Félix Tanco
 Félix Tanco y Bosmeniel (Jan 28 1797–1871 was a writer poet and novelist better known for the first fictional story about slavery in the Americas: Petrona y Rosalía.Born Félix Manuel de Jesús Tanco y Bosmeniel in Bogotá Colombia he arrived in Cuba at a very young age.He was considered the most radical writer of the epoch speaking against the injustices committed by the colonial government.