Cuba, Dispatches, Photo Essays

Cuba: Havana 58 Years After The July 26 Moncada Attack

July 26, 2011 By Jorge Royan

Today, Cuba commemorates the attack on the Moncada barracks of July 26, 1953, that propelled Fidel Castro to national fame and became the first battle of the Cuban Revolution. To mark the date, The Latin America News Dispatch is running a three-part series of slideshows, featuring images of Cuba shot by Argentine architect and photographer Jorge Royan.

The first installment consists of shots of Havana taken in 2011 that capture a slice of life in the Caribbean capital some 58 years after the Moncada attack paved the way for the triumph of the Cuban Revolution in 1959.

See also the second installment, Cuba’s People in Portraits.

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July 26, 2011 at 7:31 am

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cubana 1960 says:
July 26, 2011 at 9:17 am

One newspaper. Owned and operated by the Cuban governmnet (dictatorship). No freedom of the press.What are we celebrating today?

cubana 1960 says:
July 26, 2011 at 9:23 am

Absolutely brilliant photography–authentic slice of life of Cuba today. Looking forward to other installments.

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Cuba’s People In Portraits (Part 2 of 3) says:
July 28, 2011 at 4:09 pm

[…] Royan. The second installment consists of portraits of Cuban people. See the first installment of images of Havana here. Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 […]

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