The monument to General Maceo in Plaza de la Revolucion in the northeast of Santiago,
beyond the Moncada barracks, on the crossroad of the 3 major avenues.
The square is dominated by a vast monument executed in the early 1990s by Alberto Lezcay.
It represents General Maceo on the horsenack, surrounded by 23 stylized machetes.
Plaza de la Revolucion marks the start of the modern, residential area of the city,
where the architecture shows a marked Soviet influence.
Antonio Maceo was one of the principal figures of the Cuban struggle for independence,
which consisted not only of action on the fields of battle
but also of the political manoeuvres of Cuba, Spain, and the United States.
Maceo, hailed as the "Titan of Bronze" after his death in battle,
played a vital part in both the Ten Years' War of 1868- 1878,
and the successful war that began in 1895,
ending in 1898 after the United States had entered the struggle.