Cultural heritage as an educational component in the work of Francisco Prat Puig

Abstract

The present research responds to the need to study a relevant figure of the university teaching profession: Francisco Prat Puig; Catalan émigré who arrived in this country with recognized achievements as a pedagogue, researcher, archaeologist and restorer. Its purpose is to systematize the work of Dr. Prat Puig as a manager and researcher of the historical-cultural heritage of the eastern region of Cuba. For its development, theoretical and empirical methods were used that allowed the highlighted sources to be synthesized. The research provides a multidisciplinary study on the theoretical-practical work of Dr. Prat Puig in relation to his work linked to the conservation, enhancement and safeguarding of the historical-cultural heritage of the eastern region of our country.