Mabel Aladro Ruíz

With glories, are memories forgotten?

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

Jesmir Varona Socías

Guaguancó for Cuba

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

Sheila Barros Fals

Journalism, city and hope

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

Jesmir Varona Socías

Animal welfare, an old debt to nature

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

Mailet Padilla Paneca

Between numbers and dreams, a woman and her heritage

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

Jesmir Varona Socías

The father of the unprivileged

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

Jesmir Varona Socías

Goodbye, Eva de Miranda

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

Mabel Aladro Ruíz

In order to not forget…

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

Jesmir Varona Socías

New dream restorers around town

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

Jesmir Varona Socías

Tato Rodríguez Vedo: a young man of his time

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

Jesmir Varona Socías

When dreams and dolls beat from the heart

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

Jesmir Varona Socías

Chichi: A survivor to tell the tale

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

Alejandro García Gutiérrez

Cisneros street: a mine of historical knowledge

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

Jesmir Varona Socías

2021 Alarife Award for a man who loves heritage

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

Legna María Caballero

For the city that inhabits us

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,

Sheila Barros Fals

Forever Tula

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.

Jesmir Varona Socías

The hero of the three mountains

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

Jesmir Varona Socías

Second Wave of COVID-19

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.

Sheila Barros Fals

A distinguished woman from Camagüey

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

Jesmir Varona Socías

The flag of honor

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

Jesmir Varona Socías

A little known man from Camagüey

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

Grupo de Divulgación OHCC

Farewell…

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

Jesmir Varona Socías

Finally December 31st

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

Jesmir Varona Socías

In order to not forget

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

Jesmir Varona Socías

Traces of a beautiful deed

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

Jesmir Varona Socías

The Lieutenant and his history

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

Jesmir Varona Socías

Christmas concert in Camagüey

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

Sheila Barros Fals

Leal, insurmountably faithful beyond a lifetime

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

Jesmir Varona Socías

Finlay’s heirs fulfill their mission

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

Jesmir Varona Socías

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A lunge of pain to Cuban sport

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

Alejandro García Gutiérrez

The ambush of Pino III and the massacre of La Caobita

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

Legna María Caballero

To Camagüey: a chronicle of so many

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