In a solemn ceremony, the political advisor of the embassy of the Caribbean nation in the isthmus, Laritza Garbey, stressed that both heroes in different times fought against all forms of colonialism, sacrificing what was most precious: their family and their own existence.
The diplomat also pointed out the common points between those also known as the Bronze Titan and Heroic Guerrilla, such as their social origin, strict family education, which combined with studies and contact with the rural environment, contributed to the formation of their character. and physical condition.
As part of the event, led by the ambassador of the largest of the Antilles in Panama, Víctor Cairo, the participants placed a wreath at the bust of Maceo that honors his memory in the emblematic Belisario Porras park, in this capital.
There, by evoking the champion of revolutionary intransigence, attendees recalled Maceo’s stay in the Central American country between 1885 and 1886, where he participated in the construction of housing for the Panama Canal.
Regarding the two paradigmatic figures, Garbey highlighted that in different times, they became titans of the fight for freedom and sources of teaching and motivation for every man who is capable of feeling firsthand any injustice that is committed in his land or another. part of the world.
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