Cuban Independence Movement

The Cuba independence movement started back in 19th century. It is when the Creole Cuban people were bring mistreated by the royal government of Spain in the island. In 1867, Cuban musical composer Perucho Figueredo came up with what ended up being the National anthem of Cuba: "La Bayamesa". he and plantation owner Carlos Manuel de Cespedes led up an armed revolution. It lasted more than 30 years and took over the Spanish rule in the island. When the Spanish government was forced to give up on Cuba the United States started an occupation for nearly 4 years that helped the island recover from the 30 year war.

Cuban Independence Movement
Part of the Banana Wars
Date July 1867 - May 1902 Location Neocolonial Cuba Result Cuba becomes an sovereign country Government founded in 1902. Platt Amendment added to the Constitution Paris Accord signed in 1898.
Belligerents
Neocolonial Cuba Guaimaro Assembly Constituent Assembly of Jimaguayu	Spain Governance of the Neocolonial Cuba
Commanders and leaders
Don Carlos Manuel de Cespedes Práxedes Mateo Sagasta Perucho Figueredo Ramon Ortuño Rodriguez Ignacio Agramonte Francisco Vicente Aguilera Domingo de la Goicuria y Cabrera Don Tomas Estrada Palma Pedro Agustin Perez Luis Marcano Maximo Gomez Luis Fornaris	Maria Christina Basilio Augustín Patricio Montojo Fermín Jáudenes Manuel Cámara José Velázquez
Casualties and losses
50,000 - 60,000 soldiers killed in combat	75,417 soldiers died in battle