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The Cuban Book of Wisdom
Martí assumes glory or hell for himself and for his verse because they make up a whole, that which encompasses matter and spirit and resists leaving out anything that is part of the complex human existence.
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Jose Martí’s Havana Walk
We will try to take a tour of some of those places that had the privilege of the presence of the distinguished patriot, who for carrying a star on his forehead could only walk it for sixteen years. We will be in places that the historian “did not see”, but that can provide countless epocal data to round out the true history and formative environment of the individual.
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A place and three friends in Jose Marti’s life
There are numerous sites in Havana related to José Martí, such as the church of the Holy Angel Custodian, where he was baptized, in Compostela corner to Cuarteles; the parish church of Our Lady of […]
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Passion, writing and death in jose Martí’s “Diaries”
The iron man, Gomez, doesn’t believe or want to believe Martí’s death. On the 20th he sent Ramón Garriga, the custodian of the Diaries, with a letter addressed to Colonel Ximénes de Sandoval, to find out if “he is killed or lives with serious injury, or whatever.” The colonel “understands” Gomez that, since he is a Freezer like Martí, he is being treated as a brother, not an enemy.
NEWS
El Agua Santa returns to El Rincón
As part of the activities carried out by the National Shrine of San Lázaro, in El Rincón, on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the founding of the Villa de San Cristóbal in Havana, […]
Raul Prado: Filming the Forgotten
Interview with the filmmaker Raúl Prado, who won the SIGNIS Cuba award in the 18th. Exhibition Young ICAIC, made this April in Havana, by the fictional short film Alberto.
CULTURE
Spielberg, genius and figure (II)
It is likely that 2018 has been a memorable year for those who follow Steven Spielberg’s long-running filmography, for in just a short time viewers have had the opportunity to vibrate with that other side […]
CULTURE
Catholic footprint in the streets of Habaneras: Calle Paula
In 1731 the works of the women’s hospital and the church of Paula were completed. Before long, the hospital became considered the most important in Havana at the time, until Cirilo Villaverde mentions it in […]
SPORT
Usain Bolt’s successor is seven years old
When Jamaican Usain Bolt set the world record for 9 seconds and 58 hundredths in 2009, many of us thought that man had reached the speed limit and that the record would not be surpassed. […]
SOCIETY
The oasis of a giant gang
The Master, our José Martí, in one of the letters to María Mantilla, gave a very unique route to channel the sensibility of his beloved child. The phrase, like many of the Apostle, contains a […]