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Santa Clara, Monumento a la Toma del Tren Blindado
(CW 2003)
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Here, on December 29, 1958 18 men under the command of Che Guevara and
armed with rifles and grenades captured a train with 22 wagons
containing 408 heavily armed Batista troops. The battle lasted one hour
and a half. Inside five original wagons a museum about the batlle has
been installed. Outside on a pedestal the bulldozer that Che's men used
to cut the railway line has been set up.
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Santa Clara, Calle Independencia, coming from the center of town just
over the river Cubanicay.
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More Monumento a la
Toma del Tren Blindado
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Santa Clara, Museo Provincial Abel Santamaria
(CW 2003)
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The museum is inside the former military barracks of Batista's army.
Here these troops surrendered to Che Guevara and the Rebel Army on January 1, 1959.
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Santa Clara, at the north end of Calle Esquerra.
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Santa Clara, Plaza de la Revolucion
(CW 1999)
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On December 28,
1988 the Plaza was inaugurated with the sculptural group "Comandante Ernesto
Che Guevara", to commemorate the
thirtieth anniversary of the Battle of Santa Clara. The lay out of the
Plaza and the monumental sculptural group were
designed by Architect Jorge Cao Campos and the sculptor José de Lázaro
Bencomo (Delarra).
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Santa Clara, Avenida de los Desfiles, two kilometer west of the center
of Santa Clara..
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Santa Clara, Memorial to Ernesto Che Guevara
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Underneath the statue of Che Guevara at the Plaza de la Revolucion you will
find the memorial to Ernesto Che Guevara. The Memorial itself holds the remains of Comandante Ernesto Che Guevara and his
comrades in the Bolivian War. It was designed by the architects Blanca Hernández Guivernau and Jorge
Cao Campos and inaugurated on October 17, 1997.
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Santa Clara, Avenida de los Desfiles, two kilometer west of the center
of Santa Clara..
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More Memorial to Ernesto Che Guevara
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Santa Clara, Museo Historico de la Revolucion
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1999)
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At
the backside of the Statue of Che Guevara at the Plaza de la Revolucion
you can find the "Museo Historico de la Revolucion" In
the museum different stages of the life of Che Guevara are covered, including
his childhood, adolescence and youth. The Museum was projected by Architect Blanca Hernández
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Clara, Avenida de los Desfiles, two kilometer west of the center of
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