North And Central America Collection (#7)

Enrique Pineyro, (1839-1911), 1920s
Enrique Pineyro, born in Havana in 1839; was speaker and critic. He traveled around Europe and in 1869 moved to Washington where he was Secretary of the Cuban Legation

Luis Ayesteran, (1844-1870), 1920s
Luis Ayesteran, lawyer and patriot of Havana, born in 1844, joined the revolution and was taken prisoner on 24 September 1870

Rafael M. Merchan, (1843-1905), 1920s
Rafael M Merchan, born in Manzanillo in 1843 was editor of El Siglo (The Century) and El Pais (the country) (1868) published in his famous article Laboremos (Lets Work)

Conde de Valmaseda Blas Villate, (1824-1882), 1920s
Conde de Valmaseda Blas Villate, born in the province of Vizcaya in 1824 and was three times Governor of Cuba (in 1867, 1870, 875), fought the Cubans

Gonzalo de Quesada, (1868-1915), 1920s
Gonzalo de Quesada, born in Havana 1868, lived much of his life in New York. Was a great patriot and secretary of Jose Marti and during the Republic was Minister of Cuba in Washington and Berlin

Nathaniel P Banks, (1816-1894), 1920s
General Nathaniel P Banks was born in 1826 and on 14 July 1870 presented a report to the congress foreign relations committee, calling for the recognition of Cuban independece. He died in 1894

John Rawlins, (1831-1869), 1920s
General John Rawlins, born in the state of Illinois in 1831, was in the military and a lawyer and held the position of Secretary of War in 1869. In the Cabinet of Grant

Tomas Jordan, (1819-1895), 1920s
General Thomas Jordan. American engineer, born 1819, fought in the war of secession. He reached Cuban shores in March 1869 with 200 men and 2, 000 rifles

Ulises Grant, (1822-1885), 1920s
Ulysses Grant, born in Ohio 1822, was President of the United States from 1869 to 1877. At the start of a revolution of Yara, it seemed that he was going to support Cuba

Antonio Lopez Coloma, (1859-1896), 1920s
Antonio Lopez Coloma, born in Sabanilla in 1859, was settler and telegrapher. Had a farm in the demolished ingenio La Ignacia where he fought on the 24th of February

Carlos Roloff, (1842-1907), 1920s
General Carlos Roloff, born in East Prussia in 1842 was bookkeeper in the Caibarien in 1869. Revolted in the Villas in 1869

Juan B Spotorno, (1832-1917), 1920s
John B Spotorno, born in Trinidad in 1832, was a colonel during the Villas uprising in February 1869. He was a Cuban Patriot of Italian origin who became President of the Republic in Arms of Cuba in

Manuel Sanguily, (1849-1925), 1920s
Colonel Manuel Sanguily, born in Havana in 1849 shining as a speaker, historian and critic. Landed in the expedition of the Galvanio (1868)

Manuel Quesada, (1833-1886), 1920s
General Manuel Quesada, born in Puerto Principe in 1833 was a Mexican army general, he commanded the de Galvanio expedition landing in Cuba on December 26th 1866

Julio Sanguily, (1846-1906), 1920s
General Julio Sanguily, born in Havana in 1846. Landing in Cuba in 1868 was taken prisoner on 7 October 1871, being rescued by Ignacio Agramonte, commanding 35 riders

Eduardo Agramonte, (1842-1872), 1920s
General Eduardo Agramonte, born in Puerto Principe in 1840, graduated as doctor and was the first to be released to the revolution. He belonged to the Assembly of Camaguey and was Secretary of State

Antonio Zambrana, (1846-1922), 1920s
Antonio Zambrana, born in Havana in 1846, was a great orator and joined the revolution in 1868. He took part in the Assemblies of the Center (Centro) and Guaimaro (1869)

Jacobo de la Pezuela, (1811-1882), 1920s
Jacobo de la Pezuela. Coronel Pezuela was born in 1811, he arrived in Havana in 1841 and the following year published his Test of the Historic Island of Cuba

Pedro Guiteras, (1814-1890), 1920s
Historian born in Matanzas in 1814. He conspired and was imprisoned 1848. He published the interesting work Cuba and its Government (1853) in London and later History of the Island of Cuba (1865)

Joaquin Lorenzo Luaces, (1826-1867), 1920s
Joaquin Lorenzo Luaces; this great poet was born in Havana in 1826. Printed his famous book of poems in 1857; including the patriotic composition The Fall of the Misolongi (1856)

Gaspar Betancourt Cisneros, (1803-1866), 1920s
Gaspar Betancourt Cisnero, was born in Camagueya in 1803. In 1837 he began publishing notable articles. He lead the contruction of the railway between Puerto Principe and Nuevitas

Narciso Lopez, (1797-1851), 1920s
Narciso Lopez travelled in the Pampero fleet, and disembarked on the 12th of August 1851 with five hundred men, of which forty four were cubans, in the coast of Playitas near the Honda bay

Domingo del Monte, (1804-1853), 1920s
Domingo del Monte, Venezuelan born in 1804. Went to Cuba in 1810 and organised the first literary gathering in Matanzas, 1834

Miguel Tacon, (1775-1855), 1920s
General Miguel Tacon, born in Cartagena (Spain) in 1775 was captain of Cuba from 1834 to 1838. He was one of the most despotic rulers; expelled in 1834 the great patriot Jose Antonio Saco

Andres Manuel Sanchez, (1805-1826), 1920s
Andres Manuel Sanchez conspired with Aguero to free their homeland, imprisoned and hanged with Aguero in Puerto Principe on the 16th March 1826

Jose Maria Heredia, (1803-1839), 1920s
Born in 1803 one of the most famous Cuban poets. In 1823 he was a lawyer. He took part in the Soles de Bolivar complot. He composed Al Niagara

Tomas Gener, (1787-1835), 1920s
Tomas Gener. Born in Barcelona in 1787, lived in Matanzas for several years and was Deputy to Cortes in 1820. Persecuted in Spain for his liberal ideas, he took refuge in the United States

Claudio Martinez de Pinillos, (1782-1853), 1920s
Earl of Villanueva, born in Havana in 1782. In 1821 was elected as a mayor and launched a series of good public works, such as the pipelines of Fernando VII

Alejandro Ramirez, (1777-1821), 1920s
Born in Valladolid in 1777, Alejandro Ramirez was the most signnificant governor Cuba has had. In 1816 he was named treasury major of this island and made notable changes such as the tabacco trade

Tomas Romay, (1804-1849), 1920s
Dr. Tomas Romay. This distinguished Doctor, born Havana in 1799. Promoted the build of cemeteries outside the villages and the creation of one in Havana

Obispo Diaz de Espada, (1756-1832), 1920s
He was born in Alava in 1756 and arrived in Havana as bishop in 1802. During thirty years he carried out his work and became one the the best bishops that Cuba had

Marques de Someruelos, (1754-1813), 1920s
Marquis of Someruelos. Born in Madrid in 1754 and governor of Cuba from 1799 until 1812. During his time in government he discovered the Aponte conspiracy

Manuel del Socorro Rodriguez, (1758-1819), 1920s
Born in Bayamo in 1758. In 1788 he wrote Tribute to Charles III, The delights of Spain, a poem in tribute to the Prince of Asturias

Jose Pablo Valiente, (1740-1817), 1920s
Treasury govenor during the government of Luis de las casas. Jose Pablo Valiente, took part in the founding of patriotic society of the welfare association

George Pocock, (1706-1792), 1920s
Sir George Pocock, english admiral who blocked Havana in 1762, retreated to his country in the month of September as could not fight the locals

Francisco Nau ( El Olones), (1635-1668), 1920s
Governor Davila ordered to this pirate to Havana, escorted with ninety men and ten cannons, however in 1667 Francisco Nau cunningly took over the fleet

Francisco Drake, (1540-1596), 1920s
In 1585, Francisco Drake organised a hostile expedition to harass the Spanish territories in America. In 1856 he tried to invade Havana but was resisted from the Cuban army and was forced to retreat

Pedro Menendes, (1519-1574), 1920s
Famous for clearing America of pirates and corsairs. Pedro Menendes conquered la Florida and took power of Cuba due to the lack of support from Garcia Osorio who denied him help during the conquest

Hernando de Soto, (1496-1542), 1920s
Hernando de Soto was a governor of the Fernandina island of Cuba and arrived on the 7th of June 1538, finding the people dismayed by the constant pirate attacks

Landing ammunition for the insurgents, under fire, Spanish-American War, Cuba, 1898. US Navy sailors bringing supplies of ammunition ashore for Cubans fighting for independence from Spain

View of Nassau, Bahamas, c1880

Nassau, Bahamas, c1880. View showing ships in the harbour

Eskimos, Greenland. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Eskimos, Greenland. Stereoscopic card detail

A home in the interior of the island of Cuba. Artist: HC White
A home in the interior of the island of Cuba. Stereoscopic card detail

Palacio y Capitania general, Cuba, 1907

A Cuban ox team, early 20th century. Artist: Harris Bros & Co
A Cuban ox team, early 20th century

Havana, Cuba, early 20th century. As seen from Casablanca

Obispo Street, Havana, Cuba, early 20th century

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