History immortalized with art [Eng/Esp]
Today I revisited the Christopher Columbus Cemetery with the gaze of someone who appreciates art that is linked to the history of wonderful beings who bequeathed us important works.
On this occasion I came with the preconceived idea of looking for the place where the remains of two Cuban personalities rest, José Raúl Capablanca and Dulce María Loynaz, both have left their indelible mark on the history of humanity, each with their particular gift, chess player and poet, both recognized worldwide.
At the entrance of the cemetery are the offices of procedures, I went to one of them to look for information on the location of the graves I wanted to visit. It's easy to find what you're looking for because the streets are named with letters and numbers. To facilitate the search, taking the main street as a reference, the right wing has the odd numbers and on the left they are even. When I received the directions I easily went to them.
José Raúl Capablanca
We are very proud that Capablanca is among the greatest chess players in the world, he was world chess champion between 1921 and 1928. Since he was a child at the age of 4 he already knew how to play and learned by watching how his father played, he still did not know how to read when he already played and beat his father's friends. It earned the nickname the Chess Playing Machine.
He died in 1942 while participating in games at the New York Chess Club. His body was transferred to Cuba and his burial was carried out in this cemetery, however, his tomb was very simple and remained almost anonymous for 4 decades.
When the centenary of his birth was celebrated in 1988, a chess piece was placed on his tomb, a beautiful King made of marble by the Cuban artist José Florencio Gelabert.
Since that date, the place where the remains of this illustrious Cuban are located can be easily recognized from afar. This is one of the most visited tombs by Cubans and tourists from all over the world.
Dulce María Loynaz
She was a great Cuban writer who is one of our literary prides, her exquisite literature and her beautiful poetry allowed her to win the Miguel de Cervantes Prize.
Until a few days before his death at the age of 94 he was receiving tributes for his extensive and beautiful work.
His tomb is very simple, it has a beautiful sculpture that represents God and a marble plaque engraved with some verses from one of his poem Love is
Love is forgiving;
and what is more than forgiving,
it is to understand...
Love is to cling to the cross,
and nailed to the cross,
and die and rise again...
Let God
Breathe along with me!
I do not stop admiring the beauty of the sculptural works and pantheons that I find at every step, I enjoy every detail very much, they are wonderful works that deserve our care and attention.
This cemetery is one of the most fascinating places to visit due to the large number of valuable works, sculptures and funerary monuments with various styles, all made with great quality and beauty to pay tribute and keep alive the memory of their passage through the lives of important personalities.
For this reason I want to share some of these beautiful works that deserve to be known by everyone.
See you soon!
Historical data were consulted on this site.
La historia inmortalizada con arte
Hoy volví a visitar el Cementerio Cristóbal Colón con la mirada de alguien que aprecia el arte que está vinculada con la historia de seres maravillosos que nos legaron obras importantes.
En esta oportunidad vine con la idea preconcebida de buscar el sitio donde reposan los restos de dos personalidades cubanas, José Raúl Capablanca y Dulce María Loynaz, ambos han dejado su huella indeleble en la historia de la humanidad, cada uno con su don particular, ajedrecista y poetisa, ambos reconocidos mundialmente.
En la entrada del camposanto se encuentran las oficinas de trámites, me dirigí a una de ellas para buscar información de la ubicación de las tumbas que quería visitar. Es fácil encontrar lo que buscas porque las calles están nombradas con letras y números. Para facilitar la búsqueda, tomando como referencia la calle principal, el ala derecha tiene los números impares y a la izquierda son pares. Al recibir las direcciones me dirigí fácilmente hacia ellas.
Tenemos el gran orgullo de que Capablanca está entre los más grandes ajedrecista del mundo, fue campeón mundial de ajedrez entre los años 1921 y 1928. Desde niño a los 4 años ya sabía jugar y aprendió viendo cómo jugaba su padre, aún no sabía leer cuando ya jugaba y ganaba a los amigos de su padre. Se ganó el apodo de la Máquina de jugar ajedrez.
La muerte le sorprende en 1942 mientras participaba en juegos en el Club de ajedrez de New York. Su cuerpo se trasladó a Cuba y su entierro se realizó en este cementerio, sin embargo, su tumba era muy sencilla y permaneció casi en el anonimato por 4 décadas.
Cuando se celebró el centenario de su nacimiento en 1988 se le colocó una pieza de ajedrez sobre su tumba, un bellísimo Rey hecho de mármol por el artista cubano José Florencio Gelabert.
Desde esa fecha se puede reconocer fácilmente desde lejos el lugar donde se encuentran los restos de este ilustre cubano. Esta es una de las tumbas más visitadas por cubanos y turistas de todas partes del mundo.
Dulce María Loynaz
Fue una gran escritora cubana que es uno de nuestros orgullos literarios, su exquisita literatura y su hermosa poesía le permitieron ganar el Premio Miguel de Cervantes.
Hasta pocos días antes de su muerte a los 94 años estuvo recibiendo homenajes por su extensa y hermosa obra.
Su tumba es muy sencilla, tiene una hermosa escultura que representa a Dios y una tarja de mármol grabada con unos versos de uno de su poema Amor es.
Amor es perdonar;
y lo que es más que perdonar,
es comprender...
Amor es apretarse a la cruz,
y clavarse a la cruz,
y morir y resucitar ...
¡Dejad que Dios
Respire junto a mí!
No dejo de admirar la belleza de las obras escultóricas y panteones que me encuentro a cada paso, disfruto mucho cada detalle, son obras maravillosas que merecen nuestro cuidado y atención.
Este cementerio es uno de los lugares más fascinantes para visitar debido a la gran cantidad de obras valiosas, esculturas y monumentos funerarios con diversos estilos, todos realizados con mucha calidad y belleza para rendir homenaje y mantener vivo el recuerdo de su paso por la vida de importantes personalidades.
Por este motivo quiero compartir algunas de estas bellas obras que merecen ser conocidas por todo el mundo.
Es mi deseo que les haya gustado conocer estas obras de arte que se encuentran en este importante camposanto de mi ciudad La Habana.
¡Hasta pronto!
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A very beautiful place, it must be very impressive with its extraordinary history. I really enjoy the beauty of its construction, which is very interesting. The architectural results are very cool.❤️
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Wow the entry of this cemetery is very imponent 👀.and for some reason (or at least to me heh), it's not scary at all 💜. Idunno I think it's where I live, that cemeterys have a kind of dark energy and looks kind of dark? 🤔
Definitely the architecture it's well preserved... I liked that a lot 🤩
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The sculptures are so beautiful and so well made… I’m sure you learnt something about Christopher Columbus and his history
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