A monument with a woman’s name

May, 2015.- The city environment is mixed with the peace of the space embraced to stairs that immerse the visitor in a memorable passage of the Cuban and local  history.

Anyone who decides to storm the patriotic steps notices the depth of the monument created by the sculptor Enrique Angulo and the architect Augusto Rivero with the assistance of Juan Quintanilla (sculptor), the engineers Mario Duran and Tomas Horta, the technicians Alfredo Perez, Gabriel Suarez and Aurelio Medina and the foundry worker Hipólito Nodarse.

The Mausoleum Ana Betancourt de Mora, in Guaimaro,  unveiled on  'April 10, 1982 ', with the presence of the heroine of  La Sierra, the unforgettable Cuban Vilma Espin Guillois , extols the architectural splendor of a city located in the easternmost region of Camagüey, which is declared historic, hospitable and redemptive at all times.

The face of the notable Camagüeyan patriot sculpted in bronze glitters in the sun, and just as the sun is at the zenith, the walker stops for a moment and enjoys the unique tranquility, owner of an environment where it is heard the unwavering voice of the heroine that ahead of her time proclaimed the rights of women.

This is a place where hustle is forgot with the chirping of birds and the sound of the breeze that shakes the leaves on the tree that took part in so many legends of  the liberation struggles. The Ceiba, indeed, with its robust trunk seems a proud lady, bursting with patriotism, ready to not let the strength of its rebellious roots die, full of dreams, determination and blood of the martyrs of the homeland.

The Mausoleum Ana Betancourt de Mora is a place to go back in history, the solemnity of souls, opened to the knowledge of a past always present, a warm square where children learn and are surprised, adults are captivated by its magic and the foreign visitor sets out to come back again and again to venerate the Camagüeyan precursor who contributed so much to the defense of the women, independence and revolutionary values.

Ana Betancourt de Mora was born on ' February 14, 1832 'and died on the seventh of the same month but in 1901 in Madrid, Spain. Since 1982, her remains lie in the place protagonist of the signing of the first Constitution of the Republic in Arms, which took place on ' April 10, 1869 '.

In the Mausoleum bearing her name, this expression makes shudder from her niche:

"Citizens: The woman in the dark corner of the home waited patiently and resignedly this beautiful time when a new revolution breaks its yoke and opens its wings.

Citizens: Here everything was a slave, the cradle, the color and sex, you want to destroy slavery by fighting to death, you have destroyed slavery by liberating the slave; it’s time to liberate the woman. "

The Camagüeyan that said goodbye to her husband Ignacio Mora and encouraged him before going to war with the unforgettable words: "For you and for me, fight for freedom", is still alive among Cubans.