Publicado el 05-19-2007
May 20th in the History of Cuba
How painful it must be for the Cubans to observe another May 20th with
their homeland in chains, when this one hundred and fifth anniversary of
the proclamation of its independence should be celebrated with
republican freedom. On January 1st, 1959, that country ceased to be a
republic, whether or not many people realized then that Cuba's freedom
had drowned in the sea of a communist tyranny. Thus, today, that country
that Martí dreamt would be free, for whose cause he died in the Battle
of Dos Rios at the beginning of the war, has been almost forty-eight
years without liberty or independence. For almost forty-eight years it
has not been a republic, far from it.
In the midst of so much tragedy and so much sadness, the Cubans in
exile, interpreting the patriotic feelings of their countrymen in the
island and, of course, their own, make efforts to celebrate what should
only be an observance. And this is so, because a celebration implies
total joy, not only for what happened in 1902, but also for what should
have been liberty throughout the last one hundred and five years. It is
exemplary how the exiled Cubans, no matter where in the world they might
be, gather in their homes or in organized groups to reiterate their love
for the homeland and their unflinching determination to fight for its
abducted liberty and independence.
Naturally, in cities where there are considerable numbers of exiled
Cubans, especially in metropolitan Miami where several hundred thousands
of them live, May 20th is a very significant day, with marches and
gatherings that include patriotic banquets. Cubans surround with
prestige the important anniversaries in the history of their country.
Thus, the normal thing would be that the new generations continue the
tradition. Naturally, the logical thing would be that the world did not
go on putting up with that tyranny that scourges Marti's fatherland, and
that the mentioned or alluded patriotic dates be celebrated in the
island under the splendor of freedom.
DIARIO LAS AMERICAS has never ceased to fulfill its cultural and
solidarity duty with the Cuban people on these dates. From the very
first May 20th after it was founded, which was on 1954, this newspaper
has hailed the Cuban nation. And since 1959, it has expressed its
sincere wishes for its freedom that was vanquished by Fidel Castro's
communism.
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