Memorial a Julio Antonio Mella

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  • Across from the Universidad de La Habana is this memorial, often used to make concerts and for political or student rallies. It holds the ashes of Julio Antonio Mella, a young student leader and founding member of the Federación Estudiantil Universitaria (University Student Federation) and the Partido Comunista de Cuba (Communist Party of Cuba).

    
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