Dec, 2025.- The dawn of December 2, 1956, was marked by an event that history has been unable to erase. From the mangrove area in Las Coloradas, a remote location in the current province of Granma, a yacht loaded with men, dreams, and convictions disembarked. 82 expeditionaries, mostly young, set foot on Cuban soil with the certainty that they were beginning a journey that would forever change the fate of the largest of the Antilles.
The event was not a perfect act; it was fraught with difficulties, the strong smell of the sea, and the hostile land. However, what seemed like a setback transformed into a symbol of resilience. There, on that rugged coastline, an epic began to be written that transcended weapons and became a living memory of a people determined to resist.
That memorable day when 82 rebels received Fidel's final instructions is remembered as a portrait awarded by the will of brave warriors capable of facing adversity with hope as their banner. Therefore, evoking what happened on December 2, 1956, is not an exercise in nostalgia; it is, in all its magnitude, a historical duty. Because in that imprint on the sand was founded the certainty that independence, although difficult, was possible. (Photo Cubadebate)
