The General Cemetery of Camagüey, colonial style, turns 210 yearsoldtoday, May 3rd, sincewhich date it has providedobituaryservicesuninterruptedly; therefore, itisconsideredtheoldest in Cuba still in operation. In itsbeginningsitwas a pieceofsavannaborderedbybushes and with
Today marks 73 years since the deathof Gilda Hortensia Bernarda Zaldívar Freyre, whogrew up in a cultured and wealthyfamily. Fromanearlyage, her taste for music and dance wasappreciated. Evenwithouthavingdirectcontactwith ballet, shedanced
On May 3rd, 1814, the Necropolis or the General Cemetery of Camagüey was founded. This open-air museum with historical, architectural, artistic, literary and cultural values is 209 years old today.
On October 10th, 1868, the Revolution began, and ten days later, on October 20th, Bayamo city was taken by the Mambi insurrectionary forces under the command of the young lawyer
This May 3th, the cemetery of the city, reaching its 207 years of existence and without being a patrimonial cemetery, has features that make it unique, particular and with its
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
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
The morgue or autopsy room was inaugurated on October 20th, 1887, thanks to the contribution of Monserrate Canalejo and Hidalgo Gato, Lugareño’s widow. The memory of the event is recorded
