He was a Cuban revolutionary with a long political history. He stood out for being a man of action and thought, who advocated since his youth for the realization of the Revolution.In the municipality of Marianao, he developed a good part of his political life. Its streets keep countless memories and anecdotes of his battles, which have made him worthy of being recognized as a distinguished patriot of this territory. Second in command of the expedition of the Granma Yacht, he was assassinated by the troops of the Batista regime days after the disembarkation, on December 15, 1956.

Marianao

It is one of the 15 municipalities that make up the province of Havana.  It has an area of 21 comma 69 square kilometers. It has a rich history marked by relevant cultural, political, social and economic events. Marianao is a mostly flat region, with some slightly broken areas, being its highest elevation the Novo quarry. The territory is eminently urban.

Expedition of the Granma Yacht

A total of 82 expedition members led by Fidel Castro left the Mexican port of Tuxpan for Cuba aboard the small yacht Granma in the early morning of November 25, 1956. After a seven-day voyage, they arrived and disembarked on the southeastern coast of the Cuban territory, near Las Coloradas Beach, on December 2, 1956.