Yarismilka Marrero, project leader (left) accompanied by the grandson, great-granddaughter and great-great-grandchildren of the mambí Flores Hernández whose saber can be seen in the background.It has been shown over the centuries that the strength of thought, of will, of optimism, can successfully face the most difficult of actions. This was demonstrated this Friday in San Agustín de Aguarás, with the opening of the first exhibition of its future Hall-Museum.
The Rodeo cowboy Jorge Hernández great-grandson of the mambí Flores Hernández
There, is the genesis of the present municipality of Calixto García, there, in that hard-working town, one of the oldest in the province of Holguín, the intrepid young Yarismilka Marrero García, overflowed her passion and joined forces to form a giant band of collaborators, who in less than two months, have caused a socio-cultural birth that will be remembered for a long time.
[The children interested in the local history of their homeland. ] The children interested in the local history of their homeland.
Dozens and dozens of objects, including documents, books, photographs, medals, and clothing, ranging from the sabre of the mambí Flores Hernández, to a medal won in a national tournament by one of his great-grandsons, the Rodeo cowboy Jorge Hernández, to pots and pans where the guarapo was boiled for the production of the famous raspaduras, designed precisely by the prominent patriot in 1902, to some glasses from the same date, with a gold frame and one of the first ten televisions that entered the country, as well as a hand mixer.
[The model of "La acera de los prieto", a heritage site in the heart of San Agustín de Aguarás.] The model of "La acera de los prieto", a heritage site in the heart of San Agustín de Aguarás.
It was a day that has already entered into the annals of the cultural activity of this territory. Now the search for relics continues and the ideal place for their eternal location is located. The vast majority of the criteria heard by this server agree that the Museum-Room should be in one of the premises of the emblematic Acera de Los Prietos, one of the oldest buildings of this cult town.
