Vicente García González
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[edit]
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Early years[edit]
García was born on January 23, 1833, in Las Tunas.
Career[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ 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.
External links[edit]
- The Eminent Hero of Las Tunas
- Vicente García González: el León de Santa Rita
- Vicente García y González
- New York Times: Vicente Garcia Chosen Chief of The Insurgents
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- Presidents of Cuba
- People from Spanish Cuba
- People from Las Tunas (city)
- Assassinated Cuban politicians
- Assassinated military personnel
- Cuban people murdered abroad
- People murdered in Venezuela
- 1833 births
- 1888 deaths
- Politicians assassinated in the 1880s
- Assassinated presidents in North America
- National presidents assassinated in the 19th century