Plaza de la Revolución, Holguín
Get to know the Plaza de la Revolución de Holguín, a spot where the Cuban war heroes are being commemorated
The Plaza de la Revolución of Holguín is a monument reminiscing all those who fought for the freedom of Cuba, a special place of political and historical interest in a city that was always involved in wars of the country.
The square was opened in 1979 and declared as a Monumento Nacional (National Monument) in 1991, remarkable for storing numerous monuments, all of them dedicated to war heroes. Visually the most important is the one that is located in the centre, a monument made of frieze representing the village’s fight over history.
However, this park is mainly known for preserving the remains of Major General Calixto García and his mother Lucía Íñiguez, a great patriot, in a special mausoleum. Among them 17 palm trees honour other Holguín generals who died in the independence wars.
At the Bosque de los Héroes (Heroes’ Forest) occupying around 50,000 m2, inside it as well, you can find two more monuments: the Pascuas Sangrientas, in commemoration of a tragic incident during Batista’s dictatorship in 1956, and another in honour of a sugar workers’ leader Jesús Menéndez.
This spot has turned into a political centre of Holguín city where different mass marches take place, like the one on Workers’ Day. Also, it is a place where you can be entertained by the best concerts in the area.
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Location:
Avenida XX Aniversario y Avenida Dimitrov, Reparto Plaza de la Revolución, Holguín
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Holguín
City of Holguín
What to see:
- Holguín Cathedral
- Parque Peralta
- Parque Calixto García
- Biblioteca Álex Urquiola
- Parque Céspedes
- Iglesia de San José
- Plaza de la Marqueta
- Plaza de la Revolución Calixto García
- La Loma de la Cruz
- Fábrica de Órganos
- Mirador de Mayabe
Museums:
Gíbara
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Museums:
- Museo de Historia Natural
- Museo de Historia Municipal
- Museo de Artes Decorativas
- Galería Cosme Proenza
Beaches:
Banes
What to see:
- Guardalavaca
- Parque Natural Cristóbal Colón
- Sitio Histórico de Birán
- Acuario de Cayo Naranjo
- Bioparque Rocazul
- Parque Nacional Monumento Bariay
- Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Caridad
- Locomotora a vapor 964
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