The Traveling Exhibition Room at the Jos\u00e9 Mart\u00ed National Library of Cuba will host a tribute to Fidel Castro on August 13, coinciding with the 99th anniversary of his birth.<\/p>\n
According to Professor Juan Hern\u00e1ndez Machado, National Philately Award winner in 2012, the event will begin at 10:00 a.m. and is open to anyone interested in exploring key aspects of the life and work of the Commander-in-Chief of the Cuban Revolution.<\/p>\n
Under the title \u201cJourneys of the Commander-in-Chief as Seen Through Philately<\/strong>,\u201d this presentation will kick off a series of activities designed to honor the memory of the historic leader. The program will continue through August 2026, marking the centenary of his birth.<\/p>\n Philately will serve as a unique tool to explore, through postal elements, Castro\u2019s travels to Venezuela, the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, and the United Nations headquarters. Each journey will be detailed, highlighting the objectives and experiences of these visits.<\/p>\n Professor Hern\u00e1ndez Machado added that the event will bring together philatelists, historians, literacy advocates, and veterans of the Revolution, and extends a warm invitation to students of all ages as well as anyone interested.<\/p>\n The program includes monthly presentations with the following themes: Fidel in Cuban Agricultural Development (September), Advances in Cuban Science (October), Essential: Defending National Culture (November), and The Importance of Education (December).<\/p>\n For 2026, scheduled talks include: January \u2013 The Importance of Studying History; February \u2013 The Most Important: Childhood and Youth; March \u2013 The Crucial Role of Women; April \u2013 Victory Belongs to Those Who Know How to Defend Themselves; May \u2013 Industrialization in Cuba; June \u2013 The Power of the People \u2014 That Is True Power! July \u2013 Fulfilling Our Debt to Humanity; and August \u2013 The Party and Unity: Pillars of Victory.<\/p>\n Dates for each session will be set the month prior, based on the activities of the Traveling Exhibition Room, and will be announced in due course. These events offer excellent opportunities for new generations to gain a deeper understanding of Fidel Castro\u2019s remarkable legacy.<\/p>\n Translated by Luis E. Amador Dominguez<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Traveling Exhibition Room at the Jos\u00e9 Mart\u00ed National Library of Cuba will host a tribute to Fidel Castro on August 13, coinciding with the 99th anniversary of his birth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4311,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[408],"ppma_author":[109],"class_list":["post-4310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-cuba","tag-fidel-castro-ruz"],"authors":[{"term_id":109,"user_id":0,"is_guest":1,"slug":"gilberto-gonzalez-garcia","display_name":"Gilberto Gonz\u00e1lez Garc\u00eda","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&r=g","0":null,"1":"","2":"","3":"","4":"","5":"","6":"","7":"","8":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radioenciclopedia.cu\/cultural-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radioenciclopedia.cu\/cultural-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radioenciclopedia.cu\/cultural-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioenciclopedia.cu\/cultural-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioenciclopedia.cu\/cultural-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4310"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioenciclopedia.cu\/cultural-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4310\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4312,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioenciclopedia.cu\/cultural-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4310\/revisions\/4312"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioenciclopedia.cu\/cultural-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radioenciclopedia.cu\/cultural-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioenciclopedia.cu\/cultural-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioenciclopedia.cu\/cultural-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4310"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioenciclopedia.cu\/cultural-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=4310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}