Vicente García González

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is González.
Vicente García González
Birth nameVicente García y González
BornJanuary 23, 1833
Las Tunas, Captaincy General of Cuba, Spanish Empire
DiedMarch 4, 1888
Río Chico, Venezuela
Allegiance Cuba
Service / branchCuban Liberation Army
RankGeneral
Battles / wars

Vicente García González (January 23, 1833 – March 4, 1888) was a General in the Cuban Ten Years' War[1] (Spanish: Guerra de los Diez Años, also known as the Great War) and later a Cuban President who was assassinated by the Spanish after the war.

Biography

Early years

García was born on January 23, 1833, in Las Tunas.

Career

In November 1877, Cuban President Tomás Estrada Palma was captured and imprisoned by the Spaniards. Maximo Gomez is offered the presidency, but he refuses. [Many believe this to be factor that ended the Ten Year War unfavorably for the rebels.] Gen. Vicente García is named president of the Republic of Cuba.

Final years

On June 7,[year missing] he left for Venezuela on the steamship Guadalquivir. He settled in Rio Chico, where he founded a cooperative with his family and continued to support the new revolutionary outburst.

Death

On March 4, 1888, Vicente García y González died as a result of an assassination by the Spanish.

References

  1. ^ Teitelbaum, Richard (2015-08-14). The Most Dangerous Trade: How Short Sellers Uncover Fraud, Keep Markets Honest, and Make and Lose Billions. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-118-61614-7.