Bayamo - Torre de San Juan de Evangelista

The Torre de San Juan de Evangelista is all that remains of the church that once stood here. The church was burned to the ground during the fire of 1869 but the tower endured. It was later used as the entrance to the cemetery. The cemetery no longer exists but it was the first cemetery in Cuba. It closed in 1919 and was destroyed in 1940. Despite all the changes around it, the Torre de San Juan de Evangelista still stands. A statue of war hero, Francisco Vicente Aguilera, stands next to the tower.