Carlos Manuel de Céspedes

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Carlos Manuel de Céspedes del Castillo was a Cuban revolutionary hero and First President of Cuba in Arms in 1868. Céspedes, who was a plantation owner in Cuba, freed his slaves and made the declarati

Birthplace of Carlos Manuel de Cespedes

Statue of Carlos Manuel de Céspedes in Céspedes Park in Bayamo

Céspedes depicted on the artist/progress proof designed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing for Cuban silver certificates (1936).

Ten Years' War

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The Ten Years' War, also known as the Great War and the War of '68, was a war of independence of Cuba from Spain. The uprising was led by Cuban-born planters and other wealthy natives. On 10 October 1

Carlos Manuel de Céspedes

…Arms in 1868. Céspedes, who was a plantation owner in Cuba, freed his slaves and made the declaration of Cuban independence in 1868 which started the Ten Years' War (1868–1878). This was the first of three wars of independence, the third of which, the Cuban War of Independence led to the end of Spanish rule in 1898…

Embarkation of the Catalan Volunteers from the Port of Barcelona by Ramón Padró y Pedret [es]

Carlos Manuel de Céspedes

Col. Federico Fernández Cavada

General Martínez-Campos in Havana, 1878