{"product_id":"1947-cuba-al-pueblo-san-fernando-de-camarones-civic-protest-broadside","title":"1947 Cuba “Al Pueblo” San Fernando de Camarones Civic Protest Broadside","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Cuban civic protest broadside dated May 1947 from San Fernando de Camarones, Cuba.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeadlined dramatically \u003cstrong\u003e“AL PUEBLO,”\u003c\/strong\u003e this period document calls residents to a \u003cstrong\u003e“Gran Asamblea Popular”\u003c\/strong\u003e organized by the local \u003cem\u003eComité de Defensa Local\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eComité Cívico Juvenil\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe broadside states that more than 60 days had passed since a local commission visited the President of the Republic on March 13 seeking government funding for construction of a desperately needed highway and other public works. Residents were summoned to meet on Thursday the 15th at 8:00 p.m. at the \u003cstrong\u003eAsociación de Colonos\u003c\/strong\u003e to decide how to proceed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe document is explicitly dated \u003cstrong\u003e“San Fernando de Camarones, Mayo de 1947”\u003c\/strong\u003e and bears the printer's imprint \u003cstrong\u003e“Imprenta ‘Quiñones’, Cruces.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe broadside documents an important local campaign. Historical accounts of San Fernando de Camarones describe the community's long struggle for a road connecting the town with Paradero de Camarones, including civic protests and the later designation of the town as \u003cstrong\u003e“Ciudad Rebelde.”\u003c\/strong\u003e The road was ultimately completed and inaugurated in 1949. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn unusual surviving piece of \u003cstrong\u003epre-Revolution Cuban civic and political ephemera\u003c\/strong\u003e, documenting grassroots organization and infrastructure activism in a small Cuban community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFair vintage condition. Overall age toning with creases, handling wear, edge and corner losses, and several tears, particularly along the upper edge and upper corners. The reverse is blank with visible age toning. Despite the fragile edges, \u003cstrong\u003ethe printed text is complete, dark and clearly legible\u003c\/strong\u003e. Please review photographs carefully.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cuba · San Fernando de Camarones · May 1947 · Civic\/political broadside · Comité de Defensa Local · Comité Cívico Juvenil · Gran Asamblea Popular · Asociación de Colonos · Imprenta Quiñones, Cruces · Spanish language · Blank reverse.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":".","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51105480999155,"sku":null,"price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0847\/0675\/4803\/files\/LlamamientoAlPueblo1947Comitededefensalocal.jpg?v=1788981831","url":"https:\/\/collexcion.com\/products\/1947-cuba-al-pueblo-san-fernando-de-camarones-civic-protest-broadside","provider":"Collexcion ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}