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José Joaquín Palma, (Bayamo, 1844 - Guatemala, 1911) Cuban poet.  His political activity in favor of the independence of his country forced him into exile, which conditioned a poetic work, which, on the other hand, is part of the second romantic generation and stands out for its colorful and melodic character.

 The life of José Joaquín Palma appears intimately linked to the Cuban revolutionary movement that was to culminate in the proclamation of independence.  In 1868 he participated in the uprising led by Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, of whom he was an assistant for some time.  Editor of El Cubano Libre, he later carried out various missions for the Republic in arms.

Juan Vitalio Acuña Nuñez, "Vilo" or "Joaquín" was a Cuban peasant and guerrilla fighter.  He was one of the peasants who helped the rebels led by Fidel Castro, when they were fighting to overthrow the Batista government.  He was born on the La Conchita farm on January 27, 1925, on a hill in the Sierra Maestra.

 When he learned of Fidel Castro's landing at Las Coloradas, he was in Pilón cutting cane and immediately set out to help him by showing him the way to the Sierra Maestra.  He began his guerrilla life alongside Ernesto Che Guevara, who soon noticed his qualities as a combatant.

Juan Clemente Zenea and Fornaris; Bayamo, 1832-Havana, 1871. Cuban poet and patriot.  He is the highest representative of Cuban romanticism.

 In 1852 he settled in New York; upon his return to Cuba (1854) he collaborated in the Revista de La Habana and in Brisas de Cuba.  Starting in 1855, he published his Cantos de la noche in broadsheets, which appeared complete in 1860, and directed the Revista Habanera (1861-1862).

Luz Vázquez y Moreno was a Cuban independence fighter.  She was born in 1831, in Bayamo, former department of Oriente, Cuba.  She was the brunette beauty who inspired the famous song "La Bayamesa", whose notes not only moved her tender heart, but served years later to, changing its lyrics, exalt the spirits of the brave Cuban liberators.

She attended the gatherings of "La Filarmónica", the very Cuban Society, then located near the wide Plaza de Isabel II.