Museum of Counter-Revolutionary Struggle

The National Museum of Counter-Revolutionaries is located in Trinidad, Cuba. Trinidad is a beautiful old town of Cuba, was founded in 1514 at the gold-bearing rivers Agabamo and Tajabo. Trinidad’s main occupation was smuggling.

Trinidad is the second city after Havana in terms of historical sights. It is rightly called an open-air museum. Baroque churches, cobblestone pavement and palaces with red tiles roofs all resemble the atmosphere of a Spanish city. One of Trinidad’s attractions, no doubt worth seeing, is the bell tower of the former St. Francis Cathedral. It is in this building that the Museum of Struggle against Counter-Revolutionaries is now located.

The period that is illuminated in the exposition of the museum: from 1960 to 1965. It was a difficult time when the counter-revolution tried to destroy and strangle the young revolution. In the basements of the monastery, anti-Kastrov rebels were kept as prisoners. And now in the premises of the former monastery you can see photos and other historical documents of that time.

For those who are seriously interested in the history of Cuba, a visit to this museum will be very useful and informative. It is also not superfluous to climb to the top of the tower - there is a very beautiful view of the city.