Guillermo Moncada
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Guillermo Moncada (nicknamed "Guillermón" since his childhood, due to his large size) was one of 29 Cuban generals in the Cuban War of Independence.
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Guillermo Moncada | |
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Born | (1841-06-25)June 25, 1841 Santiago de Cuba, Cuba |
Died | April 5, 1895(1895-04-05) (aged 53) Alto Songo, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba |
Allegiance | Cuba |
Service/ | Army |
Rank | General officer |
Battles/wars | Ten Years' War Cuban War of Independence |
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He was born in Santiago, Cuba, on June 25, 1841.[1] A former carpenter, he later became a black folk hero, renowned for ending the business of slavehunter Miguel Pérez Céspedes.[2] His father, Narciso Veranes, was a freed slave and did not want his children have his name, so Guillermó took his mother's last name, Dominga Moncada.
He learnt to read and write when he was a child and later turn out to be a writer. He became a carpenter, a job with which he could earn money for his living.