Daniel Delgado Professor Gorbenko ENC- 1101 8am 07 December 2014 The Cuban Embargo An embargo is “an order of a government prohibiting the movement of merchant ships into or out of its ports” (dictionary.com). The Cuban Embargo began on February 3, 1962 by President John F. Kennedy signings a proclamation (3447). This proclamation declared an economic embargo between the two countries. But why did President Kennedy sign this proclamation? “The