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“We Have Received Threats,” Laments the Mexico City Mayor Who Removed the Statues of Fidel Castro and Che Guevara

In statements to ’14ymedio’, Mayor Alessandra Rojo proposes “a public auction” of these pieces to recover the $32,000 they cost. 14ymedio, Mexico City, 22 July 2025 — The mayor of the Cuauhtémoc municipality in Mexico City, Alessandra Rojo de la Vega, wants to put up for public auction the statues of Fidel Castro and Ernesto … Continue reading ““We Have Received Threats,” Laments the Mexico City Mayor Who Removed the Statues of Fidel Castro and Che Guevara”

Another Attempt To Remove the Statues of Fidel Castro and Che Guevara in Mexico City Fails

A deputy has called for the removal of the monument to “the murderers” located in a central park 14ymedio, Adyr Corral, Mexico City, 6 July 2024 — In Tabacalera park in Mexico City, very few people have heard about the call that Deputy América Rangel made this Thursday on social networks to remove the sculptures … Continue reading “Another Attempt To Remove the Statues of Fidel Castro and Che Guevara in Mexico City Fails”

Statues of Fidel Castro and ‘Che’ Guevara in Mexico Vandalized Again

14ymedio, Havana, 23 September 2021 — The statues of Fidel Castro and Ernesto Che  Guevara in the Parque Tabacalera, in Mexico City, woke up this Wednesday vandalized again. Two people threw white paint on the so-called ’Monument of the Encounter’, the work of the sculptor Oscar Ponzanelli, and placed between the two statues a flag of Mexico and a leaf … Continue reading “Statues of Fidel Castro and ‘Che’ Guevara in Mexico Vandalized Again”

Nicaragua Erects a Statue of Fidel Castro for His Centenary, and Vietnam Gives Cuba 100 Billion Dong

The 13-meter-high monument will be erected in the middle of a forest of pink ‘arbolatas’ created by co-president Rosario Murillo. 14ymedio, Madrid, August 11, 2026 / The Nicaraguan government announced on Tuesday that it will install a sculpture in homage to the late Fidel Castro Ruz (1926-2016), on the occasion of the centenary of his … Continue reading “Nicaragua Erects a Statue of Fidel Castro for His Centenary, and Vietnam Gives Cuba 100 Billion Dong”

A Mayor Expels Fidel Castro and Che Guevara from the Mexican Capital

Neither of them asked permission to settle in Cuba or in the Tabacalera park, explained Alessandra Rojo. 14ymedio, Havana, 17 July 2025 — Fidel Castro and Che Guevara are, for the time being, prohibited from sitting on the bench in Mexico City’s Jardín Tabacalera park. As if they were patients in intensive care, the heavy … Continue reading “A Mayor Expels Fidel Castro and Che Guevara from the Mexican Capital”

Che Guevara Goes from Defeat to Defeat

14ymedio, Havana, July 30, 2021 – “They tremble, freedom advances.” The phrase appeared this Friday on the face of Ernesto “Che” Guevara painted on a mural at the National University of Comahue, in the province of Neuquén, Argentina. The young human rights activist Agustin Antonetti shared on his Twitter account an image of the graffiti, … Continue reading “Che Guevara Goes from Defeat to Defeat”

Goodbye to Illusion and Spontaneity in Cuba / Iván García

Ivan Garcia, 9 January 2017 — The sun’s rays were not yet peeking over the horizon, when Danier, 10, a fifth grade student at an elementary school in southeast Havana, with a small backpack and two plastic bottles of frozen water, went with his parents to the Plaza of the Revolution to participate in the … Continue reading “Goodbye to Illusion and Spontaneity in Cuba / Iván García”

Fidel Castro’s Name And Image Are Enveloped In Prohibitions / 14ymedio, Mario Penton

14ymedio, Mario Penton, Miami, 27 December 2016 — The Cuban parliament unanimously approved a bill on Tuesday stating that the name of the deceased former president Fidel Castro cannot be used to designate public spaces and it is forbidden to market his image. “They want to keep the image of Fidel Castro with that halo … Continue reading “Fidel Castro’s Name And Image Are Enveloped In Prohibitions / 14ymedio, Mario Penton”

Almost Always Villains

14ymedio, Xavier Carbonell, Salamanca, 4 December 2023 — Martí is good, Weyler is bad, Chibás is doubtful and a little hysterical. Cubans were always reckless; the Spanish, lazy; Americans, greedy. The independence movement was inevitable; annexationism, inadvisable; reformism, a symptom of laziness and lack of character. Céspedes is the father of the country; Mariana, the … Continue reading “Almost Always Villains”

A Hero To Justify The Cuban Failure / Cubanet, Luis Cino Alvarez

We continue on without wanting to admit that if our “wine is sour,” even if “the wine is our own,” it is no more than that: sour wine.* Cubanet, Luis Cino Álvarez, Havana, 28 January 2016 — Today marks the 163rd anniversary of the birth of our national hero, José Martí. It is the time … Continue reading “A Hero To Justify The Cuban Failure / Cubanet, Luis Cino Alvarez”