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CUBANS OF TO-DAY 



Cespedes after the call to arms (grito) of 

 Yara and the capture of Bayamo on the 

 eighteenth of October, 1868, which began 

 the Ten Years' War. Figueredo fought 

 throughout the war, serving as soldier, 

 engineer, legislator, Chief of Staff, chief 

 of the revolutionary forces, and ended the 

 conflict as member of the Revolutionary 

 Government, being one of those who pro- 

 tested against signing the pact of peace of 

 Zanjon. During this historic period he 

 fought side by side with Maceo, and it was 

 not until the end of May, 1878, that they 

 gave up fighting, and Figueredo left Cuba 

 with his wife and child. 



He went first to Santo Domingo and 

 later to Florida where he held several offices 

 of trust under the American Government, 

 including Member of the Legislature of 

 Florida, Superintendent of Schools, and 

 Mayor of West Tampa. Throughout this 

 period he never ceased to serve the cause 

 of Cuba by every means in his power and 

 when the Revolution of 1895 broke out he 

 was appointed by Delegate Jose Marti 

 head of the movement for that district, and 



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