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For 19 years he taught elementary to university students in Cuba on subjects that ranged from Spanish to the sociology of education. In 1962. he came to Miami. and faced a different kind of classroom. teaching civic and democracy classes on Radio Swan. which transmitted to Cuba and other Latin AmerIcan countries. Knowing the difficulties refugees face in a foreign country. he taught U.S. history in Spanish and served as an adviser to students who were not familiar with American educational procedures from 1962 to 1972. At one point. he taught Spanish classes at the Freedom Tower to American employers who wanted to learn to communicate with foreignborn employees. He also taught a class comparing the North American education system with that of the Cuban system at the University of Miami.