Editing Key West (section)

===Cuban presence===
[[File:Cuban mix.jpg|thumb|A typical [[Cuban sandwich]] available in many cafés and restaurants in Key West]]
Key West is closer to [[Havana]] ({{convert|106|mi|km|disp=or}})<ref name=AcmeMapper/> than it is to Miami ({{convert|130|mi|km|disp=semicolon|abbr=on}}).<ref name=chkdist/> In 1890, Key West had a population of nearly 18,800 and was the biggest and richest city in Florida.<ref>{{cite web|title=History of Key West|url=http://www.keyshistory.org/keywest.html |access-date=September 21, 2015}}</ref> Half the residents were said to be of Cuban origin, and Key West regularly had Cuban mayors, including the son of [[Carlos Manuel de Céspedes]], father of the Cuban Republic, who was elected mayor in 1876.<ref name="Amigospais-guaracabuya.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.amigospais-guaracabuya.org/oaghe007.php|title=DOS EXILIOS}}</ref> Cubans were actively involved in reportedly 200 factories in town, producing 100&nbsp;million cigars annually. [[José Martí]] made several visits to seek recruits for Cuban independence starting in 1891 and founded the Cuban Revolutionary Party during his visits to Key West.<ref name="Amigospais-guaracabuya.org"/>

Key West received a large number of refugees during the [[Mariel Boatlift]]. Refugees continue to come ashore and, on at least one occasion, most notably in April 2003, flew hijacked Cuban Airlines planes into the city's airport.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.keysso.net/community_news/April_2003/April_2003.htm|title=April 2003|access-date=September 11, 2007|archive-date=September 30, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930231518/http://www.keysso.net/community_news/April_2003/April_2003.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>