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Independence Day (Cuba)
The Cry of Yara () was a declaration, battle cry, and uprising in eastern Cuba on 10 October 1868, initiating the Ten Years' War. The signaling of the Yara uprising occurred near Manzanillo in the eastern province of Oriente, at the sugar plantation and mill of La Demajagua, which was owned by the Céspedes family. History On October 8, 1868, Céspedes learned that colonial authorities in Manzanillo had issued arrest warrants for many of the conspirators. In response, he hastened plans for revolt and summoned insurgents to La Demajagua. By October 9, over 500 men—armed primarily with machetes—had gathered. The call to arms extended across the surrounding region, with groups mobilizing from various estates. Among the participants were criollos, free and enslaved Afro-Cubans, two Columbian soldiers, and even two Spaniards who were coincidentally present and taken prisoner but not harmed. Among the soldiers gathered were some of the future leaders and commanders of the Cuba ...
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Ten Years' War
The Ten Years' War (; 1868–1878), also known as the Great War () and the War of '68, was part of Cuba's fight for independence 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 two being the Little War (Cuba), Little War (1879–1880) and the Cuban War of Independence (1895–1898). The final three months of the last conflict escalated with United States involvement, leading to the Spanish–American War. Background Slavery Cuban bourgeoisie demanded fundamental social and economic reforms from the Monarchy of Spain, Crown. Lax enforcement of the Slavery in colonial Spanish America, slave trade ban had resulted in a dramatic increase in imports of African diaspora, Africans, estimated at 90,000 slaves from 1856 to 1860. This occ ...
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La Demajagua National Park
La Demajagua National Park is a National Park located in Granma Province (formerly Oriente Province), about 12 kilometers from the city of Manzanillo, and is one of Cuba’s most important historic sites. It marks the location of the former ''Ingenio La Demajagua'' sugar mill, where, on October 10, 1868, Carlos Manuel de Céspedes freed his slaves and launched the first armed uprising against Spanish colonial rule. This act initiated the Ten Years’ War, the first of a series of Cuban wars for independence from Spain. The date is considered the symbolic beginning of the Cuban independence movement and also of the abolitionist cause in the country. The site contains the remains of the sugar mill, including large metal gears and fragments of its original structure. It was named after the majagua plant (hibiscus elatus), which is a common plant in Cuba used for wood products and the binding of Cuban cigars. There is a town of approximately 400 inhabitants, also called La Dem ...
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Rafael Castellanos
Rafael may refer to: * Rafael (given name) or Raphael, a name of Hebrew origin * Rafael, California Fiction * ''Rafael'' (TV series), a Mexican telenovela * ''Rafaël'' (film), a 2018 Dutch film People * Rafael (footballer, born 1978) (Rafael Pires Vieira), Brazilian football striker * Rafael (footballer, born 1979) (Rafael da Silva Santos), Brazilian football defender * Rafael (footballer, born 1980) (Rafael Pereira da Silva), Brazilian football right-back * Rafael (footballer, born March 1982) (Rafael de Andrade Bittencourt Pinheiro), Brazilian football goalkeeper * Rafael (footballer, born August 1982) (Rafael dos Santos Silva), Brazilian football striker * Rafael (footballer, born 1984) (Alberto Rafael da Silva), Brazilian football goalkeeper * Rafael (footballer, born 1986) (Rafael Diego de Souza), Brazilian football centre-back * Rafael (footballer, born 1987) (Rafael da Silva Gomes), Brazilian footballer * Rafael (footballer, born 1989) (Rafael Pires Monteiro), ...
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Emiliano García Pavón
Emiliano is a male given name. Notable people with the name include: A–C * Emiliano Abeyta (1911–1981), Pueblo-American painter * Emiliano Agüero (born 1995), Argentine footballer * Emiliano Aguirre (1925–2021), Spanish paleontologist * Emiliano Albín (born 1989), Uruguayan footballer * Emiliano Alfaro (born 1988), Uruguayan footballer * Emiliano Álvarez (1912—1987), Spanish cyclist * Emiliano Amor (born 1995), Argentine footballer * Emiliano Ancheta (born 1999), Uruguayan footballer * Emiliano Armenteros (born 1986), Argentine footballer * Emiliano Astorga (born 1960), Chilean football manager and former player * Emiliano Barrera (born 1981), Argentine football manager and former player * Emiliano Bergamaschi (born 1976), Argentine rugby union coach and former player * Emiliano Bigica (born 1973), Italian footballer * Emiliano Boffelli (born 1995), Argentine rugby union player * Emiliano Bogado (born 1997), Argentine footballer * Emiliano Bolongaita, Australian ...
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Miguel García Pavón
--> Miguel is a given name and surname, the Portuguese and Spanish form of the Hebrew name Michael. It may refer to: Places * Pedro Miguel, a parish in the municipality of Horta and the island of Faial in the Azores Islands *São Miguel (other), various locations in Azores, Portugal, Brazil and Cape Verde People * Miguel (surname) Arts, entertainment, and media *Miguel (singer) (born 1985), Miguel Jontel Pimentel, American recording artist *Miguel Bosé (born 1956), Spanish pop new wave musician and actor * Miguel Calderón (born 1971), artist and writer *Miguel Cancel (born 1968), former American singer *Miguel Córcega (1929–2008), Mexican actor and director *Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616), Spanish author *Miguel Delibes (1920–2010), Spanish novelist *Miguel Ferrer (1955–2017), American actor * Miguel Galván (1957–2008), Mexican actor *Miguel Gómez (photographer) (born 1974), Colombian / American photographer. *Miguel Ángel Landa (born 1936), Venezuelan ...
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Bell Of La Demajagua
The Bell of La Demajagua (Spanish: Campana de La Demajagua), also known as the "Cuban Liberty Bell," or the "Bell of the Fatherland," is the most iconic and symbolically charged bell in Cuban history. It is the former slave bell of the Demajagua plantation, owned by the family of Carlos Manuel de Céspedes and Francisco Javier de Céspedes, which was rung at the Cry of Yara, on October 10, 1868, to mark the official beginning of the Ten Years' War and the Republic of Cuba in Arms. It has been hung in ten locations throughout the history of Cuba, but today it hangs as the main feature of La Demajagua National Park. History Slave bell The bell, measuring 59 centimeters in height and weighing 204.5 pounds, was cast in France in 1857. It was purchased to act as a slave bell and arrived at the Demajagua estate and hung at the La Demajagua sugar mill (located in what is now Granma Province) in 1860, during the ownership of Francisco Javier de Céspedes, brother of Carlos Man ...
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Plantation Owner
The planter class was a racial and socioeconomic class which emerged in the Americas during European colonization in the early modern period. Members of the class, most of whom were settlers of European descent, consisted of individuals who owned or were financially connected to plantations, large-scale farms devoted to the production of cash crops in high demand across Euro-American markets. These plantations were operated by the forced labor of enslaved people and indentured servants and typically existed in subtropical, tropical, and somewhat more temperate climates, where the soil was fertile enough to handle the intensity of plantation agriculture. Cash crops produced on plantations owned by the planter class included tobacco, sugarcane, cotton, indigo, coffee, tea, cocoa, sisal, oil seeds, oil palms, hemp, rubber trees, and fruits. In North America, the planter class formed part of the American gentry. As European settlers began to colonize the Americas in the 16th a ...
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Proclamation
A proclamation (Lat. ''proclamare'', to make public by announcement) is an official declaration issued by a person of authority to make certain announcements known. Proclamations are currently used within the governing framework of some nations and are usually issued in the name of the head of state. A proclamation is (usually) a non-binding notice. A general distinction is made between official proclamations from states and state organs with a binding character and proclamations from political-social groups or organizations, both of which try to win over the mood of those addressed. In addition, the procedure of proclaiming the beginning of a rule over a certain ruling territory is called a proclamation. For example, on July 26, 1581, the Act of Abjuration, Proclamation of Dutch Independence was signed which led to the creation of the Dutch Republic in 1588, formally recognized in 1648 by the Peace of Münster. The announcement of the intention to marry two people, the biddin ...
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Cry Of Yara
The Cry of Yara () was a declaration, battle cry, and uprising in eastern Cuba on 10 October 1868, initiating the Ten Years' War. The signaling of the Yara uprising occurred near Manzanillo in the eastern province of Oriente, at the sugar plantation and mill of La Demajagua, which was owned by the Céspedes family. History On October 8, 1868, Céspedes learned that colonial authorities in Manzanillo had issued arrest warrants for many of the conspirators. In response, he hastened plans for revolt and summoned insurgents to La Demajagua. By October 9, over 500 men—armed primarily with machetes—had gathered. The call to arms extended across the surrounding region, with groups mobilizing from various estates. Among the participants were criollos, free and enslaved Afro-Cubans, two Columbian soldiers, and even two Spaniards who were coincidentally present and taken prisoner but not harmed. Among the soldiers gathered were some of the future leaders and commanders of the Cuba ...
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Jaime Santisteban
Jaime is a common Spanish and Portuguese male given name for Jacob (name), James (name), Jamie, or Jacques. In Occitania Jacobus became ''Jacome'' and later ''Jacme''. In east Spain, ''Jacme'' became ''Jaime'', in Aragon it became ''Chaime'', and in Catalonia it became ''Jaume''. In western Spain Jacobus became ''Iago''; in Portugal it became ''Tiago''. The name '' Saint James'' developed in Spanish to ''Santiago'', in Portuguese to ''São Tiago''. The names '' Diego'' (Spanish) and '' Diogo'' (Portuguese) are also Iberian versions of ''Jaime''. In the United States, Jaime is used as an independent masculine given name, along with given name James. For females, it remains less popular, not appearing on the top 1,000 U.S. female names for the past 5 years. People * Jaime, Duke of Braganza, Portuguese nobleman of the 15th/16th centuries, the 4th Duke of Braganza * Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia (1908–1975), Spanish prince, the second son of Alfonso XIII of Spain and his wife ...
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Spaniards
Spaniards, or Spanish people, are a Romance-speaking ethnic group native to the Iberian Peninsula, primarily associated with the modern nation-state of Spain. Genetically and ethnolinguistically, Spaniards belong to the broader Southern and Western European populations, exhibiting a high degree of continuity with other Indo-European-derived ethnic groups in the region. Spain is also home to a diverse array of national and regional identities, shaped by its complex history. These include various languages and dialects, many of which are direct descendants of Latin, the language imposed during Roman rule. Among them, Spanish (also known as Castilian) is the most widely spoken and the only official language across the entire country. Commonly spoken regional languages include, most notably, the sole surviving indigenous language of Iberia, Basque, as well as other Latin-descended Romance languages like Spanish itself, Catalan and Galician. Many populations outside Sp ...
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Colombians
Colombians () are people identified with the country of Colombia. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Colombians, several (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''Colombian''. Colombia is considered to be one of the most multicultural, multiethnic societies in the world, home to people of various ethnic, religious and national origins. Many Colombians have varying degrees of White people, European, Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Indigenous and African diaspora, African ancestry. The majority of the Colombian population is Mestizo Colombians, Mestizo, being descendants of Indigenous peoples in Colombia, Indigenous peoples and Europeans, especially Iberian Peninsula, Iberians. Following the initial period of Spanish conquest and immigration, different waves of immigration and settlement of Nonindigenous peoples took place over the course of nearly six centuries and continue today. Elements o ...
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