Santiago de Cuba.–As happened on November 30, 1956, Santiago dressed in olive green, put on the armband of the July 26 Movement, and a group of young people shouted "Long live Free Cuba!", no longer to rise up against Fulgencio Batista, but to ratify their commitment to the unforgettable Frank País—who led the action that would support the landing of the Granma yacht—and to the work of the Revolution that triumphed three years later.
As part of the traditional tributes paid by the people of Santiago to the heroes and martyrs of the event—Pepito Tey, Otto Parellada, and Tony Alomá—floral offerings sent by the leader of the Revolution, Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, were placed on Loma del Intendente, right in front of the plaque commemorating the event. Also by the First Secretary of the Party's Central Committee and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez; the President of the National Assembly of People's Power, Esteban Lazo Hernández, as well as one on behalf of the people of Cuba.
The ceremony, led by the First Secretary of the Party in the indomitable province, Beatriz Johnson Urrutia, became a special occasion for new members of the Young Communist League to receive their membership cards, while organizations and entities in the territory presented their commitments in salute to the 67th anniversary of the triumph of the Revolution.
The significance of the Uprising, according to Frank himself, demonstrated the population's support for the cause: "Enraged and allied with the revolutionaries, they cooperated unanimously with us. They cared for the wounded, hid the armed men, kept the weapons and uniforms of those who were persecuted; they encouraged us, lent us their homes, and kept watch, warning us of the army's movements. It was a beautiful sight to see a people cooperating with such courage in the most difficult moments of the struggle."
