Historians, academics, and researchers paid tribute to the prominent intellectual and revolutionary Armando Hart Dávalos (1930–2017) as part of the 32nd edition of the Fiesta de la Cubanía, which concluded today in Bayamo.

Gathered for the "Dialogues with Hart" panel at the cultural center that bears his name, participants highlighted his key contributions as a promoter of the main cultural event in Granma province.

Speakers recalled the 1980s, when, in his capacity as Minister of Culture, Hart Dávalos advocated the idea that the former town of San Salvador de Bayamo—birthplace of the National Anthem—should serve as the epicenter for a celebration dedicated to reaffirming Cuban cultural identity.

The event included the presentation of the 50th Anniversary Distinction of the Ministry of Culture to 22 regional personalities, among them Doctor of Sciences Guillermo Calixto González Labrada, National Pedagogy Award recipient and host of the gathering.

Other honored figures included Téofila Acea Antúnez, president of the Granma branch of the José Martí Cultural Society (SCJM); 90-year-old poet Juan Manuel Reyes Alcolea; and visual artist Juan Luis Maceo Núñez.

The distinction was also awarded to singer Ary Rodríguez, professor Domingo Cuza Pedrera, actress Adis Martí Cid, and radio program director Idania Guerra Millán.

On this occasion, journalists Daniel García Zayas and Orlando Fombellida Claro received the Patria Newspaper Award, conferred by the SCJM.