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October marked the beginning of our libertarian struggles under the guidance of notable revolutionaries such as Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, Vicente Aguilera, Pedro Figueredo, Ignacio Agramonte and others who guided the destiny of our country. After October 10, 1868, the town of Bayamo, euphoric and vibrant, asked the Cuban patriot Pedro Figueredo, "Perucho," to write the lyrics of the hymn composed by him months before and orchestrated by the Cuban Muñoz Cedeño.
In the Plaza de Bayamo was born that October 20 the letter of our Marseillaise, "La Bayamesa" as it was known in the beginning; in the midst of a people enraged by the recent actions of a group of men who fought to liberate Cuba from Spanish colonialism. A people that demanded their battle anthem as a way of representing the moments they lived, moments that despite the years, Cubans commemorate the historical significance of the event.
From verse to verse, from voice to voice and from person to person, that October 20 there was a call to fight. It was the determination of the people to wield the Cuban flag along with the cry of ¡Viva Cuba Libre! Thus was born our National Anthem, the one that accompanied the Cubans during the different stages of struggle, a hymn that since its creation demonstrates the decision to fight in defense of the principles of freedom, justice and love for the homeland.
