News from Contramaestre, Cuba and the World
Contramaestre held this Wednesday its 2nd May Day Plenary in order to organize the May 1st parade, suspended throughout the country due to weather events, and planned for Friday, May …
Contramestre held 2nd Plenary Session for postponed May Day Read More
In the afternoon of April 28, a cultural gala took place in the Jesús Rabí Park in the city of Contramaestre to celebrate May Day, International Workers’ Day, with the …
Contramaestre with enthusiasm towards May Day Read More
In Cuba, Language Day is celebrated to pay tribute to the quintessential exponent of Spanish, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, author of “El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha”, an …
April 23, International Language Day: Saving languages Read More
The 32nd edition of the International Book Fair took place this Wednesday in the city of Contramaestre, with the presence of local intellectuals and artists who enlivened this important cultural …
Contramaestre held its Book Fair Read More
In 1982, ICOMOS established April 18 as the International Day for Museums and Sites, and UNESCO adopted it during its 22nd General Conference. Each year, on the occasion of this …
International Museum Day: Preserving History and Culture Read More
On April 16, 1961, while speaking at the mourning farewell ceremony for those who had fallen as a result of an artful attack by planes from abroad on several Cuban …
The Declaration of the socialist character of the Cuban Revolution Read More
In the journey from Cajobabo to Dos Ríos José Martí mentions more than once the Contramaestre River, narrating his pilgrimage through these then narrow areas. The people from Contramaestre feel …
The Contramaestre River in José Martí’s crossing from Cajobabo to Dos Ríos Read More
The uniqueness of the Cuban Revolution is an inheritance that comes to us as a result of the independentist ideals that emerged as a response to the need for freedom …
Cuban Revolutionary Party, singularity still in force Read More
José Martí was the Uruguay representative at the International Monetary Conference that took place under the auspices of the US government from 7 January to 8 April 1891 in Washington. …
José Martí at the International Monetary Conference in 1891 Read More
The people in Contramaestre, municipality of Santiago de Cuba, cast their votes for none, one, two or the three candidates for the Cuban Parliament. Humberto Borges stated that he cast …
Democracy, the basis for the Cuban election system Read More