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Nun
I think the nun symbolizes martyrdom.
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Female symbolism
The four female figures on each corner represent Abnegation, Pain, Heroism and Martyrdom.
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The firefighters
The faces went all around. May 17 is the Day of the Firefighter in Cuba. There's a procession that comes to pay respect every year.
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Monumento a los Bomberos
The Mausoleum of the Firemen was built to commemorate the 28 firemen who died when a hardware shop in La Habana Vieja caught fire in 1890. At the top a winged angel with a blindfold, representing the Angel of Faith , holds in his arms a dying fireman, while raising the left hand to heaven, delivering the heroic life.