Polita Grau

Polita Grau (born Maria Leopoldina Grau-Alsina on 19 November 1915 in Havana, Cuba – 22 March 2000 in Miami, Florida) was the First Lady of Cuba, a Cuban political prisoner, and the "godmother" of Operation Peter Pan, also known as Operación Pedro Pan, a program to help children leave Cuba. The Peter Pan movement involved the Roman Catholic Church and Monsignor Bryan O. Walsh from 1960 to 1962, which were involved in encouraging Cuban parents to send their children to live with U.S families to rescue them from Communism.

Polita Grau

Polita Grau (born Maria Leopoldina Grau-Alsina on 19 November 1915 in Havana, Cuba – 22 March 2000 in Miami, Florida) was the First Lady of Cuba, a Cuban political prisoner, and the "godmother" of Operation Peter Pan, also known as Operación Pedro Pan, a program to help children leave Cuba. The Peter Pan movement involved the Roman Catholic Church and Monsignor Bryan O. Walsh from 1960 to 1962, which were involved in encouraging Cuban parents to send their children to live with U.S families to rescue them from Communism.