Cirilo Villaverde
Cirilo Villaverde | |
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| Born | 28 October 1812 near Pinar del Río, Colonial Cuba |
| Died | 24 October 1894 (aged 81) New York City, United States |
Cirilo Villaverde de la Paz (28 October 1812 – 24 October 1894) was a Cuban poet, novelist, journalist and freedom fighter. He is best known for Cecilia Valdés, a novel about classes and races in colonial Cuba.
When the poet Miguel Teurbe Tolón's wife, sewed the first flag of Cuba, Villaverde helped settle upon the final design: two white stripes, three blue, a red triangle, and a lone star.