Due to Celia Sánchez Manduley´s initiative the office for historical affairs was  created  in  Havana in 1964.  It is located in the headquarters of  Línea street between 10 and 12 in Vedado town in the municipality of Plaza de la Revolución. This center is aimed to the preservation and restoration of historical documents which belong to the insurrectionist struggle in Cuba. Since its creation this place has been the center that compiles and preserves most of  the documentation values of Cuban history in the second half of the 20th century. 

Celia Sánchez Manduley

Celia Sánchez Manduley died in Havana on January 11, 1980. She was identified as the most beautiful and autochthonous  flower of the Revolution.  Celia was a constant fighter and revolutionary leader and the first woman who enrolled The Rebellious  Army  in the year 1957. After January 1st , 1959,  Celia worked intensely and with great commitment for the development and the defense of the Revolution. She was constantly in contact with the people. In 1964, she was appointed secretary of the presidency and the Council of States.  The following year she became a member of The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and in the first congress of the organization which took place in1975, that condition was endorsed. In 1976 she was elected deputy to the National Assembly of People Power and secretary of the Council of State.