MADRID, Spain.- The disappearance of the Navy Journal and the first unauthorized march of the LGTBI collective, are some of the most important events that occurred on May 11 in Cuba.
1873: Major General dies in combat Ignacio Agramonte and Loynaz. He was ambushed by Spanish troops in the fields of Jimaguayú, Camagüey. At the time of his death, at only 32 years old, he had participated in more than a hundred battles.
1902: The journalist and novelist Enrique Labrado Ruiz was born in Sagua la Grande, Las Villas. His literary work includes titles such as The Labyrinth of Itself, Chimera Flesh, Dream Trailer Y the hungry blood. He was one of the founders of the Pen Club in Cuba.
1911: Cuban singer, songwriter and guitarist María Teresa Vera made her debut at the Politeama Grande theater in Havana.
1914: The writer Onelio Jorge Cardoso is born. Known as “The Major Storyteller”, he is considered the Cuban National Storyteller. Many of his works have been adapted for film and television. your story the coral horse It is included in the anthologies of Latin American literature.
1960.- Disappearance of Navy Journal. After having been in circulation for more than 100 years, it closed only a year after the triumph of the Revolution. The conservative line of the newspaper did not correspond to the ideas of the new government. Therefore, the publication closed, like the rest of the independent newspapers in the country. Between 1902 and 1959 it was considered one of the most influential periodicals. Among those who collaborated Navy Journal José Lezama Lima, Alejo Carpentier, Gastón Baquero, Manuel Navarro Luna and Leopoldo Marechal were present.
2019: First gear unauthorized of the LGTBI collective. Members of the Cuban LGBTI community, upset by the decision of CENESEX (National Center for Sex Education) to cancel the traditional parade against homophobia and transphobia, spontaneously responded to an initiative called through social networks to hold an independent march. The march was repressed by the Cuban State Security.
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