Guillermo Moncada, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Cuban soldier
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Place of Birth: Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba
About Guillermo Moncada
- Guillermo Moncada (nicknamed "GuillermĂłn" since his childhood, due to his large size) was one of 29 Cuban generals in the Cuban War of Independence. He was born in Santiago on June 25, 1841.
- A former carpenter, he later became a black folk hero, renowned for ending the business of slavehunter Miguel PĂ©rez CĂ©spedes.He died in 1895 of tuberculosis in his camp in Joturito, Mucaral, municipality of Alto Songo, Santiago de Cuba after years of spending in harsh Spanish prisons. The Moncada Barracks and Estadio GuillermĂłn Moncada were both named in his honour.
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