In
the year 1913 or 1914 (circa) Orestes, the Secretary of State of
Cuba at the time, went to
New York for some Government
matters. He met a man named Sosthenes Behn on that trip, an
American who resided in Puerto Rico.
FERRARA: What are you doing living in Puerto Rico?
BEHN:
I love the Caribbean.
FERRARA:
Then, you must live in Cuba. I invite you to visit.
Sosthenes
Behn loved Cuba so much that he moved to the island.
Sometime after
Sosthenes Behn
moved, he went to visit Orestes
who was his friend and one of the most prominent attorneys in
Cuba.
BEHN:
Orestes, I want to start a company, and I'd like you to be the Vice
President.
FERRARA: Thank you very much for the
offer.
BEHN:
First, I need you to make the corporation.
FERRARA: What type?
BEHN:
A telephone company.
FERRARA: What's the name you want to use?
BEHN:
IT&T.
International Telephone and Telegraph started in Cuba.
The rest is history. |