The Head of State tweeted stressing that Cuban culture “is always where and when it is most useful, as the nation’s sword and shield.”

The General Director of Consular Affairs and Cubans Resident Abroad, of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ernesto Soberón, recalled the event and stressed its importance in shaping the Cuban identity.

The song was authored by patriot Pedro “Perucho” Figueredo, to encourage those Cubans willing to fight for the independence of the Homeland.

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