Armoured train) is a national monument, memorial park, and museum[1] of the Cuban Revolution, located in the city of Santa Clara, Cuba.
It was created by the Cuban sculptor José Delarra on the site of and in memory of the capture of an armoured train on 29 December 1958, during the Battle of Santa Clara.
[2] The memorial is located on the Avenida Liberación in the Bengochea ward, just after the depot of Santa Clara station, nearby a level crossing.
After Fidel Castro captured Santa Clara, Batista wanted to bring about a turning point in the battle and the war.
The large train had two diesel locomotives and seventeen four-axle freight cars and U.S.-made personnel carriers.