Jerónimo Boza Agramonte (1824 – 1871) was a

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and military officer who was killed during 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 ...

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Early life

Jerónimo Boza Agramonte was born in Puerto Príncipe (now

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in 1824. He was named after his grandfather Jerónimo Boza y Zayas-Bazán.

Ten Years' War

Following Carlos Manuel de Cespedes'

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on October 10, 1868, in Eastern Cuba, Boza Agramonte and the Camagüeyans of Central Cuba soon entered the war of independence against Spain.

Las Clavellinas Uprising

He played an important role in the

Las Clavellinas Uprising The Las Clavellinas Uprising was a military engagement of the Ten Years' War. It took place on November 4, 1868, at the Las Clavellinas estate, near Puerto Príncipe (now Camagüey) in Cuba. It was the initial armed uprising in the Camagüey Pr ...

when Camagüey rose up in arms in November 1868. As coordinated by

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, Jerónimo Boza Agramonte assumed command as the superior chief, Francisco Arredondo as his chief aide and secretary, and Col. Eduardo Agramonte Piña handled the mobilization of the insurgents into several 10-man

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s. Eduardo Agramonte Piña rallied his allies to meet in the early hours of the following morning. 76 Cuban patriots met at the Las Clavellinas river, three miles from Camagüey, organized for battle on November 4, 1868.

Battle of Bonilla

On November 28, 1868, he engaged in the

Battle of Bonilla The Battle of Bonilla was a military engagement of the Ten Years' War. It took place on November 28, 1868, at Minas, in Puerto Príncipe (now Camagüey Province) in Cuba. After the Las Clavellinas Uprising in the province, the Spanish colonial g ...

with the troops of

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. When

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became President of the Republic of Cuba in Arms in April 1869, Jerónimo Boza Agramonte served as a colonel in the military division of Camagüey under Maj. Gen.

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Death

Jerónimo Boza Agramonte died in 1871 when he was

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while in the hands of Spanish authorities.Santa Cruz y Mallén, F. X. d. (1942). Historia de familias cubanas. Cuba: Editorial Hércules.

References

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