News from Contramaestre, Cuba and the World
The battle for the capture of Maffo continued its uninterrupted course during the day December 23, 1958 dawned with the gunfire of the troops of the Tercer Frente (3rd Front) …
The saddest day of the Battle of Maffo Read More
Ten years after his physical disappearance, the eternal Commander of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, it is worth to remember the vision that Che had of his leader and companion …
Fidel in Che’s vision Read More
The traditional pilgrimage on December 7, Operation Tribute Day and in homage to the Bronze Titan Antonio Maceo, who fell on this same day in 1896, took place with a …
Contramaestre pays homage to Operation Tribute and to Antonio Maceo Read More
With the conviction of being free or martyrs, those men disembarked after a risky voyage on the Granma Yacht . Eighty-two expedition members left Tuxpan behind to become history, without …
Landing of the Granma: Guarantee of Revolution and Homeland Read More
A cowardly end still lingers in the history of Cuba as an open wound. Blindfolded, hands tied and eight medical students executed is the crime that extinguished the joy of …
The wrath of injustice killed eight medical students Read More
Our eternal Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro always honored with his revolutionary work the legacy of the heroes of the homeland, to whom he constantly referred in his speeches, among whom General …
Fidel Castro’s cult of Máximo Gómez Read More
Máximo Gómez Báez, of Dominican nationality, was a tireless and unconditional soldier, committed to the struggle against oppression and dependence. At only 16 years of age, in 1855 he stood …
Máximo Gómez, the great military strategist Read More
The first attack by the mambises on Cuba with machetes was a turning point in the country’s history. The Spanish troops were terrifying. Máximo Gómez planned the great rebellion. Pino …
To the Machete! Read More
Camilo Cienfuegos‘ impetuousness, revolutionary spirit, and joviality continue to lead the Cuban people along the paths of freedom and sovereignty that he helped to conquer under the leadership of Commander-in-Chief …
Camilo Cienfuegos provides guidance to ensure success Read More
The story of the little hero who survived Hurricane Oscar touches many children in Contramaestre, who these days are searching among their belongings for various clothes and items to help …
Am I doing well, Camilo? Read More