Memorial Ernesto "Che" Guevara. The Square, Tribune, Museum and the Monument to the "Ché" were inaugurated in December 28, 1988 in the commemorative act by the Anniversary XXX of Santa Clara's Battle.
In the Sculptural Complex Major Ernesto Ché Guevara of Santa Clara's city, in the centre of the Cuba Island, rests from October, 17, 1997, the Commandant's Ernesto Ché Guevara mortal remains and its comrades in arms in the Bolivian guerrilla.
This Brief has already received in two occasions, the mortal rests of the Bolivian guerrilla's partners, found and transferred until here, where will receive eternal Cuban and Latin American tribute.
At the end of the square, two fountains symbolize the star of the Major grade of Che . This plaza is conceived for cultural, politician activities and it is also place of walks. The central area is made with pieces of red, white and black marble.
The Sculpture: Piece of José de Lázaro Bencomo (Delarra), its composed by the statue in brass of the Commandant Che Guevara that rises on a pedestal of 16 meters of high, (10 meters of them are visible, upholstered in stone and 6 meters in the low plant, upholstered in green marble). The statue 6,80 meters measures and it weighs 20 tons. It is guided toward the South, looking toward San Juan's hill in the mountain of the Escambray as well as to the America of the South. The figure of the Che is in movement, with its guerrilla uniform, his plastered arm and like its entrance happened to Santa Clara, and its M-2 rifle.
The Mural: Of 108 m2, carried out in concrete, sand silica and white cement. in the relief you can observed different stages of the fight in the Sierra Maestra of Fidel, Camilo, Che, the invasion of the columns 2 and 8 to the occident of the country, Che in the Escambray and finally the Battles of Santa Clara , the taking of the barracks 31, the derailment of the armoured train and the figure of the Che like symbol of the liberated city. The Gardeners of 6 and 2 ms of high are a permanent floral offering to Che. in the biggest, you can observed the text of the Letter of Good-bye of Che to Fidel .
The Museum is in the low plant of the complex, and it has an area of 391 m2. Here, by means of images, pictures, objects and documents, different stages of the life of Che are shown, from their birth and development like boy, until the man that would become symbol of these generations with the time.
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