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The Cuban War of Independence (Spanish: Guerra de Independencia cubana), also known in Cuba as the Necessary War (Spanish: Guerra Necesaria), [5] 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) [6] and the Little War (1879–1880).
However, the failure of the Fernandina Plan would become a serious setback for the Cuban independence plans. However, it was decided to start the war, with or without conditions conducive on Sunday 24 of February 1895, a day of carnivals and festivals, to surprise the unsuspecting Spanish colonial authorities and facilitate the start of the war.
The Liberation Army, guided by the firmness of taking the fight against Spanish colonialism to all corners of Cuba, starred in one of the most relevant events in Cuban history. In the midst of the "Cuban War of Independence", inspired by José Martí, that campaign responded to the old desire of the insurgent generals Maceo and Gómez. These ...
The Battle of Mal Tiempo was a battle of the Cuban War of Independence that took place on December 15, 1895, a few kilometers away from Cruces, Cienfuegos Province.In the battle, Mambises and Spanish forces faced each other, the former being victorious.
Cuba is embarking upon this war with full certainty, of the capacity and ability of the Cuban people, to save the patria and to obtain their liberty and govern its independence. Cubans return to war with more educated and capable individuals, which are willing to fight, even though they know the dangers that this war represent, to help Cuba to ...
José Martí died fighting in the battle of Dos Ríos (near Palma Soriano).He was leading a group of rebels against the Spanish royalist army in the first skirmish in Cuba's struggle for independence from Spain (see History of Cuba).
At the farm of “El Jobito”, northwest of Guantánamo, forces under the command of General Antonio Maceo faced a column of more than 500 enemies.Maceo's troops, with their respective leaders, Colonels Joaquín Planas and Victoriano Garzón, Major General José Maceo and Brigadier Pedro Agustín Pérez, camped in the vicinity since the night before, while General Antonio, his escort and the ...
The Battle of Calimete was a battle of the Cuban War of Independence on December 29, 1895, which was led by Cuban independence activists Máximo Gómez, Antonio Maceo and later on, Serafín Sánchez. Background