Miguel Gener y Rincón was a Cuban politician, delegate to the

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, Secretary of Justice during the US military occupation of the island, and Mayor of

Havana Havana (; ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.Cuban War of Independence The Cuban War of Independence (), also known in Cuba as the Necessary War (), fought from 1895 to 1898, was the last of three liberation wars that Cuba fought against Spain, the other two being the Ten Years' War (1868–1878) and the Litt ...

, Gener was the first Cuban politician to introduce the concept of

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to the island, but his bill was rejected, and women would not earn the right to vote in Cuba for another three decades. In 1902, pending an investigation by

Emilio Núñez Emilio Núñez (born Juan Emilio de la Caridad Núñez y Rodriguez on 27 December 1855 in Esperanza, Las Villas, Cuba – 5 May 1922 in Havana, Cuba) was a Cuban-American soldier, dentist, and politician.Marquez Sterling, Carlos & Manuel; ''Hist ...

, Gener was removed as mayor of Havana by

Leonard Wood Leonard Wood (October 9, 1860 – August 7, 1927) was a United States Army major general, physician, and public official. He served as the Chief of Staff of the United States Army, List of colonial governors of Cuba, Military Governor of Cuba, ...

, after a vote of twenty-three out of twenty-five members of the City Council requested him to do so.

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