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On February 24, 1895, the struggle against Spanish colonialism resumed in Cuba, a necessary war, as Martí called it, after an intense struggle by Cubans inside and outside the island, …
Cuba:Restart of the Necessary War, February 24, 1895 Read More
The great desires of the patriots to achieve the independence of Cuba, who followed Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, after the uprising of October 10, 1868 in La Demajagua, were frustrated …
Nothing stopped the Cuban independence fighters Read More
“The Cuban war rested in the sad February”. Thus José Martí sentenced the unfortunate outcome when assessing the Pact of Zanjón, expression of the Cuban arms surrender and the approval …
The Pact of Zanjon, “peace” with no freedom Read More
How can Martí help us in these times? His journey runs through his Cuba with a greater strength for all of us. The most universal of Cubans is the moral …
Martí, a living presence in the 21st century Read More
Despite José Martí‘s constant and exhausting revolutionary activity in the preparations to continue the wars for Cuba’s independence, it is impressive how he found time to talk about the relationship …
José Martí about the relation man-nature Read More
How can Martí help us in these times? His journey runs through his Cuba with a greater strength for all of us. The most universal of all Cubans is the …
Martí, a living expression in these times Read More
The Battle of Maffo ends… From December 17 to 23, enemy aircraft missions continued to intensify, causing the greatest damage to the civilian population. On the 22nd a 500-pound bomb …
Battle of Maffo in the War of Liberation II Read More
The victory of the Liberation Army in the Battle of Maffo was decisive in the final triumph of the War of Liberation. Every military action planned by Fidel Castro against …
The Battle of Maffo and its impact in the final victory I Read More
The eternal Commander Camilo Cienfuegos Gorriarán lives and will live forever in the heart and work of every Cuban, as a permanent tribute for his exploits during the necessary war …
Camilo always alive among Cubans I Read More
Idea trenches were more powerful than stone trenches; because the Moncada taught us to turn setbacks into victories. A truth was shaking the small room of the “Saturnino Lora” hospital …
Ideas defeating stone trenches Read More