In the solemn ceremony, Raul was accompanied by Commander of the Revolution Ramiro Valdes Menendez and by Osmany Cienfuegos Gorriaran, brother of Commander Camilo Cienfuegos – also known as the Hero of Yaguajay.

The mausoleum was built in the same place where revolutionary rebel troops seized the army barracks of Batista’s tyranny in December 1958. The ceremony was carried out with military honors as it included the inhumation of 44 members of the guerrilla front who died in combat during the independence struggle or after the triumph of the Revolution in 1959.

Also present in the ceremony was First Vice President Jose Ramon Machado Ventura as well as members of the Politburo of Cuba’s Communist Party, top officials of the Revolutionary Armed Forces and the Interior Ministry, a group of combatants of the Northern Front and local people.

The inhumation ceremony was led by floral wreaths from the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, from President Raul Castro, and from the People of Cuba.

After placing a flower before the niche dedicated to Commander Camilo Cienfuegos, Raul and other leaders of the Revolution spoke with relatives of the revolutionary guerrillas.