The root of the Yoruba temple in America and specifically in Cuba was planted in our continent with the arrival of Ño Remigio Herrera Addeshina to the largest of the Antilles.
His mentor Ño Carlos Adé Bí instilled in him the knowledge of the Yoruba religion through his representation in the sacred Rule of Osha-Ifá.
That both Ifá priests were recognized with the term Ño, diminutive of lord, was a matter of respect, because with this expression the natives of Africa were pointed out when they began to comb gray hair as a reward for their wisdom.
Addeshina name of saint that translates as «crown that makes fire«, was the proper noun with which the Orishas baptized Herrera, who had crowned Osha years before his arrival in Cuba.
It tells the story that moments before his capture the Oluo swallowed the foundation of Ifá and thus transported it with him to the island.
Intelligence was one of the most relevant virtues of Addeshina
Intelligence was one of Addeshina's most relevant virtues, this trait led him from being a simple slave in the province of Matanzas to later moving to Havana to attend directly to his master's business.
It was precisely in Regla where fate decided that Herrera would meet Ño Carlos and from then on he would represent him religiously, his godfather being responsible for helping Ño Remigio pay for his freedom.
From this union a religious people began to emerge, because together they consecrated hundreds of people in the cult of Orula and the other Orishas.
Thanks to his work and ingenuity, the Ifá priest managed to obtain a house to live with his family and resources to support it, he married and later his two children were born, who were continuators of his religious legacy.
The council of Yemayá: Religious temple founded by Ño Remigio
Regla saw the birth in all its splendor of the largest religious house that Havana had until then, where not only Ifá was worked, since saintly ceremonies were also held on this site.
Said property was located on Calle Perdomo, the pantheon being known under the name of the Yemayá council, in homage to the Orisha, owner of the ocean and mother of the world, a deity to whom he was devoted all his life.
