The influence of Vicente García, the independence struggles that cost him his life, the devotion of Brígida Saldívar Cisneros, and her loyalty to continue fighting in her husband's memory were important highlights of the presentation by Las Tunas researcher Margarita Laguna García during the main panel held as part of the National History Congress, which concludes on Wednesday.

Las Tunas, Cuba.- The current vice president of the Las Tunas branch of the Union of Cuban Historians delved into the unique lives of both figures and the influence of their lineage, an essential exercise in understanding the province's leading role in the independence struggles and the traces of the Lion of Santa Rita in national history.

For his part, Wilber Antonio Días Velázquez, Artist of Merit in 2022, captivated the audience and began the day with a discussion about Las Tunas: Founding Times from 1610 to 1869. His warm words provided a path to explore the first signs of the identity and development of the Balcón del Oriente (Cuban Eastern Balcony).

The central panel, "Las Tunas: Homeland and Honor," also paid tribute to the talent of El Cucalambé, a cornerstone of Las Tunas' identity, through a presentation by Argel Fernández Granado, a member of the Nicolás Guillén Foundation, honored as an Ambassador of the Word by the Spanish César Egido Serrano Foundation.

Assistant professor at the University of Las Tunas, Eduardo Garcés Laguna, exquisitely interwove the complex neocolonial history of Victoria de Las Tunas through a critical and in-depth look at its social, political, and cultural processes.

Faure Chomón, a native of Manatí, of Mambí and communist ancestry, came to the panel through the research of Fausto Lorenzo Osorio Curbelo, a professor at the University of Las Tunas. His presentation was a close-up of one of the most relevant and beloved figures in the cultural and revolutionary development of this region.

The day was marked by the quality of the panelists' presentations. Their journey into the past was like delving into the less visible corners of Las Tunas' identity and, at the same time, a return to the shared memory and unequivocal values cradled in the Las Tunas homeland.