Personality Cult: Questions & Links
"Heroes of the Homeland" — a poster in an elementary school in Trinidad.
- Complete the chart with information about the three historical figures.
| |
Martí |
Maceo |
Che |
| Born in... |
Havana |
________________ |
________________ |
| Died in... |
________________ |
Havana |
________________ |
| Warrior and... |
________________ |
________________ |
theoretician |
| Rank in importance... |
________________ |
________________ |
2 |
- As stated earlier, the cult of personality in Cuba is centered around the
idea of sacrificing oneself for the cause. In the U.S., personalities such
as Abraham Lincoln and George Washington have a type of cult as well. Around
what idea(s) are these cults centered?
- Websearch : Using any of the links below, find information about the only
woman included in the poster above — Celia Sánchez. Who was she? When
did she die? Why is she important?
For further information:
General sites:
Cuba Heritage
Afro-Cuba Web
History of Cuba
Cuba — Megastories
Cuba123
Free Cuba Foundation
José Martí
Collected works in Spanish
José
Martí.org
Freedom Heroes
Che Guevara
Che Lives!
Che @ marxists.org
El Comandante
The Che Store
Antonio Maceo
Library of Congress and the War of 1898
@ free Cuba foundation
@ Afro-Cuba web
The Miami Five
Rock around the Blockade