What happened first? The law that authorized the Cuban government to nationalize US firms or Eisenhower's Cuban sugar quota?

Question

I'm asking these because both things happened the same day (6 July 1960) and the sources contradict each other about what happened first. Some Cuban sources says that Castro passed the law because of the US's sugar quota, but other says it was backwards. Can someone tell me what really happened first?

Answer 1

Eisenhower's Cuban sugar quota happened first. In 1960, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed an executive order that established a sugar import quota for Cuba. This quota significantly reduced the amount of sugar that Cuba could export to the United States. On the other hand, the law that authorized the Cuban government to nationalize U.S. firms occurred later. It was part of the broader nationalization process that began under the leadership of Fidel Castro after the Cuban Revolution. The nationalization of U.S. firms and properties in Cuba took place in 1960 and 1961, following a series of actions by the Cuban government to assert control over key industries and assets on the island.