Society

Eduardo Facciolo Alba

He was born in the town of Regla

Enrique de la Osa Perdomo

Cuban journalist, poet, politician, and professor

Jorge Enrique Mendoza Reboredo

Teacher, soldier, journalist, historian and tireless propagandist of the Revolution

Huber Matos Benítez

Cuban counterrevolutionary

Manuel Piñeiro Lozada

Barbarroja

Fighter who was part of Column No

Eutimio Falla Bonet

A multimillionaire from Villa Clara who amassed an important fortune and later dedicated himself to philanthropy, financing the remodeling of monuments and temples especially in Villa Clara

Ramiro Valdés Galarraga

Cuban professor and writer, considered one of the most thorough scholars of José Martí

Francisco Carrillo Morales

Major General of the Cuban Liberating Army

Pelayo Cuervo Navarro

Cuban politician, brilliant lawyer and distinguished parliamentarian

Gabriela de la Como Caridad Azcuy Labrador

Captain of the Liberating Army in the struggles for Cuba's independence

Francisco Aguero Velasco

Frasquito

One of the main leaders in the independence conspiracies that arose in Santa María del Puerto del Príncipe and Nuevitas in 1822 and 1823

Mariano Gumersindo Sánchez Vaillant

Fighter in the struggles for Cuba's independence, member of the Liberation Army who achieved the rank of Brigadier General

José Guillermo Moncada Veranes

Guillermón Moncada

This Giant of Ebony who took to the mountains with a group of companions when Carlos Manuel de Céspedes issued the cry for independence in October 1868, participated in all the important actions of the ...

Antonio Medina Céspedes

The first Black teacher in Cuba

Francisco Adolfo Crombet Tejera

Flor Crombet

Cuban patriot and fighter in the three independence wars

Enrique Piñeyro

Cuban historiographer, critic and essayist

Luis Ayestarán Moliner

Colonel of the Liberation Army

César Escalante Dellundé

Communist leader who dedicated his entire life to the cause of national liberation and socialism

Emilio del Real Tejera

A prominent public figure from Cienfuegos, a renowned lawyer and sports enthusiast, became, as a lawyer, a consultant to the principal commercial firms of the city, and as a sportsman, one of the best ...

Eliseo Reyes Rodríguez

Capitán San Luis, Rolando

He was a young man who knew how to answer the call of his homeland

Francisco Wilfredo Calderío López

Blas Roca

Cuban politician with communist ideology, who for many years served as Secretary General of the Popular Socialist Party (Cuba) and of the 1st Communist Party of Cuba, coming to represent it in the Chamber ...

Ramiro Valdés Menéndez

Cuban revolutionary combatant, Hero of the Republic of Cuba and Commander of the Revolution

Carlos Muñiz Varela

Young Cuban who emigrated as a child to the United States during Operation Peter Pan

Gaspar Betancourt Cisneros

Lugareño

Gaspar Betancourt Cisneros, El Lugareño, always demonstrated a profound dialectical concern for the country's economic management and a firm vocation to serve the interests of the homeland

Carlos Gabriel García Vélez

Brigadier of the Cuban Libertador Army, son of Major General Calixto García Íñiguez

Luis Orlando Pantoja Veitía

Pantoja

Due to his work as a journalist and broadcaster, he has become a personality of culture and history in our country

José Miró Argenter

Major General of the Liberating Army, historical chronicler and journalist

Federico Augusto Incháustegui Cabrera

Brigadier General and physician of the Cuban Liberation Army

Fructuoso Rodríguez

Native of Santo Domingo, Villa Clara, Cuba, he was a Cuban revolutionary

Néstor Carbonell Rivero

Leonel, X, Tartaria, Carlos de Yolanda

Cuban writer, historian, and lawyer who collaborated in various publications of his time

Ibrahim Irenio Hidalgo Paz

Doctor of Historical Sciences and Researcher

Luis Francisco Beiro Álvarez

He graduated as a Bachelor of Laws from the Universidad de La Habana (1975)

Javier de la Vega Basulto

Patriot of the independence wars

Guillermo Isaías Sardiñas Menéndez

Padre Sardiñas, Padre de la Sotana Verde Olivo

The Catholic priest and commander of the Rebel Army was born in the town of Sagua La Grande, in the central region of Cuba, son of a modest Catholic family

Antonio Briones Montoto

Tony

During the insurrectional stage, while still a student, Antonio Briones Montoto actively participated in Action and Sabotage of the Movement 26 of July

María Escobar Laredo

La Coronela

Collaborator of the Cuban Liberation Army during the War of '95

Alberto Pozo Fernández

Pozo

An experienced journalist in economic and opinion matters who was awarded in 1999 the José Martí National Journalism Prize for his lifetime work

José Morales Lemus

Cuban lawyer and politician

Paulina Hernández Hernández

La Madre Negra de Martí, Paulina Pedroso

She was born in Consolacion del Sur, Pinar del Rio, and in 1888 she married Ruperto Pedroso

Pedro Antonio Díaz Molina

He participated in the Ten Years' War, the Little War, and the War of '95

Carmen Rita Alfonso Hernández

Journalist of recognized prestige

Felipe Blanco Hernández

He was born in Isla de Pinos, a figure closely linked to Pineran folklore and its history

Calixto García Enamorado

Brigadier General of the Cuban Liberating Army

Edelmira Ignacia Adriana Sampredro Robato

Condesa de Covadonga, La Puchunga

Condesa de Covadonga was born in Sagua la Grande and died in Coral Gables, Miami (Florida)