Carlos Manuel de Céspedes
(1819-1874)
Cuban planter
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Carlos Manuel de Céspedes del Castillo (April 18, 1819, Bayamo, Spanish Cuba – February 27, 1874, San Lorenzo, Spanish Cuba) was a Cuban revolutionary hero. 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 (1868–78), which ultimately led to Cuban independence.
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Carlos Manuel de Céspedes del Castillo 18 April 1819 Bayamo, Spanish Cuba
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| Died |
27 February 1874 (aged 54) San Lorenzo, Spanish Cuba
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| Zodiac | Aries |
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Carmen 5th child with Candelaria Acosta Y Fontaigne Female b. 1869 · Age: 156 · 1869- · Celebrity Baby -
Carlos Manuel de Céspedes y Quesada 6th child with Ana Maria de Quesada y Loinaz Male b. 12 Aug 1871 d. 28 Mar 1939 · Age: 67 (at death) · 1871-1939 · President of Cuba -
Gloria 7th child with Ana Maria de Quesada y Loinaz Female b. 12 Aug 1871 · Age: 154 · 1871- · Celebrity Baby
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Manuel 8th child with Candelaria Acosta Y Fontaigne Male b. 1872 · Age: 153 · 1872- · Celebrity Baby
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Manuel Francisco 9th child with Francisca Rodriguez Male b. 1873 · Age: 152 · 1873- · Celebrity Baby
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