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Brief review of the Aboriginal Canoe

The Aboriginal canoe was found in Playa de Menéndez and is part of the pieces that exist today in the Municipal museum.
By agreement of the Municipal Assembly of Popular Power, a contest was held to evaluate the best work that met the requirements of the original canoe, which was made of cedar that was 10 meters long by one wide.
In the next sessions of the Assembly, the best project was approved and constituted that replica on a scale, the first symbol of the municipality that was given to the main figures of the country's leadership, such as Fidel Raúl Armando Hart Eusebio Leal, among others, and handed over to Ricardo Valdés Rivero being the first personality of the territory to receive it. For the municipality it is a historical honor that an aboriginal canoe had appeared on its coasts, which is a symbol of the maritime transportation of our ancestors and verified by Doctor Antonio Núñez Jiménez on his journey through the Amazon to the Caribbean. It is the only one in Latin America. Which reaffirms our pride.

Review About the shield

The idea of ​​the municipal coat of arms arises as a need to identify the Municipality and also to use its replica as a stimulus for some personalities and institutions in order to promote the social and productive political work of the territory.
For its design, a contest was held in which a group of colleagues participated, being awarded the project carried out by Odecte Rodríguez and Yaquilé Valdés. The Municipal Assembly of People's Power Approved said project and from that date it has been delivered to different personalities and institutions.
The shield reflects the Sierra de Bibanasí, the former Central as a representation of sugar production, agricultural production, the Royal Palm, the National Flag and the Image of José Martí. For the people of Martí it is a pride to have as a symbol a shield where the social and economic information of the municipality is collected.

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