In ancient history, the use of the shield played an essential role. In the old continent it was used fundamentally to distinguish the lineage of numerous families, from the nobility

In the old Ingenio Oriente in the vicinity of Sibanicú, Ignacio Agramonte joins the Camagüeyan independence forces; and so he begins the journey that led him to become one of

The Camagüeyan writer Emilio Ballagas Cubeñas stands out not only for his search for purity and perfection in his style in poetry, but also for his analysis from the essay

With 53 majors, more than 110 thousand graduates and 14 lines of research, the University of Camagüey Ignacio Agramonte y Loynaz (UC) leads eight innovation programs, in correspondence with the

The Cuban independence process had in Camagüey the support of many men who did not hesitate to step forward and meet the demands of the moment. One of them was

The uprising of Las Clavellinas marked the beginning of the militarily organized entry of Camagüey into the Ten Years’ War of Independence, an action that constituted a transcendental bastion for

Yaya’s house and history Between October 11th and 12th, 1895, July 2nd, 1896, September 1st to 7th of that year, and November 9th, 1896, in the land that surrounded the

By: María del Carmen Alemán Vázquez What do the studies of pieces in zooarchaeology contribute? The study of superstructural elements that were part of the spiritual culture in individuals who

The written word returns to transcend in Camagüey. This time from the work of one of his sons, José Ramón Betancourt, a traditional writer, a graduate in Civil Law, orator,

Eduardo Agramonte Piña, a patriot from Camagüey with an uncompromising pro-independence stance, participated in various combative actions. He is the author of the bugle calls “Diana mambisa” and “A Degüello”,

Por: Martín Méndez Noya The house located in Independencia Street # 128, on the corner of Cuerno alley, is a building whose date of construction presumably dates from the mid-19th

October 10th, 1868 officially marks the beginning of the emancipatory journey of the Cuban people. Carlos Manuel de Céspedes would take the transcendental step that the moment needed; while in

On October 10th, 1895, the Third Corps of Camagüey was handed over to José Ma. Rodríguez (Mayía). General in Chief Máximo Gómez appointed him chief of his General Staff. José

The declarations as National Monuments of the Historic Center of Camagüey city, Las Clavellinas Historic Site, the Birthplace of Ignacio Agramonte and the San Juan de Dios square and hospital,

Creole Enlightenment and the New Homeland It was the body of professors who were members of the so-called «Principal Enlightenment», for other Creole, -and this was not of little significance

Aniceto Recio Pedroso, mambí of the three wars of independence, was one of the 35 centaurs who on October 8th, 1871 carried out the rescue of Brigadier Julio Sanguily. He

The revolutionary victory led to the application of various actions to comply with the problems set forth in Fidel Castro’s historic claim of self-defense during the trials for the Assault

The outstanding fencer Inés Luaces Sánchez, a Stomatology student at the University of Havana, was 21 years old when the CU-455 aircraft perversely exploded in mid-flight on October 6th, 1976.

The urban and toponymic transformations produced over the years in Camagüey city, allow not only a contextual reading of its evolution, but also to interpret the city codes from a

Captain Rosa Castellanos, La Bayamesa, saved many lives as a nurse and midwife; she maintained at her expense and under her sole responsibility a blood hospital. Because of her character

The first of the Chinese associations It would be on September 21st, 1910 that the first of the associations or clubs of Chinese immigrants would be officially constituted in Camagüey

By: Karen María Hernández Rodríguez In Cuba, every September 17th, the Archaeologist’s Day is celebrated, the date on which the National Archeology Commission was established in 1937 at the Montané

Signed on September 16th, 1895 in the fields of Jimaguayú, as a tribute to the patriot Ignacio Agramonte, this constitution established the Government Council as the supreme authority of the

Beyond a musical ensemble made up of a large number of wind and percussion instruments, the Camagüey Music Band plays distinctive roles from the musical thought. It stands out in

Several dilemmas surround The festivities of Charity in Camagüey city short short, since its shooting date appears in several bibliographies as September 14th, but the year is disputed between 1908

Among the professions that Manuel Ramón Silva Zayas exercised is that of a professor, a job that gave him even more prestige in the society and people of Camagüey. His

Camagüey had many distinguished schools that have marked the presence of teachers, students or the architectural space where these schools were built, some still retain their educational functions, others, unfortunately,

In the first months of 1959, the unitary process of the Cuban female sector was carried out; since several such organizations existed at the time of the triumph; while others

From the very beginning of its foundation, on August 22nd, 1961, the National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC, by its acronym in Spanish), became one of the

By: Karen María Hernández Rodríguez The aborigines in Cuba used tobacco and other hallucinogenic substances for religious reasons, healing functions and inhalation. With the arrival of the Spaniards on the

On August 17th, 1870, Pedro (Perucho) Figueredo Cisneros, the author of La Bayamesa, our National Anthem, was shot in Santiago de Cuba by Spanish forces. Arrest Weak and ill with

Joaquín Agüero Agüero, belonged to one of the most important families in Camagüey, with solid parental relationships that distinguished them from the first anti-colonial manifestations. The historian Elda Cento Gómez

The death of a person is always an opportunity to remember her life, and if she is one of the most notable female writers in Camagüey, the cradle of Cuban

With no shoes, no coaches, no training schedule, no snatch techniques… and with a lot of stomach discomfort, Cuban Rafael Fortún Chacón made a pact with speed and courage to

Here I must say that I studied high school, along with my brother Francisco (a little over a year younger than me) at the night academy of Professor Tomás Vélez,…

Prelate Pedro Agustín Morell de Santa Cruz y de Lora is considered the first historian of the Island. He consciously demonstrated the need to create a historical memory of Cuban

If you visit the Interpretation Center of the Heritage City, or as the inhabitants of the terroir commonly call it, the Model of the city, you will inquire between astonishment

On the morning of Santa Ana, in the birthplace of Céspedes and Perucho Figueredo, a group of young people, simultaneously with the assault on the Moncada barracks in Santiago de

In the letter from Major Agramonte to Colonel Manuel Agramonte Porro and Commander Antonio Rodríguez, he pointed out to them: «Everyone march by mutual agreement on the night of the

Julio Antonio Mella and Olivia Margarita Zaldívar (Olivín) met in the actions of the UH’s avant-garde youth. She from Camagüey, he from Havana, both law students and student leaders fell

Lis was a literary, artistic and social magazine, founded, directed and designed by Nicolás Guillén Batista. It had an ephemeral existence of 18 numbers that were published during ten years.

On July 4th, 1851, Narciso López landed in Cuba. This date was also set by the Sociedad Libertadora for the general uprising. The symbolism of the independence of the Thirteen

The Musical Center education and recreation association is inserted in a context where the musical tradition in Camagüey is indisputable, as the researcher Verónica Hernández rightly argues, since in the

The contribution of Juan Cristóbal Napoles Fajardo, “El Cucalambé” to the history of Cuban literature is unquestionable, since he represented in his work an important part of the cultural essence

Camagüey is a privileged land in the field of letters, having to its credit important names that transcend the regional sphere. Such is the case of Esteban Borrero Echeverría, whose

The Circular Campaign in Camagüey executed by Máximo Gómez, was one of the two basic operations that made possible the concentration, formation and advance of the invading contingent during the

Máximo Gómez was immersed in exercising his political influence to prevent the presidential re-election of Tomás Estrada Palma, when death surprised him on June 17th, 1905. To do so, he

Honor, is the perfect code of the character of Antonio Maceo Grajales. Only his merits validated him to move from the humblest position of soldier to the highest: General. Brave

The pride of the people of Camagüey forces the telling of stories and legends that sometimes unusual, others very witty and sometimes with a halo of mystery, can collude to

I Francisco Agüero and Duque Estrada, El Solitario, a well-known poet from Camagüey, who had several descendants, including Esteban, Brígida, Concha, Ángela and Francisco, who also stood out in the