Miguel Teurbe Tolón y de la Guardia (September 20, 1820 – November 16, 1857) was a Cuban

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, poet, and the creator of the Coat of arms of Cuba and the Flag of Cuba. In 1849, Tolón was declared an enemy of Spain and was forced into exile in the United States. While in the United States, Tolón was a

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. He was married to

Emilia Margarita Teurbe Tolón y Otero Emilia may refer to: People * Emilia (given name), list of people with this name Places * Emilia (region), a historical region of Italy. Reggio, Emilia * Emilia-Romagna, an administrative region in Italy, including the historical regions of Emi ...

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* 1820 births 1857 deaths Cuban male poets Cuban dramatists and playwrights Male dramatists and playwrights 19th-century Cuban poets 19th-century dramatists and playwrights 19th-century male writers Flag designers {{Cuba-poet-stub