Vicente García González
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Vicente García González (January 23, 1833 – March 4, 1888) was a General in the Cuban Ten Years' War[1] (Spanish: Guerra de los Diez Años, also known as the Great War) and later a Cuban President who was assassinated by the Spanish after the war.
Biography
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Early years
García was born on January 23, 1833, in Las Tunas.
Career
In November 1877 President Estrada Palma is captured and imprisoned by the Spaniards. Maximo Gomez is offered the presidency, but he refuses. [Many believe this to be factor that ended the Ten Year War unfavorably for the rebels.] General Vicente García is named president of the Republic of Cuba.
Final years
On June 7,[year missing] he left for Venezuela on the steamship Guadalquivir. He settled in Rio Chico, where he founded a cooperative with his family. He continued to support the new revolutionary outburst, and the Spanish assassinated him on March 4, 1888.
References
- ^ Teitelbaum, Richard (2015-08-14). The Most Dangerous Trade: How Short Sellers Uncover Fraud, Keep Markets Honest, and Make and Lose Billions. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-118-61614-7.
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