Cross-patriotism defined : historical appropriation and pre-Castro Mexican-Cuban relations -- Castro's splash in Mexico, 1959-64 -- Commies in our backyard : U.S. concerns over Mexico-Cuba connections, 1957-61 -- Of ostracism and friendship, 1962-64 -- Defining diplomatic allegiances, 1964-70 -- Mexi-Cuba or the entrenchment of U.S.-Mexican relations? : the age of Echeverría, 1970-76 --The road to free trade, 1976-2000 -- The shift to honest relations under Mexican democracy, 2000-2006.