Manuel de Jesús Calvar

Manuel de Jesús Calvar
7th President of the Republic of Cuba in Arms
In office
March 16 1878  May 28, 1878
Preceded byVicente García González
Succeeded bySalvador Cisneros Betancourt
Personal details
BornDecember 25, 1837
Manzanillo, Cuba
DiedDecember 20, 1895 (Aged 57)
Key West
NicknameTitá
Military service
RankMajor General
Battles/wars

Manuel de Jesús Calvar y Oduardo, or simply "Titá," was a Cuban military leader and a prominent figure during the Ten Years’ War. He held the rank of major general in the Cuban Liberation Army and briefly served as president of the Cuban Republic in Arms.