CubaPLUS Magazine

It was born with the name of Plaza Cívica in the enclave of the old hill of the Catalans in Havana, in an area destined to become a road node of Modern Havana that burst into the established 20th century.

Known today as Plaza de Revolución José Martí, name given in justice since 1961, its beautiful design responded to the creativity of the architect Aquiles Maza and the sculptor Juan José Sicre, winners of a competition that dictated their decision in 1943 to pay tribute to the Apostle. There were two more well-deserved awards for the designers of the National Library and the symbolic obelisk or tower.

The statue of Martí is 18 meters high, and it is history that the marble used in the work comes from a site near the El Abra farm, in what is today Isle of Youth, where the teenager Pepe Martí was able to heal his wounds, physical to a large extent, after leaving the Canteras de San Lázaro prison. The monument has an interior elevator, a staircase with 579 steps and a viewpoint at the top that allows you to see the city at a distance of up to 60 kilometers. They are part of the complex that surrounds the historic Plaza, areas that reproduce the images of the Heroic Guerrilla Ernesto Che Guevara, at the headquarters of the Ministry of the Interior, and of the Lord of the Vanguard Camilo Cienfuegos in that of the Ministry of Communications

Likewise, since January 28, 1996, it has had the significant Memorial José Martí, located at the base of the tower, whose summit is the highest point of the capital. Five rooms each located at the tips of the enormous star, housed in its interior base, headquarters of exhibitions, and important events of historical, political and cultural significance. But, above all, the Plaza de la Revolución is famous and popular, more than just very functional and central public road within the neighborhood of El Vedado, because It has been the venue for massive events with massive attendance, colorful parades for May Day and political and cultural events of enormous importance connotation, including the famous speeches given there for years by leader Fidel Castro, before thousands of electrified Cubans.

Plaza de la Revolución or Parque Céspedes, in Bayamo The natives of Bayamo, hometown of the Father of the Nation, Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, the initiator of the first Cuban independence campaign, say that Plaza de la Revolución was one of the oldest names the Park had. Céspedes, since the epicenter of the conspiracy was located on properties of the anti-imperialist revolutionary, in front of the hero's house and other buildings important of that city. It was also called Plaza de la Constitución, Plaza de Isabel Segunda and Plaza de Balmaseda during Spanish rule. However, always highlighting its value within those core historical events, once reshaped by modern life in the form of rectangular quadrilateral, equipped with benches, interior corridors and leafy trees It also began to be called Céspedes Park, when in its center a statue of the hero was placed. Honor is also deservedly paid there to Perucho Figueredo, patriot distinguished and author of the Cuban National Anthem, native of that beautiful southeastern city that is Bayamo. A very popular place for the Bayamese people and a point of celebration, typical of the old town, one of Cuba's heritage sites, is in the center of the modern city, rebuilt after the patriotic fire caused by its inhabitants on January 12, 1869.

Ignacio Agramonte Revolution Square, in Camagüey, home to transcendent events like all its kind, the Plaza is located in the historic center of the city of Camagüey, Heritage of Humanity. Events of a political and cultural nature are usually held there. In Its origins there was a suburban country house from the mid-19th century. There stands a monumental complex that pays tribute to Major General Ignacio Agramonte and Loynaz, outstanding hero of our first independence war, a son of that beautiful city and other illustrious sons of the enclave. Officially inaugurated in July 1989, in addition to the sculptures it has a grandstand and concentration area, with capacity for more than 100,000 people and the Fountain of the Latin American Flags, which represents the unity of the Cuban Revolution and the people of that area.