News from Contramaestre, Cuba and the World
Perhaps Jesús Menendez never thought he had one-way-ticket to Manzanillo, leaving a trail of pain in the Cuban sugar cane fields that still mourns his absence. To the sugar world …
Jesús Menéndez: An Iron Captain Read More
The Sierra Maestra immortalized them by embracing their first victory; there was plenty of courage in the brave chest of a handful of men who bet on freedom. The battle …
The Combat of La Plata: the first victory of the Rebel Army Read More
Rubén Martínez Villena was a Cuban poet and revolutionary whose words and actions continue to inspire the Cuban Revolution. He was known for his early work as a poet, but …
Ruben Martinez Villena, living and revolutionary word Read More
Celia Sanchez Manduley is still remembered as the first woman of the Rebel Army, as the extraordinary heroine of the clandestine combats, as the most perfumed flower of the Cuban …
Celia Sanchez, the first woman of the Rebel Army Read More
January 8, 1959 witnessed one of the most prominent events in the history of Cuba: the triumphal entry of the Caravan of Freedom into Havana, symbolizing the final victory of …
The Caravan of Freedom: the journey of a country towards its dream Read More
On January 2, 1959 Contramaestre had the luxury of seeing the Caravan of Freedom pass towards Havana after having departed early in the morning from Santiago de Cuba, with the …
The Freedom Caravan with its eternal flame Read More
During the battle for the surrender of the troops of the dictatorship stationed in the warehouses of the Banco de Fomento Agrícola e Industrial de Cuba (BANFAIC) in Maffo, the …
Fidel Castro plans the seizure of Palma Soriano Read More
At the height of December 25, 1958, the command of the Batista tyranny in Cuba, was stubborn in a useless resistance to the attacks of the Liberation Army on its …
Maffo celebrates Christmas under gunfire and mourning Read More
It is December 24, 1958. All Cuba celebrates Christmas Eve and the humanitarian feelings present in the Liberation Army propitiate a truce for the troops of the dictatorship in Maffo, …
Christmas Eve and the Battle of Maffo Read More
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