Book on Fidel Castro Presented at Cuban City Fair

Sancti Spiritus,  (Prensa Latina) Book ''Fidel in Sancti Spiritus. Cronologia Comentada'', of a collective of authors, was presented on Thursday in this province's chapter of the 28th International Book Fair that will culminate next Sunday.

In the evening, historian Barbara Perez stressed that this is an extremely important text to capture 'the historical memory of the province of Sancti Spíritus and its relation with Commander in Chief Fidel Castro (1926-2016)'.

The writer also described this book as a chronology of the historical leader of the Cuban Revolution walking through this territory, whose head is about 350 kilometers east of Havana.

He explained that the work deals with Fidel's stay during the Freedom Caravan up to other moments, including those in which he was not physically present but in which he kept in constant contact with the central province and cited examples.

At dawn on January 6, 1959, as part of the Freedom Caravan, Fidel went to the town of Sancti Spiritus.

What is related to the so-called fight against bandits, which arose after the revolutionary triumph of January 1959 and the operations carried out to fight them, appear in this book, he said.

It covers from the political and social point of view to the economic one as when he visited Trinidad, in the south coast, declared by the UNESCO in 1988 Cultural Patrimony of the Humanity next to the Valley of the Ingenios.

In the Ancon Peninsula, located in that area, said the presenter, the Commander in Chief had the vision of a future tourism potential.

Perez explained to the audience, mostly young people, that the volume also includes fragments of comments, anecdotes and speeches, such as the one offered on July 26, 1986, when Sancti Spiritus hosted the central act for the National Rebellion Day.

'It is profusely documented and is Fidel's imprint and work in the Spiritual province,' he concluded.

The 28th International Book Fair began in this central city last Wednesday, dedicated to renowned Cuban writer Eduardo Heras León and has Algeria as its guest of honor.