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1851
Poet Ignacio Valdés Machuca died.
15 de Noviembre de 1851
He was born in Havana in July 30th, 1792 and died in November 15th, 1851. In 1820 he graduated as Bachelor in Laws. Some years later he became Licentiate in Laws in the University of Havana. He settled and directed El Mosquito weekly humour publishing, and La Lira de Apolo, magazine. He collaborated in the Diario del Gobierno de La Habana, Diario Constitucional de La Habana, El Indicador Constitucional, El Americano Libre, El Revisor Político y Literario, Diario de La Habana, La Cartera Cubana.
He was editor of La Moda and also a great cultural entertainer. He had a literary academy at home, which became a meeting centre of oustanding men of letters. Friend of Plácido (pseud. of Gabriel de la Concepción Valdés), he advised him literarily, like he did with Francisco Poveda y Armenteros. Together with Domingo Del Monte he sponsored a fund-raising to free the slave poet Juan Francisco Manzano, who dedicated his tragedy Zafra (Sugar Cane Harvest) to him.
Together with Francisco Iturrondo he compiled Aureola poética al señor D. Francisco Martínez de la Rosa, in 1834. That very year he collaborated in the Corona Fúnebre a la endeleble memoria del escelentísimo [sic] e ilustrísimo señor doctor D. Juan José Diaz de Espada y Landa, published by José Toribio de Arazoza. He was a Numerary Academic of the Cuban Academy of Literature. Although he had enjoyed a certain popularity, he died on oblivion. He made use of the following pseudonymous: Desval and El redactor. He also signed with the initial letter of his first surname (V).
1895
Brigade General of the Liberator Army (Mambí) Enrique Loynaz del Castillo composed the Himno Invaso
15 de Noviembre de 1895
Father of a family of intellectualls, writers, poets, from which Dulce María is one of the leading personalities of Ibero American letters from all times.
1915
Writer Antonio Govín y Torres died.
15 de Noviembre de 1915
He was born on September 22th, 1849 and died in his hometown on November 15th, 1915. He graduated as Doctor in Laws in the University of Havana. Founder and Secretary of the Autonomist Party (1879). He won Gold Medal in a contest held in the Circle of Lawyers of Havana with his memory:(About the Importance of the Study of Roman Law for the Knowledge of Our Legislation (1880).
He emigrated to the United States when the war of 1895 broke out. He returned to Cuba after the autonomic government was settled and was appointed Secretario de Gobernación y Justicia (Secretary of Government and Justice).
He directed the Revista General de Derecho y Administración, official organ of the College of Lawyers of Havana. He collaborated in Revista de Cuba, El Triunfo, El País y El Nuevo País. After the Republic of Cuba was settled (May 20th, 1902), he was the head of the Chair of Administrative Law in the University and became Magistrate of the Supreme Court of Justice.
1940
Professor Rafael Inciarte Ruiz died.
15 de Noviembre de 1940
He was born in Santiago de Cuba, in June 25th, 1864 and died in Guantánamo in November 15th, 1940. He was professor and a great player of counterabass, violin, cello, trombon, cornet and also settled the Music Band of the General Staff of the Eastern Army during the 1895 Independence War, with the troop of the Eastern Lion, General José Maceo. When the War was over he created the Municipal Band of Manzanillo and the one of Guantánamo. He composed music for bands and arranged groups for playing classical music.
1957
Composer and pianist Orlando de la Rosa died.
15 de Noviembre de 1957
He was born in Havana on April 15th, 1919 and died on November 15th, 1957. At the age of nine he began studying piano under his mother´s guidance. A professor named Pachencho imparted him his solpheggio lessons. He studied High School in the Institute of Havana. For many years he kept on first line the vocal quartet named after him. He worked as accompanying pianist and performed popular music recitals.
His first composition was the bolero “Ya sé que es mentira”, premiered around 1940, followed by “Tu llegada”. Along the following fifteen years he made boleros and songs which settled a new style stage within the Cuban music, protruding among them: “Cansancio”, “Vieja luna”, “Mi corazón es para ti”, “Qué emoción”, “No vale la pena”, “Nuestras vidas”, “Para cantar a mi amor” and “La canción de mis canciones”.
1979
The historical centre of Havana Old is declared National Monument of Cuba.
15 de Noviembre de 1979
The historical centre of Havana Old is declared National Monument of Cuba, during the celebration of the 460th anniversary of the foundation of the village of San Cristóbal de la Havana, on November 15, 1979.
It was declared national monument because of its artistic and architectural values.
Three years later, Old Havana gained another significant distinction. It was declared World Cultural Heritage property UNESCO.
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