Vicente García González

Vicente García González
6th President of the Republic of Cuba in Arms
In office
December 10, 1877  February 10, 1878
Preceded byFrancisco Javier de Céspedes
Succeeded byManuel de Jesús Calvar
Personal details
Born
Vicente García y González

January 23, 1833
Las Tunas, Captaincy General of Cuba, Spanish Empire
DiedMarch 4, 1888
Río Chico, Venezuela
Military service
Allegiance Cuba
Branch/serviceCuban Liberation Army
RankGeneral
Battles/wars

Vicente García González (January 23, 1833 – March 4, 1888) was a General in the Cuban Ten Years' War (Spanish: Guerra de los Diez Años, also known as the Great War) and later a Cuban President who was assassinated by the Spanish after the war.