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Antonio Maceo

1845 – 1896

Cuba

Afro-Cuban general known as the 'Bronze Titan', Maceo fought in Cuba's independence wars from 1868, rejected the 1878 Pact of Zanjón, and was killed in action in December 1896.

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1898 chromolithograph 'General Antonio Maceo: The hero of Peralejo', showing Maceo on horseback leading a charge
Credit: Julio Martin, lithographer; Sahm & Co., 1898; Library of Congress. License: Public domain.

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Sources

  1. BlackPast, "Antonio Maceo Grajales (1845-1896)" (Reference)
  2. Brown University Library, Modern Latin America, "Cuban Profiles and Personalities" (Scholarly)

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