Guatemalan artists are exhibiting works dedicated to Cuba\u2019s National Hero, Jos\u00e9 Mart\u00ed, through May 29, marking the 131st anniversary of his death in battle.<\/p>\n
At the opening ceremony, Fernando Minera, secretary general of the union representing the participating artists, said the exhibition, as in previous years, seeks to exalt the universal legacy of the Apostle of Cuban independence.<\/p>\n
Mart\u00ed foresaw with prophetic clarity the shadow that emerging imperialism would cast over the rest of the continent, the painter and muralist emphasized.<\/p>\n
At the Luis Cardoza y Arag\u00f3n Hall of the National Library in the capital, Cuba\u2019s ambassador to the land of the quetzal, Nazario Fern\u00e1ndez, stressed that the Caribbean intellectual also belongs to all Latin Americans.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis moral and patriotic legacy remains with us. The continued relevance of his thought is a fundamental weapon in today\u2019s struggle, at a time when the world is being shaken by neo-colonial ambitions spreading to every corner of the planet,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The diplomat said it is important for people to know the history, the struggle of the Cuban people, and every achievement won for the benefit of those most in need.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are descendants, children of Mart\u00ed and of Commander Fidel Castro, who was his greatest disciple and who, in the year marking the centenary of the Apostle\u2019s birth, rose up against the Batista dictatorship,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou also stand with us through your solidarity, your support, and everything you do to ensure that the truth about Cuba is known,\u201d the official added.<\/p>\n
Those in attendance later toured the exhibition area, which features 13 works by members of the Plastic Arts Workers Union, including Mauro Osorio, Julio Pereira, Marselo Espino, the young Marco Antonio Fausto, and Minera himself.<\/p>\n
Mart\u00ed, who lived in this Central American country at the age of 24, from March 1877 to July 1878 \u2014 15 intense months \u2014 grasped the essence of the Mayan people and left an indelible mark on Guatemala\u2019s heart.<\/p>\n
He served as a teacher at the city\u2019s Escuela Normal para Varones, walked its streets, squares, and churches, wrote and delivered speeches, and, as if that were not enough, his son Jos\u00e9 Francisco began to grow in the womb of Carmen Zayas during that time.<\/p>\n
Translated by Luis E. Amador Dominguez<\/p>\n
Photo: Prensa Latina<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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