Cuba Collection (page 16)

Monument of Marti in Santiago de Cuba, (1853-1995), 1920s
Tomb of Marti in Santiago de Cuba. Jose Marti remains were taken to Santiago de Cuba where he was buried and during the republican era

Obelisk of Two Rivers, (1895), 1920s
Obelisk erected in Two Rivers. It was built in the location where Jose Marti fell mortally wounded on 19 May 1895. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal

View of Nuevitas, (1869), 1920s
View of Nuevitas. Colonel Francisco Varona with 40 men entered the city on 8 April 1895 and perished in battle. In the war of Yara, in April of 1869 general Angel Castillo set fire to Nuevitas

Expedition of Marti and Maximo Gomez, (1895), 1920s
Expedition of Marti and Maximo Gomez. They disembarked in Playitas on the south coast of Baracoa on April 11 1895. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal

Duaba beach, (1890s), 1920s
Duaba beach, near Baracoa. General Antonio Maceo landed several men, who were persecuted in such a way that Maceo ended up alone in the mountain

Village of Baire, (1895), 1920s
Village of Baire. On February 24, 1895 the people of this village and Coronel Saturnino and his friends revolted. Baire was located between Jiguani and Palma Soriano

Park of Baire, (1895), 1920s
Baire Park. The young Saturnino Lora, on 24 February 1895 gathered and urged the people in the Park of Baire to take up arms, and in a few hours was joined by neighbors of Jiguani

Marti in Tampa, (1892), 1920s
Jose Marti in Tampa. At the end of 1891 the Ignacio Agramonte Club Tampa invited Jose Marti to give a lecture. The unbridled enthusiasm aroused by the great patriot among the emigrants was immense

Birthpace of Jose Julian Marti Perez, (1853-1895), 1920s
House where Marti was born in Havana at 102 Paula Street on January 28th 1853.Cuban national hero and an important figure in Latin American literature

The garrotte of an inmate, (1888), 1920s
The garrotte of an inmate in 1888. Due to the development of banditry, General Marin declared the provinces of Pinar del Rio, Matanzas and Santa Clara under siege in 1888

Statue of Francisco Albear, (1890), 1920s
Statue of Francisco Albear. Brigadier Albear was born in the Havana, he was an engineer; and was named Director of the Canal of Vento the construction of which he carried out

Monument to Firefighters, (1897), 1920s
Monument erected in 1897 to the firefighters who died during a large fire at the hardware store Isasi in Havana on May 17th 1890

Landing of General Calixto Garcia, (1890), 1910s
Landing Calixto Garcia in the Sawmill. The war was already dying out, General Calixto Garcia landed with 19 men at a sawmill, on the south coast of Santiago de Cuba, on 7 My 1890

Single Action of in las Palmas, (1875), 1920s
Single action of Palma. This fierce combat took place in the Villas in 1875 between the forces of Cuban Colonel Cecilio Gonzalez and the spanish cavalry commanded by commander Jul

The battle of Guasimas, (1874), 1920s
The battle of Guasimas.The bloodiest of the battles of the war of Yara, took place on 15th, 16th and 17th of March 1874. The Spaniards had three thousand men commanded by Brigadier Arminan and 1

Battle of Jibaro, (1876), 1920s
Battle of Jibaro. General Maximo Gomez seized the village of the Jibaro in Sancti Spiritus and set it on fire on the 21th January of 1875

The Battle of Naranjo, (1874), 1920s
Battle of Naranjo. Two thousand Spaniards commanded by the Brigadiers Bascones and Arminan attacked General Maximo Gomez in a grove of orange trees on February 10, 1874 with 200 casualties

Departure of Spanish troops, (1870s), 1920s
Departure of Spanish troops for combat from the station de Villanueva in Havana to the villas. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal

Cubans Burning Refineries, (1870s), 1920s
Cubans burning a sugar refinery. During the two wars the Cubans burned many refineries to deprive revenue to the government of Spain

Battle in the Ten Years War, (1874), 1920s
The battle of Melons. General Calixto Garcia defeated the Spanish General Esponda who had 670 at the water Eye of the Melons, jurisdiction of Holguin in January 7th, 1874

Attack of Manzanillo, (1873), 1920s
Attack of Manzanillo. On the 10th of November, 1873, General Calixto Garcia with 1.400 soldiers entered Manzanillo and burned half of the village

Battle of Palo Seco, (1873), 1920s
Battle of Palo Seco. Maximum Gomez defeated the wing column of Lieutenant colonel Vilches, on December 2, 1873. He died along with four hundred soldiers

The Marte Camp, (1875), 1920s
Marte Camp in 1875. The camp of Marte was ordered to be built in 1740. In this location today is The Plaza of Fraternity. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal

The Battle of Sacra, (1873), 1920s
Battle of Sacra. On November 7, 1873 General Maximo Gomez with his cavalry attacked and defeated the Spanish brigadier, Bascones, in La Sacra resulting in a hundred casualties

The Virginius Battleship, (1873), 1920s
The Virginius, on expedition was captured in the Jamaicans waters in October 31st 1873 by the Spanish vapor tornado. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal

Battle of Jimaguaya, (1873), 1920s
Battle of Jimaguaya. On May 11 1873, General Ignacio Agramonete was attacked in Jimaguayu, by Lieutenant Colonel Rodriguez de Leon who arrived with 700 men

The capture of the Virginius, (1873), 1920s
The Capture of the Virginius. The steamship Virginius was on an expedition to Cuba when it was captured on 31st of October 1873 and taken to Santiago de Cuba

The Arrival of the Spanish Troops, (1860s), 1920s
The arrival of Spanish troops. Troops arrived in Havana during the war of Yara, which lasted from 1868 to 1878. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal

Old market of Santiago de Cuba, (19th century), 1920s
Old market of Santiago of Cuba. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal, Propaganda de los Cigarros Susini y La Corona, Tabacalera Cubana

Tomb of Capdevila in Santiago de Cuba, (1871), 1920s
Tomb of Capdevila in Santiago de Cuba. The heroic defender of the students, Lieutenant Colonel Capdevila died in Santiago Cuba

Monument to Capdevila, (1871), 1920s
Monument to Capdevila in Santiago de Cuba. He died defending students and a monument was erected, subsequently in 1871 his remains were transferred to rest along with the eight executed students

Mausoleum to the Executed Medical Students, (1890), 1902s
Mausoleum to the executed students. At Havanas Colon Cemetery, a monument has been raised to the executed medical students, inaugurated in 1890

Monument to the Executed Students, (1901), 1920s
Monument to the Executed Students erected in the very same place where the students were executed, 1901, the monoment is located in the La Punta Park.Cigar card from the History of Cuba

Plaza la Punta, where the medical students were executed, (1871), 1920s
The place where the medical students were executed. The death squad was ready at The Plaza la Punta, close to the prison they were shot

Niche of Castanon, (1871), 1920s
Niche Gonsalo Castanon. Reproduction of the niche of Gonsalo Castanon, preserved in the cemetery of Spain on 27th November 1871

Inside th Spanish cementery, (19th century), 1920s
Inside the Spanish cementery is the niche of Gonsalo Castanon, said to have been scratched by medical students. This turned out to be untrue after the investigations

Old Cathedral of Santiago de Cuba, (1523), 1920s
Old Cathedral of Santiago.The first cathedral of Santiago de Cuba was erected in 1523 and construction began on the large Cathedral in 1810

Bonus of the Revolution, (19th century), 1920s
Bonus of the revolution.The revolutionary junta of New York issued the so-called revolutionary bonds that earned an interest of ten percent, signed by Gaspar Betancourt as President

The Dauntless and the Three Friends, (1868), 1920s
The Dauntless and the Three Friends. The American vapor Dauntless and Three Friends provided good services to Cuba.Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal

The governor inspecting the newly arrived troops, (1868), 1920s
The governor inspecting the new troops. From the Captaincy General Palace, newly arrived troops were inspected.During the war of Yara

The Cristina old market, (19th century), 1920s
Old Market of Cristina, Cuba. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal, Propaganda de los Cigarros Susini y La Corona, Tabacalera Cubana

The Perrit in Cuban Waters, (1869), 1920s
The Perrit expedition, commanded by the American General Thomas Jordan landing in Cuba in Nipe Bay, on the peninsula of Ramon, on the 11th of March, 1869. Brought 269 Cuban Expeditionaries

Docks of San Francisco, (19th century), 1920s
Docks of San Francisco. Near the ancient square of San Francisco and the convent with the same name. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal

The old way of travelling, (19th century), 1920s
People in Baracoa travelling on oxen. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal, Propaganda de los Cigarros Susini y La Corona, Tabacalera Cubana

Theater Villanueva, (1869), 1920s
Theater Villanueva. On January 22 1869, Flor de Cuba played in musical theatre. Cuban Bufo theatre was a form of comedy, ribald and satirical

The meeting of Roloff and Cespedes, (1871), 1920s
The meeting of Rollof and Cespedes. Delegates escorted by Roloff arrived in Guaimaro to take part in the assembly. Roloff and Cespedes met

Agreement calling for the annexion, (1869), 1920s
Agreement calling for the annexion. The Cuban house of representatives, gathered in Guaimaro, requesting annexation to the United States government, on the the 30th april 1869

Candita Figueredo Cespedes, (1868), 1920s
Candita Figueredo Cespedes entered Bayamo with her forces on October 20, 1868, riding an elegant horse. She was Peruchos daughter, the author of the patriotic Bayames Anthem

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