Carteles was one of Cuba's most iconic and influential magazines, founded by legendary caricaturist Conrado W. Massaguer and achieving the widest circulation of any magazine in Latin America. This November 1959 issue (Year 40, No. 48) features a striking cover by Andrés García Benítez commemorating one of the most tragic events in Cuban history: the execution of eight medical students by Spanish colonial authorities on November 27, 1871. The students were falsely accused of desecrating the tomb of a Spanish journalist, and their martyrdom became a rallying cry for Cuban independence. García Benítez's powerful design features a stylized woman in white with the Cuban flag star, standing prominently against a crowd of somber men rendered in sepia tones, with bold blue and navy framing. Published less than a year after the revolutionary triumph on January 1, 1959, this issue represents Carteles in its final phase. The magazine maintained its tradition of cutting-edge graphic arts until it ceased publication in 1960 as the revolution consolidated control over Cuban media.