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 60 years a relic of the nation said her last goodbye. But also like the candle itself, she enlightened her entire family with her convictions, to which she left the best inheritance: love for the country.
Eva
Living up to 100 years is rare and always the object of our admiration, even more curious is to surpass them and celebrate 110, as it happened on September 7th, 2020, with Eva de Miranda, the daughter of Mambí Don Agustín de Miranda, who was in charge to keep a relic related to the Constitution of Guáimaro, and to talk about it to her heirs.
His years no longer allowed her to dialogue, his daughter Noris, fulfilling the family will, contacted us out to share this beautiful story, which some time ago we published about “his holy treasure of the country” referring to a brick that belonged to the original house where the Constitution of Guaimaro was signed and also some documents about her father, who offered a dignified burial to Joaquín de Agüero and his compatriot Miguel Benavides.
Eva lived proud of her lineage and taught to love the country, not only her descendants, but everyone who was close to her, because her gifts for crafts allowed her to share with several generations.
By putting out her 110 candles, the mambí’s daughter not only honored the memory of her father and that of Cuba, but also offered a beautiful life lesson, because without a doubt she was very happy with her ideals and left her family a home of honor and devotion to history.
Today she said goodbye
Around noon on February 26th, she said goodbye to us, her spirituality and values will keep her alive among her family and friends, because she sowed good and love this land so much, that from her new destination she will be attentive to the sacred future that this island deserves, for which her mambí father fought, the one that she honored with her dignified actions for more than a century, until her last bread.
Translated by: Aileen Álvarez García
