Madrid, 10 Jun (Notimex) .- La Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM) was honored today with the Prince of Asturias Prize for Communications and Humanities, 2009, over the nomination of The New York Times, after the elimination of other 18. UNAM has a total of 18 faculties and 4 colleges, as well as 46 institutes and research centers. It is present in all Mexican states and has offices in Gatineau (Canada) and the U.S. cities of Chicago, Los Angeles and San Antonio. At the beginning of the century created the first public school in the area, which happens later in 1907, the University of Havana as the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Chemistry Azucarera, this will remain until some years after the triumph of the Cuban Revolution in 1959.
On May 1, 1902 began the move of the University Hill Arostegui, also known as the 'hill fireworks' fortress built by Spain and there for is to communicate via the underground Castillo del Principe, which adjacent to the Quinta de los Molinos.
Because of its proximity to the University of Havana, the Quinta de los Molinos was closely linked with revolutionary all actions that took place in the period of the neocolonial republic. In this place were Julio Antonio Mella, Rub n Mart nez Villena, Pablo de la Torriente Brau, Juan Marinello, and all participants of the protest of 13. Besides military training site was of the assailants at Moncada Barracks along with the roofs of the Faculties of Science and Law.
As noticed one of their players (now deceased), Jesus Montane Oropesa: the preparation of the Moncada attack to the heart of the capital, before the very nose of the dictator's henchmen. Fidel Castro locate its operations center in the house of Abel Santamaria and Haydee Santamaria, 25, and O, Vedado, and the parents of Melba Hernandez in Jovella number 107, between Sword and Hospital, where, precisely, the Parti Santiago to the July 25.
In the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Chemistry Azucarera located within the Quinta de los Molinos, enrollment in the career of Agricultural Engineering, Fructuoso Rodriguez, a prominent student leader and second leader of the FEU after Jose Antonio Echeverria, who was martyred in Humboldt 7. In this power and in the gardens of the Quinta was plotted and made some arrangements for the actions of March 13, 1957 in which I participate Fructuoso. Also on this site the Directorio Revolucionario (DR) conducting the training arming and disarming and self defense classes.
In late 1956 ground was built within the Quinta de los Molinos, the government of Fulgencio Batista, the public school 9 attached to the Enrique Jose Varona Pedagogical Institute.
On construction sites were unearthed and preserved two large stone wheels belonging to a natural gap of the snuff mill. These wheels were buried some two and a half meters deep and were found accidentally drawn to light during excavations in the field. forbes The work was completed in mid 1957. The wheels of the mill were extracted with great care through the responsible conduct of the architect. Currently the school's name is Felipe Poey Aloy in honor of the Cuban scientists conducting research in the area.
After the triumph of the Revolution, in 1986 to the Museum Maximo Gomez, and in 1987 he was declared a National Monument.
On December 7, 1989 as part of the transaction tax that paid tribute to Cuban internationalists battle brother in the entire world is veiled in the Quinta de los Molinos bodies of combatants whose homes were near it.
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