Guillermo Moncada

Guillermo Moncada (nicknamed "Guillermón" since his childhood, due to his large size) was one of 29 Cuban generals in the Cuban War of Independence.

Guillermo Moncada
Born(1841-06-25)June 25, 1841
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
DiedApril 5, 1895(1895-04-05) (aged 53)
Alto Songo, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Allegiance Cuba
Service/branchArmy
RankGeneral officer
Battles/warsTen Years' War
Cuban War of Independence

He was born in Santiago, Cuba, on June 25, 1841.[1] A former carpenter, he later became a black folk hero, renowned for ending the business of slavehunter Miguel Pérez Céspedes.[2] His father, Narciso Veranes, was a freed slave and did not want his children have his name, so Guillermó took his mother's last name, Dominga Moncada.

He learnt to read and write when he was a child and later turn out to be a writer. he became a carpenter, a job with which he could earn money for his living.

Activities in Revolution

Guillermo Moncada, could improve in the Cuban Revolution and fought for independence. He became a notable black officer in three wars against Spain (1868–1878, 1879–1880, 1895–1898).[3]

The Moncada Barracks entered history again on July 26, 1953, when the Moncada Barracks was attacked by a group of revolutionaries led by Fidel Castro Ruz.

Tribute

In his honor, the barracks where the No. 1 Regiment of Santiago de Cuba was located,was named after him.[4]

Death

Guillermo Moncada 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.[5]

The Moncada Barracks and Estadio Guillermón Moncada were both named in his honour.

References
  1. Sitio Web de Cubavision Internacional (De la Prensa) Archived 2008-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Godfried, Eugène (May 2005). "Guillermón Moncada and the Defeat of 'Rancheador' - Slavehunter - Miguel Pérez Céspedes Of Guantánamo". afrocubaweb.com. AfroCubaWeb, S.A. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  3. "Moncada, Guillermo | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  4. López Guillermón, Juan Cruz (2019-06-28). "¿Corresponde daño extrapatrimonial por problemática de Género?". Derechos en Acción. 11 (11): 279. doi:10.24215/25251678e279. ISSN 2525-1686.
  5. "José Guillermo Moncada Veranes". Cubanos Famosos (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  • Abelardo Padrón Valdez. Guillermón Moncada. Vida y hazañas de un general. Editorial Letras Cubanas, 1980.


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