ORDER MARIANA GRAJALES

Orden Mariana Grajales.

• Order instituted 10 December 1979.
• Order awarded to Cuban women whose work is an example of the creative work and revolutionary internationalism, for contribution to the education of young people, and the full participation of women in public life and in the development and defense of the country.
• Mariana Grajales Coello (June 26, 1808 – November 23, 1893) - Cuban icon of the women's struggle and the fight for an independent Cuba free from slavery.