Carlos Manuel de Céspedes

Events

1

Episodes

1

Years

1868

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Carlos Manuel de Céspedes launches the Ten Years' War (Grito de Yara)

   1868

   Role: Plantation owner and revolutionary leader

   1. 110 October 1868 · La DemajaguaThe Cry of Yara

      Céspedes freed his slaves and declared Cuban independence at La Demajagua, initiating the Ten Years' War.

Sources

1. Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30
2. Ten Years' War Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22