Vice-president of the rebel government during the Independence War, 1895-1898 and then briefly president, October 10-December 31, 1898. Born in Manzanillo, Oriente province, he served as assistant to General Carlos Manuel de Céspedes y del Castillo during the Ten Years’ War (1868-1878), becoming the rebels’ secretary of war. He was captured in the Guerra Chiquita and spent a year as a prisoner in Spain. On February 24, 1895, he led a well-organized uprising in Oriente province, announced by the Grito de Baire, and lent his support to the patriot forces who subsequently disembarked in the province. He became a major general in the rebel army and ran unsuccessfully for president in 1901. He withdrew his candidacy alleging irregularities but showed his civic responsibility by supporting his rival’s peaceful ascension and then retired from public life. The municipio of Bartolomé Masó is named after him.
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Great Historic memories, thank you for sharing the historic and patriotic life of this grate Cuban who was born in Manzanillo, that also brings me the memories of my grandfather born in Zaragoza, Spain, and came to live in Manzanillo, where he became the custodian of Spain army supplies in Manzanillo, and who used to help any the population, during the times of the blocade of the city during the Valeriano weiler era in Manzanillo where my dear father was also born. Elio F. Beltran, on June 4, 2021.
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