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Our city turned 507 years since it was founded on February 2nd, and we have been lucky that since 1978 it was declared a National Monument, but we have been
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Our city turned 507 years since it was founded on February 2nd, and we have been lucky that since 1978 it was declared a National Monument, but we have been

To the rhythm of claves and drums, with all the Cuban flavor that the guaguancó contains, but with the voices that have always expressed the feelings of our people, amid

A look at the glorious past of what was Candelaria Street, today called Independencia, has been the starting point for the development of a project, that, for two years, has

I could not be faithful to my principles as a journalist’s apprentice without remembering one of the men I admire the most for his pen and fairness; values that every

For those of us who love nature and especially animals, I know that this long-awaited news fills us with rejoicing; the “Decree Law for Animal Welfare” was finally approved on

Leticia Valentina Cruz Loyola was not born in Camagüey, since it was her beautiful Mayajigua, in the Yaguajay municipality, in the province of Santi Spiritus; who welcomed her on February

A long time ago, the City of the Waterpots had a pious soul who, from the San Juan de Dios Hospital, dedicated his days to heal the sick and serve

As the light of a candle that has been put out, this February 26th, the daughter of a mambí, the proud woman of her lineage who kept for more than

The city, the one that welcomes its own and foreign children, also needs someone to take care of it, who makes it shine and show its past with pride. Preserving

What if we don’t understand each other? Of course, we will never understand each other if it is about principles, we Cubans are living examples of this since I can

We are that inseparable mix of history, culture and traditions. We work to keep alive the essence of a city that makes us fall in love with its charms. Since

A new anniversary of the Office of the Historian of the city of Camagüey is about to come. Much work has been done in these 24 years, but as our

The Francisco Sánchez Betancourt School of Trades, belonging to the Office of the Historian, celebrated its sixteenth graduation. Seven new restoration specialists join the list of those trained there, with

He was like any young man of his time, cheerful, handsome, restless; but of firm convictions. So sure of not agreeing with any social abuse. Today we approach another Camagüey

As José Martí said, “art is the most beautiful thing that a man can exude”, those who show the beauty every day in their work, receive a well-deserved congratulatory message

It seems a very young group, and they are so in spirit and age, because the history of these actors has been developing for 60 years. There are no founders

The pages of our history are exalted by the blood of many young people, who with courage, answered to the call of the Motherland to break free from the chains

Between curves, without allowing you to see the beginning and the end, one of the best-known streets in Camagüey is Cisneros. Named in honor of Salvador Cisneros Betancourt, the street

The alarife was a kind of master builder, who in colonial times took care of every detail in the constructions, so that the quality and finish were distinctive. In the

It could not be any other day than that of Candelaria, which means light, the date chosen to found the town of Santa María del Puerto del Príncipe, February 2nd,

Beautiful memories, cool as water from a waterpot, are kept in the memory of those of us who had the happiness of seeing the birth of the radio station of

On March 23th, 1814, in the former town of Santa María del Puerto del Príncipe, today Camagüey, a proud woman of her time and of all Cuban women was born.

Have you heard of the hero of the three mountains? Surely you also know of a kindergarten and a park called: Manuel Zabalo, but about the man that he was

It has been a long time since I spoke about COVID -19, its threatening presence never left us in 2020 and it seems that in 2021 it is lurking again.

Your authentic Cuban identity made you worthy of the highest orders. You founded the National Academy of Arts and Letters in 1910. In 1914, you chaired the commission in charge

The radio, from its origins in Cuba, accompanies libertarian ideas. For this reason, it was not surprising that an old radio station in the city, located on Finlay Avenue, was

A few days ago, while passing through the Casino Campestre, I stopped to greet an eleventh-grade student on the steps of the Álvaro Morel (Charles) high school. The majesty and

An atypical year of learning has touched the world, Cuba and therefore the Office of the Historian of Camagüey city. A year where work was tempered by new ways of

I have never wanted so badly for a year to end, but I think this wish is shared with many; because the leap year overdose of 2020 exceeds the number

The Ignacio Agramonte Provincial Museum is one of the most prestigious in Cuba, on December 23th it celebrates its 65th anniversary, but contrary to what many believe, it was not

The story that motivates me to write has been saved for more than half a century and has cost me several days of wanderings. With her I want to pay

If you walk through La Vigia neighborhood, you will surely have noticed a store at the intersection of Jaime Noguera and Perucho Figueredo streets, called El Teniente. But … do

Around three in the afternoon on any given day of the week, as you pass through the door of the Larios gallery, a soft melody invites you to stop and

Because there has never been a man so loyal to his ideas and with such a proven fidelity of heart, the documentary Leal, insurmountably faithful; in ninety minutes that seem

On the Day of Latin American Medicine, in honor of the eminent scientist from Camagüey Carlos J. Finlay, there are many examples of altruism that we can bring up. I

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

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

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

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,

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

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

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

The 10 Years War left endless anecdotes of heroic armed actions by the Mambises. One of them is the rescue of Brigadier Julio Sanguily on October 8th, 1871. It is

It has been 44 years since the Cuban people were shaken by the sad news of the attack on October 6th, 1976, the country lost those champions who were traveling

With the arrival of summer, the Camagüey Railway Museum has just opened some of its rooms to the public. I think it’s fair enough to dust off the beautiful memories

If you walk frequently through the Historic Center of Camagüey you have surely listened to Radio Príncipe, a radio project of the Office of the Historian that, through the speakers

When Gabriel García Márquez wrote “The Interview”, he forgot to classify a type of questionnaire: that which is not based on written or oral words, but on gestures, looks, emotions.

On September 27th, 1958, the Column number 11 Cándido González participated in one of the most disastrous actions of the Rebel Army’s path through Camagüey: the ambush of Pino III

The need to remember the lineage and image of a warrior woman is summarized in the words written by the National Poet Nicolás Guillen: “… talk about her life so

I have never been able to write a chronicle about Camagüey. Every time I try, I forget all the rules of writing and all my memories become a mess. It