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Carlos Manuel de Céspedes

1819 - 1874

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Carlos Manuel de Céspedes del Castillo (18 April 1819, Bayamo, Spanish Cuba – 27 February 1874, San Lorenzo, Spanish Cuba) was a Cuban revolutionary hero and First President of Cuba in Arms in 1868. Cespedes, who was a plantation owner in Cuba, freed his slaves and made the declaration of Cuban independence in 1868 which started the Ten Years' War (1868–1878). This was the first of three wars of independence, the third of which, the Cuban War of Independence led to the end of Spanish rule in 1898 and Cuba's independence in 1902. Because of his actions which led to the eventual independence of Cuba, and the fact that three of his children died during his long fight for independence, he is known there as the "Father of the homeland". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carlos Manuel de Céspedes is the 6,325th most popular politician (up from 7,028th in 2019), the 25th most popular biography from Cuba (up from 36th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Cuban Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Carlos Manuel de Céspedes ranks 6,325 out of 19,576. Before him are Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Prince Charles of Prussia, Günther Quandt, Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken, and Joseph Nasi. After him are Prince Jean, Duke of Guise, Mithridates III of Pontus, Empress Dowager Longyu, Fulk I, Count of Anjou, Khentkaus I, and Ōkuma Shigenobu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1819, Carlos Manuel de Céspedes ranks 33. Before him are Johan Jongkind, Allan Pinkerton, Louise Marie Thérèse of Artois, Elias Howe, Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia, and Abner Doubleday. After him are Otto Wilhelm von Struve, Christopher Latham Sholes, Felice Orsini, William A. Wheeler, Roger Fenton, and Wilhelm Marr. Among people deceased in 1874, Carlos Manuel de Céspedes ranks 17. Before him are Josiah Warren, Maria Teresa, Princess of Beira, Peter Cornelius, August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben, Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller, and Marià Fortuny. After him are Constantin von Tischendorf, Johann Heinrich von Mädler, Ilija Garašanin, Moritz von Jacobi, Cochise, and Otto Hesse.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Carlos Manuel de Céspedes ranks 25 out of 300. Before him are Alicia Alonso (1920), Ibrahim Ferrer (1927), Teófilo Stevenson (1952), Rita Marley (1946), Javier Sotomayor (1967), and Gerardo Machado (1871). After him are Vilma Espín (1930), Aleida March (1936), Tomás Estrada Palma (1835), Ramón Grau (1881), Manuel Marrero Cruz (1963), and Wifredo Lam (1902).

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Among POLITICIANS In Cuba

Among politicians born in Cuba, Carlos Manuel de Céspedes ranks 10. Before him are Miguel Díaz-Canel (1960), Emilio Mola (1887), Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1956), Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado (1919), Juan Almeida Bosque (1927), and Gerardo Machado (1871). After him are Vilma Espín (1930), Aleida March (1936), Tomás Estrada Palma (1835), Ramón Grau (1881), Manuel Marrero Cruz (1963), and Sergio Oliva (1941).

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