MIAMI, United States. — Born on November 13, 1945 in Santa Clara, the Cuban patriot Marta Abreu de Estevez She is considered one of the most influential personalities in the center of the Island.
Few figures in the history of Cuba have had more impact in their hometown than Abreu had in the capital of Villarreal. His comfortable social position allowed the “great benefactor” to promote dozens of public works. She also made donations for the poorest and gave money to the mambises who were fighting against the Spanish colony.
Much of the existing heritage in Santa Clara was built in the times of Marta Abreu, in whose honor a statue was erected in Parque Vidal.
Among the great contributions of the exceptional Cuban patriot was the Teatro La Caridad, an installation that she built and donated to the city in order to collect money for more donations.
Marta Abreu de Estévez also supported the construction of works such as the Nursing Home for the care of the elderly; the San Vicente de Paúl Asylum for the poor and homeless; a shelter for poor people named El Amparo; the schools El Gran Cervantes, for black children, and Buen Viaje; the San Pedro Nolasco and Santa Rosalía schools; the Santa Clara Weather Station —which she donated with all the instruments and scientific material; the Santa Clara Fire Station, the city’s electric power plant; the Santa Clara train station; the gas factory in the province of Villa Clara; and three public laundries next to the Bélico river.
Her wealth allowed Marta Abreu to travel through Europe and the United States from a very young age, which put her in contact with key figures of her time and allowed her to appreciate the differences between the most developed countries and her own, and how difficult they had it. the Cubans. especially in small cities and inland towns.
The “great benefactor” married the lawyer and university professor from Havana Luis Estévez y Romero, also a relative of the independence cause and helper of the poor.
Marta Abreu died at her home in Paris on January 2, 1902, shortly after moving to Europe due to her husband’s poor health.
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