page_title: Carlos Manuel de Céspedes
hierarchical_section_title: Carlos Manuel de Céspedes
context_page_description: Carlos Manuel de Céspedes del Castillo was a Cuban revolutionary hero. Cespedes, who was a plantation owner in Cuba, freed his slaves and made the declaration of Cuban independence in 1868 which started the Ten Years' War, which ultimately led to Cuban independence.
  Because of his actions during the Independence War, he is known in Cuba as the "Father of the Fatherland".
context_section_description: Carlos Manuel de Céspedes del Castillo (April 18, 1819, Bayamo, Spanish Cuba – February 27, 1874, San Lorenzo, Spanish Cuba) was a Cuban revolutionary hero. Cespedes, who was a plantation owner in Cuba, freed his slaves and made the declaration of Cuban independence in 1868 which started the Ten Years' War (1868–78), which ultimately led to Cuban independence.
  Because of his actions during the Independence War, he is known in Cuba as the "Father of the Fatherland".
caption: Carlos Manuel de Céspedes
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