Amadeo Barletta Barletta
Amadeo Barletta Barletta was born in Italy in 1894 and died in the Dominican Republic in 1975. He was a successful Italian entrepreneur who migrated to the Caribbean in the early years of the 20th century and made significant contributions to the modernization of transportation and the media in the Dominican Republic and Cuba. Barletta's unusual business acumen and character allowed him to overcome major adversities. A hurricane destroyed his properties in the Dominican Republic in 1930. Trujillo confiscated them in 1935. Batista seized his businesses in 1941. Fidel Castro expropriated them in 1960.
Amadeo Barletta Barletta | |
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| Born | 1894 San Nicola Arcella, Italy |
| Died | 1975 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Occupation | Businessman |
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