The clock of punctuality
A distinctive symbol for railwaymen in the world is the use of a pocket watch; likewise, the presence of a large clock in all stations is characteristic. The figure of
Jesmir Varona Socías
30/11/2020
That time when they killed innocence
On November 27th, 1871, an event occurred that stained the history of Cuba in blood for life. That day eight medical students were shot without the slightest remorse under the
Alejandro García Gutiérrez
27/11/2020
A Distinguish Association in Camagüey: La Popular Santa Cecilia
By: MSc. Kezia Zabrina Henry Knight The beginning On November 20th, 1864, the Santa Cecilia Philharmonic Society was established in the former Puerto Príncipe at the then Phoenix Theater. The
Grupo de Divulgación OHCC
26/11/2020
Little details that fill history
It was the morning of November 25th, from very early on, different sectors of the Camagüey population went to offer their respects in the Jimaguayú hall located at the Revolution
Jesmir Varona Socías
26/11/2020
The yacht Granma departs from Tuxpan, and in it three men from Camagüey
64 years after the departure of the yacht Granma from Tuxpan, Mexico, we feel we have the duty to recall such an important event where not only the worth of
Daris Rondón Laurencio
25/11/2020
Javier de la Vega Basulto, an essential patriot of Camagüey
In Camagüey, the city of meandering streets and a labyrinth-shaped layout, there has been a dichotomy between the current names of its arteries and those that the City Council began
Bárbara Oliva García
23/11/2020
Retracing the iron road
They say that the morning was like today, rainy and dark, but not even the bad weather stopped the first departure of a train in Cuba, on the Havana-Bejucal railway
Jesmir Varona Socías
20/11/2020
José Agustín Arango: one of the forefathers of Cuban and Latin American freedom
José Agustín Félix Arango y Ramírez was born in the town of Puerto Príncipe, on November 19th, 1797. His father was the notable creole lawyer José Gabriel Arango del Risco,
José Fernando Crespo Baró
19/11/2020
Enrique José Varona, a living word and an everlasting example
Teaching is fertilizing. I do not want sponge brains or granite brains before me; if not that they embed ideas and transform them. Enrique Jose Varona The first values of
Bárbara Oliva García
19/11/2020
The birth of a precursor of the independence struggles: Joaquín de Agüero y Agüero
Joaquín de Agüero y Agüero, precursor of the independence struggles, was born into a wealthy family on November 15th, 1816. He studied law in Havana, but returned to his city
Daris Rondón Laurencio
15/11/2020
The Invading Anthem: Art in War
On November 15th, 1895, the Invading Army, under the command of Antonio Maceo, camped at the Matilde farm in Najasa, which belonged to José Ramón Simoni, father of Amalia Simoni.
Alejandro García Gutiérrez
15/11/2020
The birth of a prominent revolutionary: Rafael Guerras Vives
On November 14th, 1924, the prominent revolutionary Rafael Guerras Vives, better known as “Guerrita”, was born in Camagüey. His parents were able to give him a good education and he
Daris Rondón Laurencio
14/11/2020
Two places to remember a martyr from Camagüey
The last and eternal home of the Camagüey martyr Mario Arostegui Recio, a clandestine fighter against Batista, has a bronze plaque where the oath of his companions is remembered: “Mario,
Jesmir Varona Socías
13/11/2020
Revelations of a heritage city
By: Liannys Juan López and Hansel Pérez Collado (journalism students) This Thursday, in the Fidelio Ponce de León Gallery of the Office of the Historian of Camagüey city, the collective
Grupo de Divulgación OHCC
13/11/2020
Revelations of a city that smiles
Two glances discovered a black bird on the Christ that crowns the Cathedral of the city, the contrast of the scene suggested a title… “Angels and demons”. This is how
Jesmir Varona Socías
13/11/2020
When the town of Santa María del Puerto del Príncipe became a city
By: Hansel Pérez Collado (journalism student) This November 12th marks 203 years since the town of Santa María del Puerto del Príncipe was granted, by the Spanish authorities, the title
Grupo de Divulgación OHCC
12/11/2020
The Heritage Classrooms Project begins in Camagüey
By: Hansel Pérez Collado and Liannys Juan López (journalism students) This November 11th, the 152nd anniversary of the incorporation of Ignacio Agramonte to the independence struggle is celebrated. In the
Grupo de Divulgación OHCC
11/11/2020
World Radio
When we talk about heritage buildings in Camagüey, the birthplace of El Mayor is among them, but not many know that the ground floor of the house in the 50s
Jesmir Varona Socías
09/11/2020
The hand executes but the heart dictates
The Revolution Square Ignacio Agramonte Loynaz had a precedent in the vicinity of the University of Camagüey, but its difficult access and the distance for the majority of the people
Jesmir Varona Socías
08/11/2020
Emilio Ballagas one of the most outstanding representatives of the Neoromanticism and the Black Poetry in Cuba
Compilation of: Jaquelyn Elena Martínez Egidio Emilio Ballagas Cubeñas, Cuban poet and essayist of enormous prestige in the literary field of the 20th century, is considered one of the most
Grupo de Divulgación OHCC
07/11/2020
New conservators-restorers of the heritage of Camagüey graduate
By: Hansel Perez Collado (journalism student) The fifteenth graduation of students from the Francisco Sánchez Betancourt Trade School was held this morning in the central Ignacio Agramonte Park. Nine students
Grupo de Divulgación OHCC
05/11/2020
A Giant from Camagüey: Alfredo Alvares Mola
Recently, I received a book courtesy of its own author, Alberto Albariño Atiénzar, dedicated to the life of the Camagüey revolutionary Alfredo Álvarez Mola. As I began to look through
Jesmir Varona Socías
05/11/2020
Incorporation of Camagüey to the independence struggles
By: Liannys Juan López (journalism student) At dawn, on November 4th, 1868, the people of Camagüey incorporated to the independence struggles through the Uprising in Saramaguacán, also known as Paso
Grupo de Divulgación OHCC
04/11/2020
Archive of the Office of the Historian, for the historical legacy of Camagüey
The preservation of the national memory is one of the priorities within the government policy of Cuban society and in this effort the historical archives play a fundamental role. Proof
Alejandro García Gutiérrez
03/11/2020
Jorge Enrique Mendoza, a journalist and revolutionary
History is full of ordinary men who gave their lives for a just cause. One of them is Jorge Enrique Mendoza Reboredo, a native of Camagüey, born in the central
Alejandro García Gutiérrez
02/11/2020
