The ones who are members of the Cuban Women Federation in Matanzas reminded Fe del Valle Ramos, that woman who on April 13th, 1961, left for her job as usual: the El Encanto department store, where she worked as a sales clerk. There worked that woman of noble soul and heart, but of firm convictions,… Continue Reading »
Lázaro Peña González died on March 11, 1974 and it was Fidel Castro himself who was in charge of the dueling farewell of the beloved union leader: “It was useless to beg him to moderate his efforts and take care of his health. It was the only thing in which this modest, docile and disciplined… Continue Reading »
A hundred years ago, Bonifacio Byrne, also called Poet of War, received the condition of Poet for the Cuban Parliament.He was born on March 3rd, 1861 in Matanzas and was established in the popular memory for his famous poetry To my flag, besides being the author of other relevant poems and articles. In honor of… Continue Reading »
Who would tell the Cienfuegos Gorriarán family that little Camilo, born on February 6, 1932, would become an example and legend for millions of Cubans. From the humble house in the Havana neighborhood of Lawton was heard, as an announcement of an extraordinary life, his unequaled laughter, he received the mischievous joke and heard the… Continue Reading »
November, like January and April, are months full of history, unforgettable events, and actions linked forever to the struggle of the people for their independence and sovereignty. On November 30th , 1956, after patient and self-sacrificing organizational work, the cells of July 26 in Santiago de Cuba led the popular uprising of the then eastern… Continue Reading »
They say that the execution of medical students on November 27th , 1871 was one of the bloodiest crimes of Spanish colonialism. Both for its injustice and for the ostentation of power under bloodthirsty terms, whose motivational fund was to counteract the irrepressible advance of the insurrection on the island, after the declaration of the… Continue Reading »
The Great October Socialist Revolution that culminated in the victory of the people on November 7, 1917 in the old Russia of the tsars, marked a milestone not only for the twentieth century but for the entire history of the future of humanity. The precursor of the Great Patriotic War against Nazism 1941-1945, united soldiers,… Continue Reading »
November five, century nineteen, the drums they announce that fighters for his freedom with fury they will fight the penury which implies exploitation. The slave uprising he remembers with earnestness at one hundred seventy five years of rebellion. Against colonial troops, stones, wood, machetes, to break the shackles. The unequal battle brings about final… Continue Reading »
On November 5th , 1843, the Triunvirato plantation began, in the current municipality of Limonar, one of the most important uprisings of the 19th century in Cuba, due to the number of people involved, level of organization and tactical concept, with the lucumí Carlota in front. The slaves sought mobility, rapid displacement and tried to… Continue Reading »
His name is Osmany, I do not know his last name but his divorced parents. He is a shy child, perhaps the most shy of the first grade group at Samuel Fernández Elementary School, but with the opportune sensitivity to join his branch, on his own initiative, to the river, one more flower for Camilo…. Continue Reading »
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