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The First Machete Charge led by Máximo Gómez at Pino de Baire on October 26, 1868 marks a pivotal moment in Cuba’s war for independence. Although the insurgency had begun …
Significance of the First Machete Charge Read More
The arrival of Máximo Gómez in Cuba on June 13, 1865, marked a pivotal moment in the island’s fight for independence from Spanish colonial rule. His journey from the Dominican …
The Significance of Máximo Gómez in the Wars for Cuban Independence Read More
Máximo Gómez, although not born in Cuba, dedicated his life to its independence and earned the status of a Cuban through his unwavering commitment to the nation’s liberation. He passed …
Maximo Gomez on the US military intervention in Cuba in 1898 Read More
The arrival of José Martí and Máximo Gómez in Cuba on April 11, 1895, marked a pivotal moment in the history of Cuban independence. This event was not merely a …
The arrival of José Martí and Máximo Gómez, back to Cuba to resume the war Read More
Máximo Gómez was a Dominican-born general who became one of Cuba’s greatest independence leaders, remembered for his military genius and unwavering devotion to Cuban freedom. He (1836–1905) was born in …
Máximo Gómez, a General to remember Read More
Our eternal Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro always honored with his revolutionary work the legacy of the heroes of the homeland, to whom he constantly referred in his speeches, among whom General …
Fidel Castro’s cult of Máximo Gómez Read More Máximo Gómez Báez, of Dominican nationality, was a tireless and unconditional soldier, committed to the struggle against oppression and dependence. At only 16 years of age, in 1855 he stood …
Máximo Gómez, the great military strategist Read More
The first attack by the mambises on Cuba with machetes was a turning point in the country’s history. The Spanish troops were terrifying. Máximo Gómez planned the great rebellion. Pino …
To the Machete! Read More
Major General of the Liberation Army, Calixto García Iñiguez, born on August 4, 1839 in Holguín, participated in the three wars for the independence, beginning in the Ten Years’ War …
Calixto García Iñiguez, a General forever remembered Read More
Máximo Gómez, Dominican by birth and Cuban by heart, is one of those adopted sons of the homeland whose imprint never perishes, because he is the Generalissimo, the lighthouse and …
Máximo Gómez, a beacon and guide through the ages Read More