It would have not been 72 hours of the invasion of Cuba, when the revolutionary forces took the last prisoners and defeated 61 years ago today the attack on the island through Playa Giron (Bay of Pigs)»
HISTORY
January 28: José Martí’s brilliance
A new January 28th arrives to mark Cuban National Hero José Martí’s 169th birth anniversary, as his poems and words and plenty of dedicated songs fly in our schools, where he is so cherished, and elsewhere nationwide as part of an indescribable celebration»
The Last Combat of Serafín Sánchez, the Hero of the Three Wars
On November 18th, 1896, at five-fifteen in the afternoon, Major General Serafín Sánchez Valdivia was shot at Paso de Las Damas, near the city of Sancti Spíritus»
Caravan Recalling Revolution Triumph Arrives in Havana
The symbolic Victory Caravan recalling the east-to-west trip by Fidel Castro and the rebel army upon the 1959 revolutionary triumph arrives in Havana on Tuesday to conclude its nationwide trip as it happened 54 years ago.»
Statue of Pharaoh Ramses II Found in Egypt
German archaeologists have excavated a granite statue of King Ramses II, covered by sand for millions of years in an area of the Lower Egypt Sector, announced official sources.»
Batista’s Coup Found Rejection in Sancti Spiritus, Cuba
Fulgencio Batista led coup d’etat on March 10th, 1952, was openly rejected by the Cuban people. In Sancti Spiritus, the popular demonstrations were headed by workers and students.»
Facts on Churchill’s Stay in Sancti Spiritus Unveiled
Controversial and so-far ignored facts on Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill’s stay in central Cuba during the 1895 war, were explained by Lourdes Maria Mendez Vargas during a lecture delivered at Sancti Spiritus’s Jose Marti Cultural Society.»