Cuba's war with Spain breaks out in…
1864 CE to 1875 CE
Cuba's war with Spain breaks out in 1868.
It is organized and directed by radical Creole landowners in Oriente Province together with a group of lawyers and professionals.
The peasants do the bulk of the fighting, however, with blacks joining the rebel ranks.
The leadership of the movement is in the hands of the son of a wealthy landowner from Oriente Province, Carlos Manuel de Céspedes y Quesada.