Order of Cienfuegos [SEP] named after
Order of Cienfuegos
Cuba has named a socialist order, the Order of Cienfuegos, after the freedom fighter and revolutionary Camilo Cienfuegos Gorriarán.
The order is awarded to members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba. Either in the active military service, in the reserve or retired, and it was awarded to the military of "friendly countries" like the Soviet Union, for "extraordinary merit in planning or accomplishing combat actions, in defense of the achievements and sovereignty of Cuba".
Statute.
The statutes of
U.S. Ambassador Philip Bonsal, Cienfuegos enjoyed Havana's nightlife and he "may have had a penchant for friendships and associations deemed undesirable by some of his more austere revolutionary comrades". There has also been speculation that Cienfuegos faked his death and fled to the US, as some speculate it may have been Ybor City in Tampa
Remembrance.
Che Guevara stated about Cienfuegos the following:
Cuba has named a socialist award, the Order of Cienfuegos, after him. On 28 October, school children throughout Cuba throw flowers into