Address: Macagua
Construction material: concrete
Historical synthesis:
In 1901, Professor Carmen Jiménez Salazar wanted to build a mausoleum in the town of Macagua, to give Colonel Clotilde García Morejón an honorable grave, and 4 other mambises, work that she carried out with Professor Juana Quevedo.
Together they did an arduous job collecting funds for the work, without official help. A neighbor donated the parcel of land. She directed the simple building, in the shape of an obelisk, on a relief star, all built by the neighbors.
It was inaugurated on August 21, 1904 in the presence of local authorities, mayors and other personalities. Toribio Santurio spoke. The young people of the Maceo society donated the gate of the Mausoleum.
Clotilde García Morejón: Born in 1876 in Guamutas. He worked as a hunter in the demolished mill "Charity". In September 1895 he joined the forces of Rafael Arcia. In the battle of Ojo de Agua, in Mordazo, he is distinguished and promoted. He gathered a troop of 30 members, in San José de los Ramos. One of its most important battles was that of Palmar de La Caridad. Clotilde García's party belonged to the eastern brigade, holding numerous battles and actions, in which it stands out for its value, which led to the degrees of Colonel being awarded by Maceo, on May 1, 1896.
On August 14, 1896 there was a confrontation with Spanish forces, in the Guerrero area. Clotilde and his men were the victims of an ambush, and he was hit by an enemy bullet, he was 21 years old. He fell with his brother Antonio, and another number of mambises not determined.
They were buried in the mountains of San Cristóbal, then at the Macagua cemetery, and finally at the Mausoleum.
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