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

Certainly this virtuous and simple woman, with a lot of talent, spent nearly 20 years touring European, Latin American, North American and North African stages; reaping laurels and cheers From

On September 17th, 1912, the distinguished patriot, musician, composer, pedagogue, music critic, director of orchestras and military bands, José Ángel Marín Varona, from Camagüey, died in Havana, after an entire

On September 16th, 1895 in Jimaguayú, Camagüey, the 20 delegates who prepared and proclaimed the new Constitution for the independence of Cuba met. For the first time, the term “Republic

The pedagogical school of a new type Gone is the Institute of Secondary Education of Puerto Príncipe, of 1864. As a result of the urgency and educational needs of the

In response to the intention of providing each provincial capital with an educational institution not only of large proportions, but also a center for the specialization and preparation of its

In the depths of the Cuban East is the first of the seven founding villages, Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Baracoa, one of the most atypical regions of the

Captain Víctor Pacheco Arias, a veteran of the War of Independence, clarinetist, composer and director of musical groups, founded the insurgent Banda Libertad de Cuba in the Third Corps of

Within the Revolution, everything The word Cuba travels the world. Those who are grateful for the infinite labor of love that is the Revolution, know the keys to its history

The arrival of television in the life of the people of Camagüey meant a milestone of modernity compared to the advances in telephony, radio, cinema and other communication devices that

Walking fast in Revolution From Camagüey, Salvador Cisneros Betancourt attended his revolutionary preaching in a secret meeting held in his apartment, in New York, on November 12th, 1882. This appointment

The process of introducing colonial structures and the Spanish administration of justice in Cuba occurs gradually, from the very arrival of Christopher Columbus until the creation of the first bar

The strategist from the Sierra, from Girón, from Angola… It was one hundred years since the fall in combat of Major Ignacio Agramonte, on May 11th, 1973. In the historic

Rafael Rodríguez Agüero, Division General of Ignacio Agramonte’s cavalry, was among the 35 horsemen who together with El Mayor rescued the then Brigadier General Julio Sanguily. When the ’95 War

The strike of April 9th in Camagüey constitutes a historical fact that deserves further study to date. The failure of the same for dissimilar reasons led inexorably to an unlimited

What is known about the author of La Revolución de Yara, one of the most important works in the historiography of the campaign of the Ten Years’ War? Inquiries about

Starting from Guaimaro… Cuba Libre! On April 11th, 1869, the former Marquis of Santa Lucía, Salvador Cisneros Betancourt, was elected as president of the House of Representatives, a designation that

The surprise that Guáimaro gave Spain It has not been specified by the national historiography if the initial surprise of the celebration of the Assembly of patriots that took place

For the forge of the nation Martí stirred up political efforts from outside the Island and called on the old fighters of the glorious epic to encourage them to return

Chance allowed Father Manuel Martínez Saltage to bless the act, the same person who, together with the senior nurse José Olallo Valdés – later Blessed Father Olallo – received the

Renacimiento was a Cuban Monthly and Illustrated Social Affairs magazine born in Camagüey city in the 20th century, specifically in the year 1933. Its distinctive element was that its editorial

The bravado in those elections The political parties and politicians pushed to win seats and climb to privileged positions in the Government, adjusted to the model of the North. President

With the founding of the Patria newspaper on March 14th, 1892, José Martí not only established a communication system, but also created a platform for revolutionary action that from a

From the street of the Accounting Office of Camagüey Eugenio Sánchez y Agramonte (1865 – 1933) was born in the mezzanine house above the hall marked with no. 50 in

El Céfiro weekly was a short-lived publication, whose writer and journalist Sofía Estévez y Valdés was one of its main architects. According to the investigations carried out by the journalist

On March 5th, at half past six in the morning, Juan Gualberto Gómez Ferrer gave in to death, who did not do so before force or the flattery of comfort

Anti-slavery thinking has an outstanding moment in the Sibanicú Decree, as it is a pronouncement that evidences the criteria of the people of Camagüey and supports the proclamation issued by

First lights of books It is possible to conjecture that the first texts on catechism, rhetoric, plane geometry, astronomy, among other subjects necessary for general knowledge, the illustration of the

On February 24th, 1929, at four in the afternoon, in a context of patriotic celebrations, the Veterans center of Camagüey city led the inauguration of the Obelisk that challenges the

Salvador Cisneros Betancourt is one of the best-known figures of the independence wars. The path traveled during the process and the first years of the Republican Period allow us to

On February 10th, 1963, an active fighter for the independence of Cuba died. He reached the rank of Brigadier General for war merits. Chief of the General Staff of the

Only 10 years old and already mambí!? Bernabé Boza Sánchez was born on February 4th, 1858 in Puerto Príncipe, Camagüey. Some texts place the date in that same year, but

Aurelia Castillo was born on January 27th, 1842. Her family, of great social prestige in her hometown, educated her with the most liberal thought for women. She got married to

Ignacio Mora y de la Pera was a cultured, talkative man, respected and loved by everyone around him; of progressive and independentist ideas, which he expressed in newspapers such as

There are traces that not even her physical disappearance can erase. The merits, the stories and the anecdotes transcend from generation to generation; and in each one, there is the

Incorporation to the Great War His incorporation into the Ten Years’ War took place under the command of Augusto Arango, and together with him he occupied the town of Guáimaro.

Bolivarian Frasquito Agüero While a handful of brave principeños traveled between Colombia and Peru, at the time of meeting El Libertador Simón Bolívar in Venezuela, Frasquito Agüero Velazco from Camagüey

One of the samples that refute the version that Camagüey is a “conservative” province, was the inauguration of the first radio station. An opportunity for the locals to learn about

El Instructor General (1821), El Lince Principeño (1821), El Patriota Principeño (1822) and El Zurriago Principeño (1823) newspapers were published at the Patriotic Printing House run by José Minueses, considered

If you ask about Manuel de Jesús Valdés Urra, among lovers of Homeland History -especially of the independence wars- some will remain pensive, like those who search their memory for

Heiress to the history of struggles There were not a few women from the city of Puerto Príncipe who seemed to follow the patriotic and rebellious tradition of the principeños

The Day of Latin American Medicine was ratified at the XIV International Congress of Medicine held in Rome in 1954. Its origin is a recognition of the work of the

In 1916, Cruz Angulo Verdesi became the first black woman to graduate with a PhD in Medicine from the University of Havana. She defied limits, discrimination, prejudice, poverty and established

The historic honor to Finlay One of the first stays of Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar in Camagüey city occurred when he was a young man. He had just suffered a

Women in the patriotic vanguard Long-standing in the conspiracy of Rayos y Soles de Bolívar for the independence of the Greater Antilles was the ordinary mayor Lic. Manuel de Jesús

Enrique José Varona is one of the most important Cuban intellectuals. His incorporation and brief participation in the Great War, as a Deputy before the Spanish Courts, his links to

Arrival of the invading column at La Matilde farm Commanded by the Bronze Titan, the invading column arrives at La Matilde. The place had been converted into a colonial barracks