On Lugareño street, on the corner of Hermanos Agüero, before Contaduría and San Ignacio, a bronze plaque marks the place where he was born on April 29th, 1803; Gaspar Alonso
The creative industries aim to energize the cultural life of cities and promote socio-economic development from the local, through the enhancement of their heritage. The implementation of the Arte Plaza
She is a young 23-year-old girl, they introduced us informally and I asked her to tell me about her profession, an anonymous job that guarantees that our work place is
When I was little I went with my mother to her work at the Paquito González printing house, located on San Esteban Street and I was fascinated with the birth
There were mainly young people who did not waver then, did not hesitate; they faced with courage and dignity the tyranny that was bleeding the country dry. They went on
On May 20th, 1902, at noon, the change of powers took place on Cuba. North American General Leonard Wood handed over to President-elect Tomás Estrada Palma the destinies of the
It happened that when the neocolonial Republic just started, on May 20th, 1902, in the middle of the process of Yankee occupation of Cuba and after the celebrations on the
The city of Camagüey, recognized for its great artistic quality, is home to great personalities of Cuban culture, thus demonstrating a high level of development in each of the manifestations
Because the Cuban Son is part of our heritage and Camagüey is the cradle of important soneros, the Office of the Historian of the city; has prepared a program of
Camagüey is a monumental land in every sense of the word; twenty sites have been declared a National Monument in this demarcation. The first steps to grant such distinctions in
Origins and family Eugenio, (1865-1933) belonged to a legion of champions for the independence of Cuba. His father Francisco Sánchez-Pereira y Betancourt took up arms in Camagüey in November 1868
On April 16th, 1933, the Communist Youth League was established in Camagüey, at the foot of the monument in honor of Salvador Cisneros in the Casino Campestre; to this date
One of the main commercial arteries of the Camagüey city is Maceo Street, composed of only two blocks between the square of the same name and Solidarity Square or as
The last stage of the struggles of our people to achieve their definitive and total independence, which began on July 26th, 1953; and that ended with the revolutionary triumph of
Enrique José Varona, was a multifaceted personality of the intellectual life of the country, he contributed his talent to fields such as literature, sociology, psychology and philosophy; being a leading
For more than a year we have been facing a different lifestyle, living with a dangerous disease; it even crosses the line, as we say here in Cuba. But despite
The historical sites and monuments constitute a reservoir of the memory of the peoples. Through them, we return to moments in time where today’s heroes were the protagonists of yesterday.
The WHO declared April 11th, 1997 as World Parkinson’s Day, coinciding with the anniversary of the birth of the doctor who named this disease. This disease known as Parkinson’s disease
Ana Betancourt de Mora was a woman completely devoted to the Cuban independence cause. She has transcended in history for her words in the Guáimaro Assembly, in which she demanded
The constitutional milestone April 10th, 1869, is a date dignified by his transcendence in the history of Jurisprudence in Cuba. In the midst of the Ten Years’ War, which began
The first blood spilled on Bolivian soil, by Che’s column, was Cuban, on April 10th, 1967. Jesús Suárez Gayol, a man of complete integrity who not only gave his life
Prologue A study focused on Afro-descendant thinking in Cuba is a debt that has yet to be paid. Social Sciences have devoted not enough time to the epistemology developed by
The Suarito-Radio Camagüey station would have turned 54 on March 20th, if some events related to the July 26th movement had not changed its future. Located on Finlay Avenue, the
To prevent the spread of COVID-19, the support of the entire society is required, which is why 34 workers from the Office of the Historian of Camagüey city, since January
The World Health Organization, known by its acronym WHO, was founded on April 7th, 1948. It is the association of the United Nations (UN) specialized in managing prevention, promotion and
The ability of historians with their pens or words is to summon memory, save from anonymity those events that over time may fade away. Camagüey has had important names in
Youth and innocence bloom to paint a different April 4th. Along with the heritage of a city that welcomes its children to provide them with knowledge and pride, the birthdays
… “It impressed the shot to the temple, as a symbol of courage and military decorum, the shots of the failed execution in the rib cage, and the mark of
“Autism needs more people with blue on their chests.” It may be that sensitivity is born with us. The maternal instinct or love for children is something that most women
Every April 2nd the Office of the Historian of Camagüey city (OHCC, by its acronym in Spanish) dresses the Workers Square in blue. The World Autism Awareness Day is the
We almost owe to the Spanish Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar one of the first historical mentions to the place-name of the Aruaco ethnolinguistic branch Camagüey, and without before in any
