Cuban War Of Independence Collection (page 3)

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

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

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 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

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

Narciso Lopezs flag, (1850s), 1920s
Flag of Narciso Lopez conceived in New York in June 1849 by Narciso Lopez and Cirilo Villaverde drawn by the poet Miguel Teurbe Tolon

The Flag of Cespedes, (1868), 1920s
Flag of Cespedes. During the revolt on the 10th of October, Cespedes replaced the flag of Narciso Lopez with a flag which turned out to be that of Chile. he raised it triumphantly in Bayamo

La Demajuada Old sugar mill, (1868), 1920s
La Demajagua, an old sugar mill near Manzanillo (currently in eastern Granma province), became a landmark in Cubas history

The raising of Cespedes, (1868), 1920s
The raising of Cespedes. With 35 men in the early morning of 10 October 1868, Cespedes revolted in La Demajagua ten leagues from Manzanillo

Stewart Lyndon Woodford (1835-1913), US Ambassador to Spain during Spanish-American War, c1910
Stewart Lyndon Woodford (1835-1913), US Ambassador to Spain in the months leading up to the Spanish-American War, c1910. He was one of the more controversial figures of the war

Evangelina Cossio (1877-1970), c1910
Evangelina Cossio (1877-1970), (c1910). During the Cuban War of Independence in 1896-98 her imprisonment as a rebel and escape from a Spanish jail in Cuba

Charles Dwight Sigsbee (1845-1923), Rear Admiral in the United States Navy, c1910. In his earlier career he was a pioneering oceanographer and hydrographer

Honorato del Castillo (1838-1869), Cuban Patriot, c1910. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal, Propaganda de los Cigarros Susini y La Corona, Tabacalera Cubana

General Bartolome Maso (1830-1907), c1910. Maso was a Cuban politician and patriot for Cuban independence from the colonial power of Spain; and later President of the Republic in Arms

Maximo Gomez (1836-1905), aged 45, 1881 (c1910). Gomez was a Dominican Major General in the Ten Years War (1868-1878). He was also Cubas military commander during their War of Independence (1895-1898)

Lt. General Jose Antonio Maceo Grajales (1845-1896), Cuban Army of Independence, c1910
Lt. General Jose Antonio Maceo Grajales (1845-1896), second-in-command of the Cuban Army of Independence, c1910. Known to fellow Cubans as the Bronze Titan (Spanish: El Titan de Bronce)

General Modesto Diaz (1826-1892), Major General of the Cuban Liberation Army, c1910
General Modesto Diaz (1826-1892), born in the Dominican Republic he became Major General of the Cuban Liberation Army. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal

General Calixto Garcia Iniguez (1839-1898), general during the Cuban War for Independence, c1910
General Calixto Garcia Iniguez (1839-1898), general in three Cuban uprisings, part of the Cuban War for Independence, c1910

General Vicente Garcia Gonzalez (1833-1886), Cuban President, c1910. Garcia was a general in the Cuban Ten Years War and later a Cuban President who was assassinated by the Spanish after the war

Fernando Figueredo (1846-1929), Cuban Patriot and journalist, c1910. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal, Propaganda de los Cigarros Susini y La Corona, Tabacalera Cubana

General Donato Marmol, one of the primary leaders in the Cuban liberation movement, c1910
General Donato Marmol (1843-1870) one of the primary leaders in the Cuban liberation movement, c1910. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal

General Pedro Diaz (1850-1924), Cuban patriot, c1910
General Pedro Diaz (1850-1924), Cuban patriot who participated in the Ten Years War, the Little War and the War 95. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal

General Luis Marcano (1831-1870), Mayor General of the Cuban Liberation Army, c1910. Dominican born, he was one of 37 men who spoke out against the Spanish government in the Demajagua alongside

Carlos Manuel de Cespedes (1819-1874), President of the Republic of Cuba in Arms, c1910. Known as Padre de la Patria (Father of the Country)

Adolfo Flor Crombet, c1910
Adolfo Flor Crombet, Cuban General during the 10 years War, c1910. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal, Propaganda de los Cigarros Susini y La Corona, Tabacalera Cubana

Francisco Javier Cisneros (1836-1898), Cuban Railway Engineer and Political Activist, c1910
Francisco Javier Cisneros (1836-1898), Cuban Railway Engineer and Political Activist during Cubas fight for independence, c1910

General Jose Miguel Gomez (1858-1921), President of Cuba, c1910
General Jose Miguel Gomez (1858-1921), Cuban General in the Cuban War of Independence and later President of Cuba, c1910. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal

Pedro Felipe Figueredo (1818-1870), Cuban poet, musician, and freedom fighter, c1910
Pedro Felipe Figueredo (1818-1870) mostly known as Perucho was a Cuban poet, musician, and freedom fighter of the 19th century. In the 1860s, he was active in the planning of the Ten Years War

Mariana Grajales Coello (1808-1893), Mother of Cuba, c1910
Mariana Grajales Coello (1808-1893), Cuban icon of the womens struggle and the fight for an independent Cuba free from slavery

Admiral Cervera and his principle officers including Captain Eulate, c1910
Admiral Cervera (1839-1909) and his principle officers including Captain Eulate, c1910. Cervera was admiral of the Spanish Caribbean Squadron during the Spanish-American War

Attack on a fort, January 1897, (c1910). Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal, Propaganda de los Cigarros Susini y La Corona, Tabacalera Cubana

Tower at Colon, 1871 (c1910). Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal, Propaganda de los Cigarros Susini y La Corona, Tabacalera Cubana

General Agustin Cebreco, c1910
General Agustin Cebreco (1855-1924), Major General during the Cuban Wars of Independence. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal, Propaganda de los Cigarros Susini y La Corona

Emilio Diaz Moreu, c1910
Emilio Diaz Moreu (1879-), Spanish soldier and politician, c1910. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal, Propaganda de los Cigarros Susini y La Corona, Tabacalera Cubana

General Fitzbugh Lee, c1910
General Fitzhugh Lee 1835-1905), c1910. Fitzhugh Lee was a Confederate cavalry general in the American Civil War, the 40th Governor of Virginia, diplomat

Explosion on the SS Maine, 1898, (c1910)
Explosion on the USS Maine, 1898, (c1910). Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal, Propaganda de los Cigarros Susini y La Corona, Tabacalera Cubana

Letter from Alfonso XIII to Tomas Estrada Palma, c1910. Artist: King Alfonso XIII
Letter from Alfonso XIII, King of Spain, to Tomas Estrada Palma, first President of Cuba, c1910. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal

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