Maceo, Antonio, 1845-1896
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- Wikipedia, October 18, 2013(Lt. General José Antonio de la Caridad Maceo y Grajales; June 14, 1845-December 7, 1896; guerrilla leader; fellow Cubans gave Maceo the sobriquet of the "Bronze Titan" (Spanish: El Titán de Bronce); Spaniards referred to Maceo as the "Greater Lion" (El Leon mayor))
- Antonio Maceo Grajales, c1998:p. 8 (b. 1845 in Santiago de Cuba; general in Cuban War of Independence) p. 130 (d. in battle Dec. 1896)
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Lt. General José Antonio de la Caridad Maceo y Grajales (June 14, 1845 – December 7, 1896) was a Cuban general and second-in-command of the Cuban Army of Independence. Fellow Cubans gave Maceo the nickname "the Bronze Titan" (Spanish: el Titán de Bronce) after he was wounded several times in battle. Spaniards referred to Maceo as the "Greater Lion" (el León Mayor). Maceo was one of the most noteworthy guerrilla leaders in 19th century Latin America, comparable to José Antonio Páez of Venezuela in military acumen.
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