According to Prensa Latina, in the Paso de las Damas, in the municipality of Taguasco, the site where the Spiritus champion fought his last fight on November 18, 1896, the provincial act will take place.
Floral offerings will also be deposited in the cemetery where their remains rest; in the central park that bears his name and in front of the sculptural group in the Plaza de la Revolución Mayor General Serafín Sánchez Valdivia, all in the city of Sancti Spíritus.
Born in the fourth Cuban village on July 2, 1846, he participated in the Ten Years War (1868-1878), the so-called Little War (1879-1880) and the Necessary War (1895-1898).
Close friend and collaborator of the Cuban National Hero José Martí (1853-1895) Serafín Sánchez maintained an abundant correspondence with the Apostle.
He was a teacher, surveyor and writer, and at just 22 years of age, he led 45 men armed with shotguns.
When he died, he was 50 years old, while most of his life, along with his entire family, was devoted to the struggle to liberate his homeland from Spanish colonialism.
They have killed me, that’s nothing, keep going! Were the last words spoken 124 years ago by the brave general from Sancti Spiritus.
Martí said of him: «All of Cuba was a soldier, and he acquired just and great glory. He is a person of discretion and management of men, of absolute honesty and reserve, and as you see, he stood like a column.» Tribute to the Cuban hero on the anniversary of his fall in combat.
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