El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-15
GEN. GARCIA
The Late Cuban Insurgent Leader

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Gen. Calixto Garcia, the Cuban gem
eral who came to this country at the
head of the Cuban delegation from the
Santa del Sur convention, to confer
with the American authorities, died at
Washington December IL.
Gen. Garcia left a large family, on
ly one of whom, Justo, a captain on his
staff, was with him when he died. His
widow is at Thomasville, Ga. Mercedes,
his 1~7-year-old daughter, who is quite
Ill, arrived here today on the way
south. Mario, q son, 10 years OF age,
vas with the mother at Thomasville,
and Col. Carlos Garcia, another son, is
in Cuba. A daughter, Leonora, who
married an American, ia now living in
Paris. Gen. CARCASS mother Is still
alive, and resides in Havana.
Calixto Garcia was a Spaniard, not Q
years war, 186S-78, he was a colonel in
the Spanish army. For reasons, about
which there has always been q dispute,
the Spanish colonel Joined the insur-
rection. The Spaniards claimed that
he acted through pique, because OF the
failure to receive the pro-
motion that he expected to an i'm
portant command. The Cubans in
sist that Col. Garcia joined them be-
cause he was convinced of the justice
of their cause. Col. Garcia. of the
Spanish army, became General Garcia,
of the Cuban army. He fought with
the patriots until the treaty of Zanjon
in 1878. Then he went to Spain and
received an Office. He remained in
Madrid until 1896, q year after the last
revolution began. Through the Junta
in New York. he was offered the place
of second in command to Maxine
Gomez. Leaving Madrid, Gen. Gar
cia made his way to Paris. There he
proclaimed his intention to join the in
surgents. He sailed for New York,
conferred with the junta, and went to
Cuba tt take command of the depart
ment of the East.
Gen. Garcia was born October Ia,
1889, and was, therefore. in his 60th
year. Gen. Garcia was educated N
Spain; in 1854 he was married to Isa-
bel Velez.
In 1875, while accommodating. with
his escort, he was surrounded by 20OC
Spaniards. Preferring death to cap.
ture and subsequent execution at the
hands of the enemy. he attempted
his chin and firing. Thei bulleti:came
out between his eyebrows. For
months he lay between life and death,
but was saved finally by Spanish sur
geons, who possibly had owed theil
lives to his mercy. The Spaniards
believing he was about to die. gave
him q pardon. The hole which the
bullet made when it entered the CHR
and came out between the eyebrows
was always visible and shows plainly
in the calmness of death.
For his participation in the revOlu
tionary movement, Gen. Garcia was
sent to Spaiu where. for four wears, he
was confined in castles and fOrsresses
remaining there until the peace o.
Zapjon. He then returned to the Unit
ed States and, together with Jose
Marti, attempted another revolution
At Maceo's death Garcia was elected
Lieutenant General of the Cuban army
which position he held to the close o.
the war. During his command h'
cleared the interior of his department
of Spanish troops.
After declaration of war between tn,
United States and Spain, Gen Miles
commanding the American army, sen
his representative to Gen. Carols
and subsequently, the Amer
lean and Cuban general
cooperated in their movements arains
Santiago all the officers who participai
ed in the active worh ROUND Santiag
bear testimony to the great aid, assis
snce, and loyalty manifested by Gei
Garcia during the campaign.
When the Cuban assembly met at tn
close of the war, Gen Garcia was one q
the principal advisers, q was electe'
chairman of the commission directe
to come to the United States and COME
with the authorities here with re
ference to the york in hand.
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