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Name: Cuban War of Independence

Type: Event

Start: 1895 AD

End: 1896 AD

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Was the last liberation war fought on Cuba against Spain. Due to the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, Cuba was occupied by the United States.

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  • April 1895: On April 11, 1895, the rebel leader José Martí and 4 other members of the revolt landed in Playitas.
  • February 1895: An insurrection began in Cuba with uprisings all across the island (particularly Santiago, Guantánamo, Jiguaní, San Luis, El Cobre, El Caney, Alto Songo, Bayate, and Baire).
  • April 1895: In 1895, Cuban Rebels led by Major General Antonio Maceo landed on the coast near Baracoa in two expeditions on April 1 and 11. Maceo was a prominent leader in the Cuban War of Independence against Spanish colonial rule.
  • February 1896: As of january 1896 spain controlled basically only the western side of the island and had built a broiad belt "from Jucaro in the south to Morón in the north".
  • July 1895: By the end of June 1895, all of Camagüey was under the control of Cuban Rebels.

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