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Award Name (English/Spanish) Date of creation Award criteria Hero of the Republic of Cuba Héroe de la República de Cuba: 10 December 1979 "Awarded to members of the Armed Forces and to any Cuban citizen or from friendly countries, for extraordinary merits and feats carried out in the defense of the homeland and the conquests of the Revolution or for exceptional contributions to the cause of ...
Medal of the City of Buenos Aires Argentina: 26 May 2003 Prize of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. For "being an emblem of the ideals of liberty". [66] [67] Commemorative Medal 50th Anniversary of the July 26th Cuba: 26 July 2003 First person awarded. [68] Labor Hero of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea North Korea: 11 December 2006
Pages in category "Orders, decorations, and medals of Cuba" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The honorary title Hero of the Republic of Cuba (Spanish: Héroe de la República de Cuba) is the highest decoration awarded by the Republic of Cuba. It is equivalent to other hero titles common in the Socialist Bloc .
Medal Name Games Sport Event Gold: Ramón Fonst: 1900 Paris: Fencing: Men's épée Silver: Ramón Fonst: 1900 Paris: Fencing: Men's amateurs-masters épée
The Order of José Martí (Spanish: Orden José Martí) is a state honor in Cuba. The Order was named so after José Martí, the national hero of Cuba. The design was realized by the Cuban sculptor José Delarra. [1]
The obverse of the medal depicts a soldier in fighting attitude, with one foot on the Cuban archipelago and the other on the North American mainland. [2] Earlier versions included the Cuban motto, "Patria o Muerte" (Homeland or Death), while later versions include the Cuban colours above, a wreath below, and the words "Orden Playa Girón ...
Tension among the American people was raised because of the explosion of USS Maine, and "yellow journalism" that accused Spain of extensive atrocities, agitating American public opinion. The war ended after decisive naval victories for the United States in the Philippines and Cuba.