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Calixto García. Calixto García Íñiguez (August 4, 1839 – December 11, 1898) was a Cuban general in three Cuban uprisings, part of the Cuban War for Independence: the Ten Years' War, the Little War, and the War of 1895, itself sometimes called the Cuban War for Independence, which bled into the Spanish–American War, ultimately resulting ...
Jan 11, 2019 · Calixto Ramón García Iñigues had been a wealthy plantation owner who had sacrificed everything he possessed to join the revolution. His hair and goatee were snow white; between his eyebrows was a deep cleft. During the collapse of the previous revolution, he had tried to kill himself rather than surrender.
By Juan Diego Rodríguez (14ymedio) HAVANA TIMES – Today the General Calixto García University Hospital in Havana is far from being the center of prestige that it once was. Even less does it honor the propaganda that, on official pages, sells its services as “high quality.”. The hospital, one of the oldest in the capital, is rather the ...
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Calixto García ( b. 4 August 1839; d. 11 December 1898), general during Cuba's wars for independence. García rose through the ranks of the liberating army during the first Cuban war of independence, the Ten Years' War (1868–1878). Captured by the Spaniards and set free at the end of the war, García attempted to reignite the rebellion by ...
Calixto García (Spanish pronunciation: [kaˈliɣsto ɣaɾˈsi.a]) is a municipality in eastern Cuba, in the province of Holguín.It has a population of 53,722 inhabitants. Its activities are centered around agriculture (fruits and root vegetables) and cattle farming focused on beef productio
- 617 km² (238 sq mi)
- Holguín
Letter of protest from Cuban general Calixto García to U.S. general William R. Shafter on July 17, 1898. Sir: On May 12 the government of the Republic of Cuba ordered me, as commander of the Cuban army in the east, to cooperate with the American army following the plans and obeying the orders of its commander.
Monumento a Calixto García. The equestrian Monumento a Calixto García pays homage to the valiant general and military strategist who participated in Cuba’s three most important pro-independence wars against Spain. Twenty-four bronze plaques surrounding the statue provide a history of García’s 30-year struggle for Cuban independence.
