They work on the compilation of the Complete Works of Máximo Gómez

June 8, 2018

The Institute of History of Cuba is working on the compilation of the Complete Works of Máximo Gómez, in more than 30 volumes, which will be an important revelation, announced today in this capital, Doctor René González Barrios, president of that institution.

González Barrios spoke at the traditional dialogue and debate forum Culture and Nation, held at the headquarters of the José Martí Cultural Society, where the book Máximo Gómez. Utopia and Reality of a Republic, by Doctor of Historical Sciences Yoel Cordoví Núñez, was also presented.

Before academics, professors and students, he emphasized that the critical edition of the Generalissimo's Campaign Diary is almost ready, and with this it is intended to consult documents that refer to what he experienced from 1898 to 1905, when the war of independence ended and the North American intervention began in the largest of the Antilles.

The president of the Institute of History pointed out that the works that allude to who became General in Chief of the Liberating Army have set a precedent in Cuban historiography; however, until now there is no complete biography that fundamentally encompasses the non-military Gómez, civic, political and statesman, he expressed.

It is therefore appropriate to present in this Culture and Nation forum the book by Doctor of Historical Sciences Yoel Cordoví Núñez, said González Barrios when commenting on the text.

Its author highlighted the need to show the notable figure with flaws and virtues, so he invited people to discover the links and clashes he had with José Martí, who "dedicated himself to making Gómez think about the complexities that existed in the way of making the Revolution".

According to Cordoví Núñez, in the Generalissimo's personal collection there are around seven thousand documents, of which 500 were written by him during the postwar period, which allows us to know his thinking and actions during that period and conclude that he did not assume a passive attitude toward North American intervention.

The meeting was also attended by Ernesto Chávez Hernández, an official from the Venezuelan embassy; Juan José Buitrago, ambassador of Spain; Héctor Hernández Pardo and René González, first vice president and vice president of the José Martí Cultural Society, respectively, and Ana Sánchez, director of the Center for Martí Studies, among others.

Source: CubaSi