Cuban Friendship Urn - Washington, D.C.
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N 38° 52.712 W 077° 02.295
18S E 323194 N 4305271
Located near the parking lot at East Potomac Park.
Waymark Code: WM17Y5K
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 04/20/2023
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The Cuban Friendship Urn originally stood in Cuba, honoring the deaths of those on the USS Maine prior to the Spanish-American War. During a hurricane in 1926 knocked it down and in 1928 it was presented to President Calvin Coolidge by Cuban President Gerardo Machado. It stood outside of the Cuban Embassy for years but then around 1959-62 it was removed, disappeared, and neglected (Due to Fidel Castro coming into power). In 1998 it was placed in the present location.
Monument Text:
1- El recuerdo del “Maine” tendrá eterna duración durante los siglos los lazos de la amistad entre la tierra de Cuba y la tierra de los Estados Unidos de Norte América. —Gerardo Machado
Translation:
The memory of the “Maine” will last forever through the centuries [as will] the bonds of friendship between the homeland of Cuba and the homeland of the United States of North America. —Gerardo Machado
2- Esta copa fué esculpida de un fragmento de la columna de mármol del monumento a las víctimas del “Maine” ericido en la ciudad de La Habana, cuya columna fué derribada por el ciclón de 20 de Octubre de 1926.
Translation:
This cup was carved from a fragment of the marble column of the monument to the victims of the "Maine" ericido in the city of Havana, whose column was demolished by the cyclone of October 20, 1926.
Relevent website: [Web Link]
List if there are any visiting hours:
24/7
Date dedicated: 01/01/1928
Sponsor(s): National Park Service, Cuba
Entrance fees (if any): Not listed
Parking coordinates: Not Listed
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