Guantánamo.- A delegation from Guantánamo, made up of a dozen renowned researchers, shares valuable studies during the Twenty-Sixth National History Congress, taking place from October 13 to 15 in the province of Las Tunas, in the eastern region of Cuba, where participants also pay tribute to the 130th anniversary of the Resumption of the War of Independence and the death in combat of José Martí, the National Heroe.
Guantanamo residents, along with around one hundred delegates and guests at the Congress sponsored by the Union of Cuban Historians (UNHIC), will present the results of their research in the working committees, which comprise the historiography from a political, ideological, social, economic, archaeological, and cultural perspective, as well as the teaching of history at different levels of education.
The academic event includes a section for university students majoring in Marxism and History, in which Guantánamo is represented by Rosa Rosja Aguilera, a fourth-year student who will discuss the ethical thinking of Fidel Castro and its impact on education.
The program for the National History Congress also highlights the idealistic and Latin American legacy of the leader of the Revolution on the centenary of his birth.
The event, which brings together academics from all over the country every two years, will be held in Guantánamo in 2027, a commitment made by the provincial branch of UNHIC and its president, the MSC. Vivian Díaz Bardají, leading the delegation.
She says that they expect to have a will a high-level meeting that will defend local development and the nation’s overall history, in order to have an impact on contemporary society and future generations.
