Pedro Felipe Figueredo, (born 18 February 1818 – 17 August 1870), mostly known as Perucho, was a Cuban poet, musician, and

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of the 19th century. In the 1860s, he was active in the planning of the Cuban uprising against the Spanish known as the

Ten Years' War The Ten Years' War ( es, Guerra de los Diez Años; 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. O ...

. Figueredo was born in

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, Cuba. He wrote the

Cuban national anthem "" (, ) is the national anthem of Cuba. It was first performed in 1868, during the . Perucho Figueredo, who took part in the battle, wrote and composed the song. The melody, also called "" (), was composed by Figueredo in 1867. Overview On Oc ...

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El Himno de Bayamo "" (, ) is the national anthem of Cuba. It was first performed in 1868, during the . Perucho Figueredo, who took part in the battle, wrote and composed the song. The melody, also called "" (), was composed by Figueredo in 1867. Overview On Oc ...

'', in 1867. He was captured during the war and executed on 17 August 1870 in

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. His daughter Candelaria Figueredo became a hero of the uprising by carrying the new independent Cuban flag into battle at Bayamo in 1868.

External links

Perucho site
Learn about his heroic life and the lives of his family.
Himno Bayamés (Letra y música de Pedro Figueredo.) Coleccion arreglada para canto y piano. Arro. no. 2. Por el maestro J. Marin Varona.
From Sibley Music Library Digital Scores Collection {{DEFAULTSORT:Figueredo, Perucho People from Bayamo 1818 births 1870 deaths People of the Ten Years' War National anthem writers Cuban composers Male composers 19th-century Cuban poets Cuban male poets 19th-century Cuban people Cuban nationalists People executed by Spain by firing squad Executed Cuban people Cuban male musicians