Nov 01 2016 12:35 PM
Of course, we are talking about Cuban revolutionary Carlos Manuel de Cespedes, a Cuban landowner and lawyer in the late 19th century.
In 1868 Cespedes issued the Grito de Yara (the Cry of Yara) which declared Cuba's independence from Spain, establishment of a republic and sought to abolish slavery on the island. It is responsible for starting the Ten Years' War. After some initial success, the rebels were eventually defeated, with Cespedes himself being ousted from power and hunted down and killed by Spanish forces.
So he wasn't that great at revolutions, but you have to say, his heart was in the right place.
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