a bill in 2007 that would have made Rafinesque's big-eared bat as its state bat. The bill passed 92-15, but died in the state senate. [ 3 ] In 2020, the big brown bat was designated the official state mammal of the District of Columbia . [ 4 ]
José Maria Bosch Lamarque (Pepín Bosh) was a Cuban exile and the chief executive and president of Bacardi for 32 years. [1] He is credited for saving the Bacardi company from bankruptcy and closure several times in his tenure, and oversaw its rum empire during the most tumultuous moments in the company's history, including the Great Depression and the Cuban Revolution. [1]
Emilio Bacardi (son), Lucia 'Amalia' Victoria Moreau (wife) Church of Saint Bartholomew and Saint Thecla (Sitges), where Facundo Bacardí was baptised on October 14, 1813. Don Facundo Bacardí Masó ( Catalan : Facund Bacardí i Massó , IPA: [fəˈkund bəkəɾˈðij məˈso] ; 13 October 1813 – 9 May 1886) was a Spanish businessman who, in ...
Bats are frequently displayed with their wings outstretched, facing the observer. The use of bats in heraldry was meant to inspire fear in enemies, as well as symbolize vigilance. [26] The liquor company Bacardi prominently uses bats in its branding, with its main logo featuring a new world fruit bat. [4]
Entrance to Lubee Bat Conservancy. Lubee Bat Conservancy is a nonprofit organization in Gainesville, Florida. [1] The organization was founded in 1989 by Luis F. Bacardi as a center for the research, conservation, and breeding of endangered animals; it later narrowed its focus solely to bats, particularly megabats.
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