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
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Carlos Manuel de Céspedes
Col. Federico Fernández Cavada
General Martínez-Campos in Havana, 1878
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
Ten Years' War
…a war of independence of Cuba from Spain. The uprising was led by Cuban-born planters and other wealthy natives. On 10 October 1868, sugar mill owner Carlos Manuel de Céspedes and his followers proclaimed independence, beginning the conflict. This was the first of three liberation wars that Cuba fought against Spain, the other…
Carlos Manuel de Céspedes
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).