Bartolomé Masó

Bartolomé Masó Márquez (Known as "Masó")

Major General, President of the Republic of Cuba in Arms (1897–1898)

Born 1830-12-21

Bayamo, Cuba

Passed Away 1907-06-14 Manzanillo, Cuba

Lifespan 76 years old

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"Our liberty must be absolute and without foreign conditions, or it is not liberty at all."

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Patriotic Major General who stood beside Céspedes at the Grito de Yara, led the uprising of February 24, 1895, in Oriente, and served as President of the Republic in Arms during the decisive year 1897.

Biographical Record

Bartolomé Masó was born in Bayamo on December 21, 1830. A wealthy planter in Manzanillo, Masó gave his wealth and youth to the 1868 revolution, rising to brigadier general and suffering years of imprisonment in Chafarinas and Ceuta.

In 1895, Masó was among the first commanders to take up arms at Bayate on February 24. Elected Vice-President and later President of the Republic in Arms in 1897, Masó fiercely rejected the Platt Amendment and foreign interference, standing as an incorruptible pillar of national dignity.

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Final Resting Place

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Manzanillo Municipal Cemetery
Manzanillo, Cuba

                         GPS: 20.3420, -77.1170                    

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