Tabacalera Cubana Collection (page 5)

Francisco Serrano, (1810-1885), 1920s
General Francisco Serrano was born in Cadiz in 1810 and was the Captain General of Cuba from 1859 to 1862, distinguished for his liberal ideas

Isidoro Armenteros, (1808-1851), 1920s
Isidoro Armenteos. The Lieutenant-Colonel of the Armenteros militia uprising in Trinidad on 24 July 1851 with 70 men. He was taken prisoner together with Rafael Arsis and Fernando Hernandez Echerrl

Eduardo Facciolo, (1829-1852), 1920s
Eduardo Facciolo was born on February 7th 1829. He printed the separatist newspaper The voice of the people (Lavoz del pueblo) led by Juan Bellido de Luna

Gaspar Betancourt Cisneros, (1803-1866), 1920s
Gaspar Betancourt Cisnero, was born in Camagueya in 1803. In 1837 he began publishing notable articles. He lead the contruction of the railway between Puerto Principe and Nuevitas

Narciso Lopez, (1797-1851), 1920s
Narciso Lopez travelled in the Pampero fleet, and disembarked on the 12th of August 1851 with five hundred men, of which forty four were cubans, in the coast of Playitas near the Honda bay

Domingo del Monte, (1804-1853), 1920s
Domingo del Monte, Venezuelan born in 1804. Went to Cuba in 1810 and organised the first literary gathering in Matanzas, 1834

Ramon de la Sacra, (1798-1871), 1920s
Ramon de la Sacra. Gallego publicist born in 1798. Arrived in Havana in 1821 and made a great speech on botanics. Had polemic arguments with Saco relating to the the poems of Heredia

Jose Antonio Saco, (1797-1879), 1920s
Jose Antonio Saco was born in Bavamo in 1797 and was the most fervent defender of the freedom of Cuba in a good part of the nineteenth century

Baron de Humboldt, (1769-1859), 1920s
Born in Prusia in 1769, Baron de Humboldt arrived in Havana in January 1801 and went back in April 1804. In 1826 he published a political essay of the Cuban island in Paris

Miguel Tacon, (1775-1855), 1920s
General Miguel Tacon, born in Cartagena (Spain) in 1775 was captain of Cuba from 1834 to 1838. He was one of the most despotic rulers; expelled in 1834 the great patriot Jose Antonio Saco

Jose Maria Heredia, (1803-1839), 1920s
Born in 1803 one of the most famous Cuban poets. In 1823 he was a lawyer. He took part in the Soles de Bolivar complot. He composed Al Niagara

Tomas Gener, (1787-1835), 1920s
Tomas Gener. Born in Barcelona in 1787, lived in Matanzas for several years and was Deputy to Cortes in 1820. Persecuted in Spain for his liberal ideas, he took refuge in the United States

Claudio Martinez de Pinillos, (1782-1853), 1920s
Earl of Villanueva, born in Havana in 1782. In 1821 was elected as a mayor and launched a series of good public works, such as the pipelines of Fernando VII

Alejandro Ramirez, (1777-1821), 1920s
Born in Valladolid in 1777, Alejandro Ramirez was the most signnificant governor Cuba has had. In 1816 he was named treasury major of this island and made notable changes such as the tabacco trade

Tomas Romay, (1804-1849), 1920s
Dr. Tomas Romay. This distinguished Doctor, born Havana in 1799. Promoted the build of cemeteries outside the villages and the creation of one in Havana

Obispo Diaz de Espada, (1756-1832), 1920s
He was born in Alava in 1756 and arrived in Havana as bishop in 1802. During thirty years he carried out his work and became one the the best bishops that Cuba had

Marques de Someruelos, (1754-1813), 1920s
Marquis of Someruelos. Born in Madrid in 1754 and governor of Cuba from 1799 until 1812. During his time in government he discovered the Aponte conspiracy

George Pocock, (1706-1792), 1920s
Sir George Pocock, english admiral who blocked Havana in 1762, retreated to his country in the month of September as could not fight the locals

Francisco Nau ( El Olones), (1635-1668), 1920s
Governor Davila ordered to this pirate to Havana, escorted with ninety men and ten cannons, however in 1667 Francisco Nau cunningly took over the fleet

Francisco Drake, (1540-1596), 1920s
In 1585, Francisco Drake organised a hostile expedition to harass the Spanish territories in America. In 1856 he tried to invade Havana but was resisted from the Cuban army and was forced to retreat

Pedro Menendes, (1519-1574), 1920s
Famous for clearing America of pirates and corsairs. Pedro Menendes conquered la Florida and took power of Cuba due to the lack of support from Garcia Osorio who denied him help during the conquest

Hernando de Soto, (1496-1542), 1920s
Hernando de Soto was a governor of the Fernandina island of Cuba and arrived on the 7th of June 1538, finding the people dismayed by the constant pirate attacks

Hernan Cortes, (1485-1547), 1920s
Hernan Cortes was from Medellin and was the mayor of the Santiago village, he was pursued by order of Velazquez and managed to get out of Cuba and went to conquer Mexico

Juan de Grijalba, (1489-1527), 1920s
Juan de Grijalba was an explorer like Hernandez de Cordova, Velasquez, Marvaes. He left Santiago of Cuba in 1518 and discovered Yuentan

Christopher Columbus (1451-1505), 1920s. Great Genoves sailor who discovered the new world. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal, Propaganda de los Cigarros Susini y La Corona

Maceo via Trocha, (1895), 1920s
Maceo via Trocha. In November 29, 1895, Maceo crossed The Trocha of Jucaro, with his forces heading for Moron. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal

Map of the war of independence and invasion, (1895), 1920s
Map of the war of Independence and the invasion. (From Baragua up to Mantua). The invading column supervised by Gneral Antonio Maceo left the Savanna of Aragua on October 22

Battle of Santa Clara, (1895), 1920s
Battle of Santa Clara. This battle took place in Sancti-Spiritus. The forces of Colonel Santander and the Cuban forces led by Serafin Sanchez and Carlos Roloff

Ruins of Cuabitas, (1895), 1920s
Ruins of Cuabitas. The forces of Duran set fire to this village on June 8, 1895. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal, Propaganda de los Cigarros Susini y La Corona

Battle of Peralejo, (1895), 1920s. Artist: Antonio Maceo
Battle of Peralejo. The forces of Antonio Maceo and the Chief of the Spanish army Martinez Campos fought on the 13th July 1895, the Spanish Brigadier, Santocildes, perished in the battle

Town of Christ, (1895), 1920s
Town of Christ. General Antonio Maceo attacked the village of Christ on May 7th 1895. he took over the village and set fire to it

The Long combat, (1895), 1920s
The long match. Maximo Gomez defeated a guerrilla attack in the fields of The Long Combatof Camaguey 1895.Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal

Battle during Cuban War of Independence, (1895), 1920s
Battle of the mule. Maximo Gomez attacked the camp of the mulatto Camaguey on June 19 of 1895. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal

The Battle of San Geronimo, (1895), 1920s
Maximo Gomez captured and set fire to the village of Saint Geronimo on the 18th of June 1895. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal, Propaganda de los Cigarros Susini y La Corona

Statue of Joaquin Castillo Duany, (1858-1902), 1920s
Statue of Dr. Joaquin Castillo Duany (1858-1902). Doctor and second head of the Departments Expeditions in 1896, leading to the shores of Cuba

Rabi In the Attack to the Black People of Cuba, (1895), 1920s
Rabi in the attack of The Blacks. Colonel Jesus Rabi attacked in 1895 the hamlet of The Blacks in the province of Santiago de Cuba

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

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

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

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

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

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