1941 Signed Presentation Copy of Cuban Democratic Party Founding Speech Inscribed by Guillermo Alonso Pujol to Historian Enrique Gay Calbó

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On offer is a printed political booklet issued in Havana in 1941, titled Doctrina del Partido Demócrata, containing a foundational speech delivered at the formal constitution of th e Cuban Democratic Party on September 26, 1941, at the Teatro Principal de la Comedia. The work is authored and inscribed by Dr. Guillermo Alonso Pujol, at the time First Vice President of the National Executive and President-Leader of the Senatorial Parliamentary Committee of the Partido Demócrata. The inscription, dated November 10, 1941, is made to Enrique Gay Calbó, one of Cuba’s most prominent historians, journalists, and intellectual figures of the mid-20th century. The proximity of the inscription date to the founding event places this copy within the immediate distribution of the party’s early doctrinal material. The booklet represents an early programmatic statement of a political movement emerging in the aftermath of the 1940 Constitution, during a period of attempted institutional stabilization following the political upheavals of the 1930s. The text reflects the language of order, renewal, and structured political identity characteristic of this transitional moment in Cuban republican life. The association between Alonso Pujol and Gay Calbó situates this copy within a defined intellectual and political network. Rather than a general circulation example, this is a presentation copy linking a party architect to a major cultural and scholarly figure whose work intersected with national identity, historiography, and public discourse. The booklet includes a portrait of Alonso Pujol and the party emblem bearing the motto “Patria y Libertad / Justicia y Trabajo,” a formulation that consciously echoes 19th-century independence-era rhetoric associated with José Martí, reflecting a broader effort by 1940s political movements to align themselves with foundational nationalist ideals. Condition: Original printed booklet. Moderate toning to covers, loosening of staples, with edge wear, small losses at extremities, and light staining. Interior pages are clean and stable. Inscription and printed text remain clear and strong. Show more