Official mourning and reaction to the death of Raul Castro's wife
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1. Zoom out Cuban flag at half mast in Revolution Square
2. Medium shot flag at half mast at Interior Ministry building in Revolution Square
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3. Wide of memorial service for Vilma Espin
4. Close up of acting President and widower Raul Castro walking toward baskets with rose
5. Medium of children and grandchildren of Espin and Raul walking
6. Medium of Raul looking at picture of Vilma Espin
7. Wide of ceremony
8. Close up of Raul
9. Medium of Cuban officials placing roses in basket
10. Medium of National Assembly President Ricardo Alarcon and Vice President Carlos Lage
11. Medium of Raul shaking hands with mourners
12. Wide of revolutionary Ernesto Che Guevara's daughter Alina depositing roses in basket
13. Medium of Alina Guevara walking away from memorial
14. Wide of Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque depositing rose
15. Medium of mourners paying hugging Raul
16. Medium of Perez Roque walking away from memorial
17. Medium of Roque shaking hands and hugging Raul
18. Pull out from photograph of Vilma Espin to wide
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19. Medium shot men reading newspapers
20. Close up newspaper in hand with pictures and article on Vilma Espin
21. Medium shot newspaper headlines
22. Pan right headlines (Spanish) Heroine of Clandestiny and Distinguished Combatant, Vilma Espin, Has Died
23. Medium shot flag at half mast Maceo monument on Malecon Avenue
24. Medium people walking to ration bodega
25. Close up people outside bodega
26. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Marta Jimenez, Havana Resident:
It's a great sorrow for us Cuban women. We will always carry her example to the end.
27. Wide shot Morro Castle with Cuban flag at half mast
STORYLINE:
Clearly shaken and his eyes filled with tears, acting President Raul Castro paid his respects Tuesday to his late wife Vilma Espin Guillois, a fellow rebel fighter who served for decades as first lady of the Cuban revolution.
Raul Castro, who has governed Cuba nearly 11 months during his brother Fidel's convalescence, was among top Cuban leaders who filed past a huge black-and-white photograph of Espin atop a red, white and blue Cuban flag, each depositing a pink or yellow rose in her memory.
Cuban state television showed several leaders embracing Raul or shaking his hand during the ceremony inside Havana's Jose Marti Memorial after his wife's death Monday at age 77.
Authorities did not give a cause of death for Espin, but she was said to suffer from severe circulatory problems in recent years.
Formal homages to Espin were scheduled for all day Tuesday across the island of 11.2 (m) million, and Cuban flags will be lowered to half mast at all public buildings and military bases.
It's a great sorrow for us Cuban women. We will always carry her example to the end, Havana resident Maria Jimenez said.
A historic black-and-white photograph of Espin in military uniform, flanked by her husband, was posted Tuesday morning on the front door of the headquarters of the Federation of Cuban Women, which she helped found more than four decades ago.
Espin's death was likely to have a profound emotional impact on the Castro brothers at a critical moment in Cuban history.
She is the most important revolutionary figure to die since Celia Sanchez, another rebel fighter who was Fidel's closest confidant, succumbed to cancer in 1980.
No state funeral will be held.
According to Espin's wishes, her ashes will be placed in a mausoleum in eastern Cuba's Sierra Maestra mountains that contains the remains of other rebel fighters.
Espin was born in Santiago on April 7, 1930, the daughter of a lawyer for the Bacardi rum distillery there.
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Santiago de Cuba Travel Guide - Cuba Unique Atmosphere
Santiago de Cuba Travel Guide - Cuba Unique Atmosphere
Santiago de Cuba is the capital of the Santiago de Cuba province in south-eastern Cuba. It lies in the southeastern area of the island, some 870 km (540 mi) southeast of the Cuban capital of Havana. The municipality extends over 1,023.8 square kilometers and contains the communities of Antonio Maceo, Bravo, Castillo Duany, Daiquirí, El Caney, El Cobre, El Cristo, Guilera, Leyte Vidal, Moncada and Siboney.
Santiago is the second city of Cuba, and the birthplace of the current government. Fidel Castro and others launched their revolutionary movement from here in 1953 with the attack to the garrison named Cuartel Moncada. Thanks to Cuba's relatively low traffic, and the compactness of the the city centre, Santiago is easily walkable. Nevertheless, it can be searingly hot (which is why you won't see many people out on the streets in the middle of the day), and the city is very hilly so stay hydrated, and don't overestimate your own energy levels. Taxis can be easily found around most of the major plazas in the city.
Trailblazing characters and a resounding sense of historical destiny define it. Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar made Santiago his second capital, Fidel Castro used it to launch his embryonic revolution, Don Facundo Bacardí based his first-ever rum factory here, and nearly every Cuban music genre from salsa to son first emanated from these dusty, rhythmic and sensuous streets.
Caught dramatically between the indomitable Sierra Maestra and the azure Caribbean, the colonial casco histórico (historical center) retains a time-worn air reminiscent of Salvador in Brazil or forgotten New Orleans. So don't let the hustlers, the speeding Chevys or the clawing heat defeat you. There's untold magic here too.
The local citadel of San Pedro de la Roca is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as the most complete, best-preserved example of Spanish-American military architecture, based on Italian and Renaissance design principles. The Baconao Park was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage Biosphere Reserve List in 1987. The city features several historic architectural styles, from Baroque to neoclassical. Many colonial buildings have huge windows and balconies, where people can enjoy views of the steep streets and wooded hills. Preserved historical treasures include the first Spanish dwelling in the Americas, the first cathedral in Cuba, Cobre mine, the first copper mine opened in the Americas; and the first Cuban museum.
Santiago de Cuba is well known for its traditional dances, most notably son, from which salsa has been derived. The city celebrates Carnival in July, although it typically precedes Lent. With the city preoccupied with the holiday, Castro chose July 26 to enter undetected into the city to assault the Moncada Barracks. During Carnival, traditional conga music is played in the streets on a traditional pentatonic trumpet, called the trompeta china.
A lot to see in Santiago de Cuba such as :
Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca
Céspedes Park
Santa Ifigenia Cemetery
Baconao
Basílica Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Señora de la Caridad del Cobre
San Juan Hill
Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption, Santiago de Cuba
Turquino National Park
Casa de Diego Velazquez
Museo Emilio Bacardí Moreau
Plaza de Marte
Cayo Granma
Playa Siboney
Plaza de Dolores
Helechos Garden
Museo de La Lucha Clandestina
Faro del Morro
Casa Del Caribe
Museo de Ambiente Histórico
Bahía de Santiago de Cuba
Museo del Carnaval
Mausoleum to José Martí
Velázquez balcony
Fuerte de EL Viso
Monumento al Cimarron
Memorial de Vilma Espín Guillois
Ciencias Naturales Tomas Romay
Plaza de la Revolución
Padre Pico Steps
Monumental Complex Antonio Maceo
Bacardi Rum Factory
Casa Museo Granjita de Siboney
Playa La Estrella
Mausoleo de José Martí
Histórico Abel Santamaría Park
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WRAP Official mourning and reaction to the death of Raul Castro's wife
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1. Zoom out Cuban flag at half mast outside the Jose Marti Memorial
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2. Wide of people lined up to pay their respects to Vilma Espin
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Havana, Cuba - 19 June, 2007
3. Wide of memorial service for Vilma Espin
4. Close up of acting President and widower Raul Castro walking toward baskets with rose
5. Mid of children and grandchildren of Espin and Raul walking
6. Mid of Raul looking at picture of Vilma Espin
7. Wide of ceremony
8. Close up of Raul Castro
9. Mid of Cuban officials placing roses in basket
10. Mid of National Assembly President Ricardo Alarcon and Vice President Carlos Lage
11. Mid of Raul shaking hands with mourners
12. Wide of revolutionary Ernesto Che Guevara's daughter Alina depositing roses in basket
13. Mid of Alina Guevara walking away from memorial
14. Wide of Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque depositing rose
15. Mid of mourners hugging Raul Castro
16. Mid of Perez Roque walking away from memorial
17. Mid of Perez Roque shaking hands and hugging Raul Castro
18. Pull out from photograph of Vilma Espin to wide
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19. Mid of people lined up outside of Jose Marti Memorial
20. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Mirta Guillen, Havana resident:
I have can't express it. The only thing I can say is that she was a great woman who gave all, along with all our country's leaders, for the revolution. She taught us to be... Well, I don't know, I can't express how big Vilma Espin is for the Cuban people.
21. Wide of crowds in Revolution Square waiting in line
22. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Ernesto Santisteban, Havana resident:
All our people have to be hurting for this irreparable loss to our revolution, to our country, and a loss for the entire world.
23. Wide of flags at half mast near revolution square
24. Wide of people lined up to see Vilma Espin
STORYLINE:
Acting President Raul Castro blinked back tears on Tuesday as he placed a red rose before a portrait of his late wife, Vilma Espin Guillois, a guerrilla warrior and women's rights pioneer who was the first lady of the Cuban revolution.
Castro has governed the island for nearly 11 months while his brother Fidel recovers from intestinal surgery, but Espin, who died Monday at 77, was Cuba's most powerful woman for decades, campaigning for equality among the sexes in education, work and other aspects of life.
No cause of death was reported, but Espin was said to suffer from severe circulatory problems.
The only thing I can say is that she was a great woman who gave her all, along with all our country's leaders, for the revolution, said Havana resident Mirta Guillen.
Flags flew at half mast as thousands lined up outside the towering white-marble Jose Marti monument on the capital's Revolution Plaza to file past a head-high black and white photo of Espin.
All our people have to be hurting for this irreparable loss to our revolution, to our country, and a loss for the entire world, said another Havan resident, Ernesto Santisteban.
Espin's death is a reminder that the dashing young rebels who built Cuba's communist system are nearing the end of their lives, opening an uncertain chapter in the nation's history.
It is likely to have a profound personal effect on on the Castro brothers at a critical moment.
Espin is the most important revolutionary figure to die since Celia Sanchez, another rebel fighter and Fidel's closest confidante, succumbed to cancer in 1980.
Raul Castro, Cuba's defence minister and an army general with a reputation as unflinching enforcer, is said to be very close to his family.
His shoulders slumped, the 76-year-old looked deeply saddened during his brief appearance at Tuesday's memorial for his wife of 47 years, the mother of his four grown children.
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Exposición dedicada a la mujer cubana: Primavera de Enero
Primaveras de Enero es la exposición colectiva inaugurada en la Casa Museo Memorial Vilma Espín Guillois, de esta ciudad, dedicada a la mujer cubana.
Repercute muerte de Asela de los Santos en Memorial Vilma de Santiago
Santiago de Cuba, Viernes 24 de enero de 2020, CMKC, Radio Revolución. – “La muerte de la heroína santiaguera Asela de los Santos Tamayo es una gran pérdida para las federadas y Cuba en general”, dijo a la CMKC, Margiola Sánchez del Campo Guilarte, actual directora del Memorial Vilma Espín, institución por la cual siempre se preocupó la recién desaparecida luchadora santiaguera cuyos restos serán depositados en el Mausoleo erigido a los Mártires del Segundo Frente Oriental.
Margiola Sánchez del Campo Guilarte, impactada por la noticia al igual que sus compañeras, pudo decir de la grandeza de Asela de los Santos, tanto como amiga, luchadora, esposa, madre, abuela y santiaguera.
Apenas ocurrió el devastador huracán Sandy, Asela fue la primera persona que llamó al Memorial Vilma Espín para saber de la salud de las compañeras y compañeros de esta institución, ella aportó material para el centro de documentación histórico de este centro y siempre nos visitaba o nos enviaba un mensaje, apuntó Margiola Sánchez del Campo Guilarte.
WRAP Officials mourning and reax to death of Raul Castro's wife ADDS more ceremony
Acting President Raul Castro blinked back tears on Tuesday as he placed a red rose before a portrait of his late wife, Vilma Espin Guillois, a guerrilla warrior and women's rights pioneer who was the first lady of the Cuban revolution.
Castro has governed the island for nearly 11 months while his brother Fidel recovers from intestinal surgery, but Espin, who died Monday at 77, was Cuba's most powerful woman for decades, campaigning for equality among the sexes in education, work and other aspects of life.
No cause of death was reported, but Espin was said to suffer from severe circulatory problems.
It's a great sorrow for us Cuban women, said Marta Jimenez, a Havana resident.
We will always carry her example to the end, she added.
Flags flew at half mast as thousands lined up outside the towering white-marble Jose Marti monument on the capital's Revolution Plaza to file past a head-high black and white photo of Espin.
Espin's death is a reminder that the dashing young rebels who built Cuba's communist system are nearing the end of their lives, opening an uncertain chapter in the nation's history.
It is likely to have a profound personal effect on on the Castro brothers at a critical moment.
Espin is the most important revolutionary figure to die since Celia Sanchez, another rebel fighter and Fidel's closest confidante, succumbed to cancer in 1980.
Raul Castro, Cuba's defence minister and an army general with a reputation as unflinching enforcer, is said to be very close to his family.
His shoulders slumped, the 76-year-old looked deeply saddened during his brief appearance at Tuesday's memorial for his wife of 47 years, the mother of his four grown children.
Raul did not speak to reporters and there was no sign of the 80-year-old Fidel, who has not been seen in public since announcing in July that serious illness had forced him to step aside temporarily.
Formal tributes to Espin were held across the island of 11.2 million. Cuba's top leaders were honouring her again on Tuesday night with a gathering at Havana's Karl Marx theatre.
Espin asked that her ashes be placed in a mausoleum in eastern Cuba's Sierra Maestra mountains with the remains of other rebel fighters.
The daughter of a wealthy lawyer for the Bacardi rum distillery in the eastern city of Santiago, Espin trained as a chemical engineer in Cuba and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology before joining street protests after a 1952 coup brought Fulgencio Batista to power.
She eventually assumed leadership of eastern Cuba's clandestine urban rebel movement, offering her house as its headquarters before seeking refuge in the mountains above Santiago, where the Castro bothers commanded their rebel fighters.
She and Raul Castro were married in April 1959, four months after Batista fled Cuba.
She helped found the Federation of Cuban Women, an influential organisation with millions of members.
Because Fidel Castro was divorced, Espin became Cuba's low-key first lady, a role she maintained for more than 45 years, even after Fidel reportedly married Dalia Soto del Valle, with whom he is said to have five grown sons.
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