The Royal Jail Santiago de Cuba

Discover the old Royal Jail of Santiago de Cuba, nowadays the repository of the history of the city

The Royal Jail of Santiago de Cuba is a place of great historical relevance for having passed through its cells essential personalities for the future of the Cuban nation and that today. Although it no longer fulfills prison functions, it is still the home of history.

It was built where the first church in Santiago de Cuba, the Antigua Iglesia de Santa Catalina, had previously stood in 1845, and since then prisoners of all kinds have been imprisoned here. Among the most relevant we find Perucho Figueredo, author of the National Anthem, and Emilio Bacardi Moreau.

In the 20th century, it became a Provincial Prison of the East and later a Bivouac that would be used by many young revolutionaries, including Frank País, the Moncada assailants, and Fidel Castro himself.

At present, the building houses the Municipal Archive and the Headquarters of the Office of the City Historian. So although in a very different way, it continues to be a point of reference in the history of the city and the country, a must-see for everyone who wants to know more about the events that have marked Santiago de Cuba.

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Located:

Heredia Street, number 302, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.

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