The historical date was recalled together with the 10th anniversary of the Baragua Oath, a document approved on February 19 and that reaffirmed the Cuban people’s determination to resist, struggle and win.

In the spot declared a National Monument, a wreath was place on behalf of the Cuban people at the obelisk built to pay tribute to Antonio Maceo, who on March 15, 1878, expressed his conviction of fighting without negotiating with the enemy.

During the political-cultural meeting to mark these two events, the Santiago de Cuba delegates to the upcoming 9th Congress of the Young Communists League and town residents ratified that today the new generations continue to be in combat.

Fidel Gonzalez, provincial president of the University Students Federation, underlined the patriotic ideals of Antonio Maceo while underlining the dignity, revolutionary ideas, principles of struggle, and intransigent spirit of Cubans who didn’t want peace without independence -hence today’s struggle for new social changes for the benefit of the population, with the continuous work in production tasks and the objective of being more efficient in the fulfilment of economic plans.

Lazaro Exposito, member of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party and first secretary in the province, highlighted that the inspiration to face the difficult tasks we have to tackle as part of our duty as revolutionaries lies in the example of Baragua and Maceo.

In addition, he urged to increase agricultural yields and make good use of every plot to plant food items and to save the energy, material and financial resources available.

The meeting was presided over by Misael Enamorado, member of the Politburo and of the Secretariat of the Cuban Communist Party’s Central Committee.