Conjunto Escultórico Memorial Comandante Ernesto Che Guevara | |
Location | Santa Clara, Cuba |
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Coordinates | 22°24′8″N 79°58′46″W / 22.40222°N 79.97944°W |
Type | National monument, memorial and museum |
Owner | Cuban Government |
The Che Guevara Mausoleum (Spanish: Mausoleo del Che Guevara, officially Conjunto Escultórico Memorial Comandante Ernesto Che Guevara) is a memorial in Santa Clara, Cuba, located in "Plaza Che Guevara" (Che Guevara Square). It houses the remains of the revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara and 29 fellow combatants killed in 1967 during Guevara's attempt to spur an armed uprising in Bolivia. The full area, which contains a bronze 22-foot statue of Guevara, is referred to as the Ernesto Guevara Sculptural Complex.[1]