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José Maceo
José Marcelino Maceo Grajales ( 2 February 1849, La Delicia, Oriente Province, Cuba - 5 July 1896, Loma de Gato, Santiago de Cuba) was a Cuban Independence Activist and patriot of the 19th Century. Biography Early Years and Personality José was the third of the offspring of the Maceo Grajales family. At the age of 19, he began his military career in the Ten Years' War, rising from soldier to colonel, a rank that was awarded to him after the Baraguá Protest. People who knew him or fought under his command described him as stocky and slim, with a hard look and a stern frown, with great poise, a sweet smile and very concerned for the last of his soldiers. He was a jovial, sincere, disinterested, conceited person, of great musical sensitivity, especially with the guitar. However, others believe that he was sometimes very temperamental and easily angered, which even led him to a duel with Guillermón Moncada. On some occasions he massacred Spanish prisoners and did not listen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santiago De Cuba
Santiago de Cuba is the second-largest city in Cuba and the capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province. It lies in the southeastern area of the island, some southeast of the Cuban capital of Havana. The municipality extends over , and contains the communities of Antonio Maceo, Bravo, Castillo Duany, Daiquirí, El Caney, El Cobre, El Cristo, Guilera, Leyte Vidal, Moncada and Siboney. Historically Santiago de Cuba was the second-most important city on the island after Havana, and remains the second-largest. It is on a bay connected to the Caribbean Sea and an important sea port. In the 2012 population census, the city of Santiago de Cuba recorded a population of 431,272 people. History Santiago de Cuba was the fifth village founded by Spanish conquistador Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar on July 25, 1515. The settlement was destroyed by fire in 1516, and was immediately rebuilt. This was the starting point of the expeditions led by Juan de Grijalba and Hernán Cortés to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
