Calixto García
Calixto García | |
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Garcia in 1898 | |
| Birth name | Calixto García y Iñíguez |
| Born | August 4, 1839 Holguín, Cuba, Spain |
| Died | 11 December 1898 (aged 59) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Allegiance | Cuba |
| Service | Cuban Liberation Army |
| Rank | General |
| 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.