Calixto García

Calixto García
Garcia in 1898
Birth nameCalixto García y Iñíguez
BornAugust 4, 1839
Holguín, Cuba, Spain
Died11 December 1898(1898-12-11) (aged 59)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Allegiance Cuba
Service / branchCuban Liberation Army
RankGeneral
Battles / wars

Calixto García y Íñiguez (August 4, 1839 – December 11, 1898) was a Cuban general in three Cuban uprisings, part of the Cuban War for Independence: the Ten Years' War, the Little War, and the War of 1895, itself sometimes called the Cuban War for Independence, which initiated the Spanish–American War, ultimately resulting in national independence for Cuba.