Arte y hagiografía, siglos XVI-XX

Hace 25 años, en marzo de 1988, combatientes cubanos, angolanos y namibios le propinaron una aplastante derrota al ejército sudafricano del apartheid en la batalla de Cuito Cuanavale en Angola. Esa victoria, proclamó Nelson Mandela, futuro presidente de Sudáfrica, marcó “un hito en la historia de la lucha por la liberación de África austral”. Con la victoria en Cuito Cuanavale se aseguró la soberanía de Angola. Se ganó la independencia de Namibia. La lucha revolucionaria en Sudáfrica recibió un gran impulso. Y la Revolución Cubana también se vio fortalecida. Entre 1975 y...

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Jorge Garcia Montes was born in New York, United States, on october 19, 1898. His father, Jose Maria Garcia Montes, was exiled during the war of Cuba's independence against the Spaniards. Later, he became the first Secretary of Finance in 1902 with the first President of the Republic of Cuba, Tomas Estrada Palma. He studied at the University of Havana, where he graduated with a Law degree in 1917. An eminent student, he recieved several awards, among them the Lanuza prize. Elected to the House of Representatives from the Province of Santa Clara, Garcia Montes was a member of the Liberal...