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[5] Patron Saint: La Virgen de la Caridad de Cobre: La Virgen de la Caridad de Cobre, or Our Lady of Charity, is a popular Marian title of the Blessed Virgin Mary. She was declared Patroness of Cuba by Pope Benedict XV on May 10, 1916. [6] In Cuba, she is often syncretized with Oshun, the orisha of beauty, love, fertility, sexuality, fresh ...
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The Cuban coat of arms is the official heraldic symbol of Cuba. It consists of a shield, in front of a fasces crowned by the Phrygian cap, all supported by an oak branch on one side and a laurel wreath on the other. The coat of arms was created by Miguel Teurbe Tolón in 1849.
Flag of The Havana Club Movement, a U.S. annexationist movement of Cuba in 1847: 1868–1878: Céspedes flag of Ten Years' War [16] Flag of the Revolutionary Directorate: Flag of the Revolutionary Directorate of 13 March [17] 1953-1962: Party flag of the Movimiento 26 de Julio [18] Naval Jack of Cuba, also known as the flag of Yara or the flag ...
The key represents that Havana was the gateway to the New World of Spanish America. The shield is supported by an oak branch on one side and a laurel wreath on the other. The oak branch symbolizes the strength of the nation; and the laurel wreath: honour and glory.
From at least the late 19th century, there has also been an artistic tradition of using Abakuá imagery as a symbol of the Cuban nation as a whole. [37] This can be seen not only in Cuba itself but also among artists in Florida, where it is evident in the work of Cuban diasporic artists like Mario Sánchez, José Orbein, and Leandro Soto. [78]
The three blue stripes represent the three departments in which Cuba was divided at that time; the white, purity of the patriot cause; and the red triangle, a symbol of strength, constancy, and Mason influences (triangles are Masonic symbols for equality and were found in a number of other flags in the former Spanish empire). [2]
Propaganda poster bearing the motto. Patria o Muerte, Venceremos is an official national motto of Cuba, adopted in 1960.. The origin of the motto was derived from a speech by revolutionary leader Fidel Castro to commemorate the workers and soldiers who died in the La Coubre explosion on March 5, 1960 at the harbour in Havana. [1]