Francisco Sánchez Betancourt (January 31, 1827 – August 30, 1894), was a Cuban revolutionary and politician.

Biography

Francisco Sánchez y Betancourt was born in Puerto Príncipe (now

Camagüey Camagüey () is a city and municipality in central Cuba and is the nation's third-largest city with more than 333,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Camagüey Province. It was founded as Santa María del Puerto del Príncipe in 1514, by Sp ...

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, on January 31, 1827. His lineage traced back to one of the region's most prominent families.

Ten Years' War

In October 1868, as the

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 mil ...

broke out, Sánchez aligned himself with the uprising against Spanish control. The Camagüey region was represented by the Assembly of Representatives of the Center (), which emerged from the Revolutionary Committee of Camagüey under

Salvador Cisneros Betancourt Salvador Cisneros y Betancourt (February 10, 1828 – February 28, 1914) was a Cuban revolutionary and statesman, who was the only Cuban to become the president of the Republic of Cuba (1902–1959), Republic of Cuba twice. Early life Salvador C ...

. Its members, including Sánchez, advocated for a more decisive policy than

Céspedes Céspedes is a Spanish patronymic surname, originating in Spain which is derived from the Spanish ''césped,'' meaning "grass; fields." It would have likely denoted a farmer or gardener. It can refer to: *Alba de Céspedes, Cuban-Italian writer * ...

' decree. On February 26, 1869, in Camagüey, he joined Salvador Cisneros Betancourt,

Antonio Zambrana Antonio Zambrana (June 19, 1846 - March 27, 1922) was a Cuban lawyer, jurist, writer, and politician. Biography Antonio Zambrana was born in Havana, Spanish Cuba on June 19, 1846. Zambrana's early education was guided by José de la Luz y Cabal ...

Eduardo Agramonte Piña Eduardo Agramonte y Piña (1841 – March 8, 1872) was a Cuban revolutionary, doctor, and politician who was killed during the Ten Years' War in Cuba. Early life Eduardo Agramonte y Piña was born in Puerto Príncipe (now Camagüey) in 1841. Ag ...

, and Ignacio Agramonte Loynaz in signing the Decree of Abolition of Slavery (). When Céspedes called for a constitutional convention to be held on April 10, 1869, Sánchez Betancourt took part in the

Guáimaro Guáimaro is a town and municipality in the southern part of Camagüey Province in Cuba. It is located between the cities of Camagüey and Las Tunas (city), Las Tunas. History Guáimaro features prominently in Cuban history as the place where in 1 ...

Assembly as a delegate of Camagüey. He was elected a member of the

House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entities. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often ...

.Zaragoza, J. (1873). Las insurrecciones en Cuba: (1873. 844 p.). Spain: Imprenta de Manuel G. Hernández.

Death

Francisco Sánchez Betancourt died on August 30, 1894.

José Martí José Julián Martí Pérez (; 28 January 1853 – 19 May 1895) was a Cuban nationalism, nationalist, poet, philosopher, essayist, journalist, translator, professor, and publisher, who is considered a Cuban national hero because of his role in ...

highlighted the life and contributions of Francisco Sánchez Betancourt in a piece published in ''Patria'' on September 15, 1894.

References

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