Ramon Natera, who also went by the title General Ramon Natera, was a leader of the

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resistance against the invasion of the

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by the

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in 1917. He is considered the most important guerrilla fighter as "he assembled the largest force and used the most sophisticated political tactics." He was an ardent

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who had a very disciplined group of peasants who fought the USA's imperialism. The US invaded to protect the

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fields and project power into the Caribbean. Known colloquially as ''gavilleros'' or ''campeneros'', the guerrillas who opposed their invasion were labeled as bandits.

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