A cousin of Fidel Castro paid tribute to the late Cuban leader Sunday in his father's Spanish hometown of Lancara.
Making a noticeable physical effort, 103-year-old Manuela Argiz observed a minute of silence in the small town.
Manuela is one of the two surviving relatives of the leader in Spain.
Helped by members of the local government, Argiz took part in a ceremony to remember Castro at the door of the house where his father Angel Castro was born in 1875.
Manuela, who met Castro in Spain when he made an official visit in 1992, used to live in the family house.
However, due to her age, she now lives in a nearby elderly home.
The mayor of Lancara, Dario Pineiro, said Sunday he is in the process of requesting that the family donate the home to the municipality so it can be transformed into a museum.
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Manuela is the daughter of Juana Castro, sister of the late Cuban president's father.
