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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 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.
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 ...
Cuba’s foreign minister, Bruno Rodriguez, re-tweeted the pope’s statements, in Spanish and English. If I had been interviewing the pope, I would have asked him, Cuba is a symbol of what? To ...
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.
Pope Francis’ latest statements about Cuba were unfortunate for a world religious leader who is supposed to care about human rights and victims of oppression. It’s no wonder that Cuba’s ...
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