War of The Ten Years (1868-1878)
Carlos Manuel de Cespedes gave Grito de Yara on the 10 of October 1868, beginning the Great War or of the Ten Years that ended with the Pact of the Trench, without Cubans independence or the total abolition with indemnification of the slaves. Among other glorious actions, de1878 emphasizes the Protest of Baraguá the 15 of March, in which independentista general Antonio Maceo proclaims his discord with the Pact of the Trench and its decision to continue fighting.
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