The historic community, located nearly 800 kilometers from the capital Havana is well known internationally for its history and its beauty, marked by a refined wood architecture prevailing in the place, which expands along 26 hectares of land.

Biran was declared National Monument in 2009 due to its historic and natural values and it is carefully preserved in its original morphology. The community treasures facilities and some 1,175 objects considered of exceptional value according to the resolution issued by the National Heritage Council when the town received its patrimonial distinction.

The homes and other facilities in the community, hometown of Revolution leader Fidel Castro and President Raul Castro, were built between 1914 and 1917. In this Cuban settlement, the Castro family inherited the liberty flame that two of its children took to the Sierra Maestra Mountain Range and earlier to the assault on the Moncada barracks in Santiago de Cuba.

In the context of celebrations for the actions of July 26, 1953, Biran once again reveals itself in the eyes of Cubans with passages of history and its ever-lasting links to some of those who wrote crucial chapters in the history of Cuba.

This is an English version of the Spanish original “Birán, semilla y refugio del 26” by Alfredo Carralero Hernández