03-20-2022, 04:34 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-24-2022, 03:25 AM by TheDroppedFry. Edited 1 time in total.)
Name of Faction: Mafia de las Palmeras (The Palm Tree Mob)
Number of Members (Minimum of 5): 5
Type Of Faction (Family, Triad, Street Gang, etc): Crime Family
Ethnic Background (ex: Italian, Greek, African American, Irish, etc): Cuban
Server Preference (Miami or New York): Miami
Your Discord # (ex: gamer#4210): TheDroppedFry#4237
Your SteamID: STEAM_0:1:75961779
Your Server playtime: 100+ hours
Your Faction Discord link (If you have one): https://discord.gg/mM8kE2ZhCn
Organization Backstory (Min. of 250+ Words & any images):
JULY 1953
![[Image: 300px-Habana_entrance_Fidel_and_Huber_Matos.jpg]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Habana_entrance_Fidel_and_Huber_Matos.jpg/300px-Habana_entrance_Fidel_and_Huber_Matos.jpg)
Castro's revolution against then-President Batista begins, and a blood civil war ensues. Years of conflict, economic strife, and national militarism tear the country apart, leaving the island-nation destitute.
![[Image: BlackWallStreet_1050_700.jpg]](https://daily.jstor.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BlackWallStreet_1050_700.jpg)
As the 1960s and early 70s roll around, the country remains impoverished as US sanctions cut off vital imports and exports of the country, and the authoritarian military state fails to adequately establish a self-sustaining nation.
The late 1970s soon arrived, and by this point many Cubans have already fled north to the golden beaches of Florida, on rafts made of various floatable materials gripping both children and necessary valuables in hand. Those who arrive initially are treated with hostility and suspicion, as cultures clash and force a degree of segregation between the Cubans and the rest of the Floridian populace. Job opportunities dwindle, social networks are damaged or destroyed, and poverty seems to follow the migrants from their war-torn homeland.
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A few Cubans, having gotten sick of the miserable circumstances, decided to band together and begin consolidating their connections and finances. Many of these Cubans still held criminal connections from Cuba (it was necessary in order to get past the border security), such as smugglers, drug & weapons dealers, etc.
Deciding to exploit these connections, and having seen the vulnerability of the US border for themselves, these Cubans began networking with local street gangs and friendly Spanish distributors, while also getting in contact with drug cartels from Mexico and South America to traffic their narcotics, especially crack for its cheapness and popularity among the lower classes.
After enough years, the small 'mob' of Cubans had consolidated enough manpower, money and resources to officially form a crime family. However, to avoid any investigation into Cubans by government authorities with a traditional Cuban name or phrase, the mob decided to come up with a title that both served as a reminder of the refuge they found in Florida as well as their origin- "Mafia de las Palmeras', the Palm Tree Mob.
By the early 1980s, the Palm Tree Mob had become well-connected with many Spanish businesses, criminal organizations, black market dealers, and rackets, and spread their customs (as well as their products) through Cuban restaurants and festivals. Many portions of Miami serve as Cuban-centric zones of culture, food and lifestyle- as well as territorial control for the mob that controls these businesses from the shadows.
![[Image: 80s-miami.jpg]](https://floridahumanities.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/80s-miami.jpg)
Number of Members (Minimum of 5): 5
Type Of Faction (Family, Triad, Street Gang, etc): Crime Family
Ethnic Background (ex: Italian, Greek, African American, Irish, etc): Cuban
Server Preference (Miami or New York): Miami
Your Discord # (ex: gamer#4210): TheDroppedFry#4237
Your SteamID: STEAM_0:1:75961779
Your Server playtime: 100+ hours
Your Faction Discord link (If you have one): https://discord.gg/mM8kE2ZhCn
Organization Backstory (Min. of 250+ Words & any images):
JULY 1953
Castro's revolution against then-President Batista begins, and a blood civil war ensues. Years of conflict, economic strife, and national militarism tear the country apart, leaving the island-nation destitute.
As the 1960s and early 70s roll around, the country remains impoverished as US sanctions cut off vital imports and exports of the country, and the authoritarian military state fails to adequately establish a self-sustaining nation.
The late 1970s soon arrived, and by this point many Cubans have already fled north to the golden beaches of Florida, on rafts made of various floatable materials gripping both children and necessary valuables in hand. Those who arrive initially are treated with hostility and suspicion, as cultures clash and force a degree of segregation between the Cubans and the rest of the Floridian populace. Job opportunities dwindle, social networks are damaged or destroyed, and poverty seems to follow the migrants from their war-torn homeland.
A few Cubans, having gotten sick of the miserable circumstances, decided to band together and begin consolidating their connections and finances. Many of these Cubans still held criminal connections from Cuba (it was necessary in order to get past the border security), such as smugglers, drug & weapons dealers, etc.
Deciding to exploit these connections, and having seen the vulnerability of the US border for themselves, these Cubans began networking with local street gangs and friendly Spanish distributors, while also getting in contact with drug cartels from Mexico and South America to traffic their narcotics, especially crack for its cheapness and popularity among the lower classes.
After enough years, the small 'mob' of Cubans had consolidated enough manpower, money and resources to officially form a crime family. However, to avoid any investigation into Cubans by government authorities with a traditional Cuban name or phrase, the mob decided to come up with a title that both served as a reminder of the refuge they found in Florida as well as their origin- "Mafia de las Palmeras', the Palm Tree Mob.
By the early 1980s, the Palm Tree Mob had become well-connected with many Spanish businesses, criminal organizations, black market dealers, and rackets, and spread their customs (as well as their products) through Cuban restaurants and festivals. Many portions of Miami serve as Cuban-centric zones of culture, food and lifestyle- as well as territorial control for the mob that controls these businesses from the shadows.
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