No major political influence of reforms in government structures had the historic region of Puerto Príncipe in the first half of the nineteenth century as the creation of the Royal
Carmen Zayas Bazán suffered criticisms from compatriots, friends and close collaborators of Martí, even from her own paternal and political family. Closer in time, researchers and historians demand an extemporaneous
The importance of the great discovery of Carlos J. Finlay on the yellow fever transmitting agent, causes on many occasions, unfairly, that important facts of his other contributions are unknown.
Many people from Camagüey, including myself, when hearing the name of Esteban Borrero Echeverría, we think of a teacher, since a secondary school belonging to the Ciudad Escolar, near the
Camagüey TV has its immediate antecedent in Channel 11. This was legally constituted on June 18th, 1958 with the name Camagüey TV Sociedad Anónima (TVC. SA., by its acronym in
«At the end of the night, after the ruffles and quilts walks, where the most important thing is to compete in beauty and attire, the troupes came out, which is
The San Juan Camagüeyano is one of the most genuine traditions of the land of the waterpots. Year after year from June 24th to 29th, the city becomes all music
This year, exactly on November 12th, it will be sixty years since the foundation of an institution that fortunately our province has the privilege of having it, because not all
When we speak of our martyrs is not fair to only mention their deeds, but of how they gave their lives to see their homeland free from tyranny. Luis Fernández
At the end of the 70’s of the last century, I studied my history career at the Enrique José Varona Higher Pedagogical Institute, today the Pedagogical University, in the city
On the occasion of the International Museum Day on May 18th, a good friend and great scholar in these heritage issues and many more, Nérido Pérez Terry, referred to a
What would the world be without solidarity and mutual respect? What would become of the peoples without their descendants? Questions that seem simple or very idealistic; but they invite us
Camagüey city is not only proud to have a part of its Historic Center declared World Heritage Site, the historical and cultural tradition that carries as the Cradle of Cuban
The admiration that many of us feel for the figure of the guerrilla Ernesto Guevara is more interesting when we get to know about him from the stories of someone
With an excellent military career, Carlos Agüero García proved to live up to his time, remaining faithful to the independence aspirations and legitimate rights of Cuba until his last days.
The heroes with time appear quasi-hieratic. Many times comparable with bronze or marble, also with oil paintings of great dimensions made by a skilled craftsman. The sacrifice of heroism for
176 years ago Antonio Maceo was born in a little house located on Providencia Street no. 90 in Santiago de Cuba, at a time when racism reigned without precedent throughout
On Sunday June 11th, 1933, at 3:30 in the afternoon, the city of Camagüey becomes the protagonist of an extraordinary event upon receiving the aircraft called “Cuatro Vientos”. Mariano Barberán
By: Oreidis Pimentel Pérez The postal items, especially stamps, contribute to perpetuate the history that they reflect according to the commemorations or themes alluded to; However, it is necessary to
Amalia Simoni is almost always associated with her husband Ignacio Agramonte, her merits as a mother, patriot and Cuban have been silenced between the modesty that characterized her and the
Like a ray of light, it cloned its magic into sound. On June 9th, 1957, the station Radio Cadena Agramonte was born in Camagüey. Two years later, the Revolution triumphs
By: Alejandro García Gutiérrez & Oreidis Pimentel Pérez Camagüey is also a city of lawyers. Not only can we talk about the Agramontes, an illustrious family of Camagüey lawyers, but
It would be three in the afternoon on June 8th, 1865 when in a classroom of the Royal and Pontifical University of Havana where he would pick ballots 2, 8
To summarize in a few words the life of a man that patriotism came to him from the cradle and for causes related to the revolution, he was not born
On January 11th, 1893, José Martí, in a letter to Major General Máximo Gómez, specified that there were fewer revolutionaries than separatists and few revolutionaries were conspiring to restart the
This is a very simple recipe to make at home, it is not scientific nor did it come from any laboratory, but the high dose of love with which this
______ Por el fuego las almas henchidas Y latiendo con fe el corazón A la patria y a las artes unidas Vuelva abrirse risueña mansión.[1] ______ A visual impact José
If you approach the biography of Tula or La Peregrina, pseudonyms by which Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda is known, you may be curious about that ground-breaking woman in her personal
In my many hours enjoying reading, I once read a sentence from El Diablo Ilustrado, where it assures that literature is a door to the infinite world of knowledge. Today
The cultural policy drawn up by the Cuban government after the revolutionary triumph sought to ensure and raise the cultural level of the people. To do this, it created in
Various cultural projects occupy time and fill the joy of children in Camagüey. This World Children’s Day, while in other latitudes there are wars, epidemics or simply few honor the
Genesis in historical perspective To perfect the power structure in a unified way between the metropolis and its colonies, in the 18th century, King Felipe V organized an entire administrative
