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The Republic of Cuba is a country located on an archipelago in the Caribbean Sea, also known as the Caribbean Sea. The main island, known as Isla de Cuba, is the largest of the Greater Antilles and has orogenic origin. On October 10, 1868 at the Mill "The Demajagua" he owned the landowner Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, deManzanillo Region, freed his slaves and not impose anything on the invites tostart the fight against Spanish colonialism that was imposed in Cuba. Thus began the revolutionary period of struggle for the independence of Cuba that would not succeed until May 20, 1902. In this survey is drawn Céspedes a control program which expresses the causes and objectives of the start of the war known as elManifiesto 10 October.
During the War period that extended the time it took thename of the Ten Years' War arose great revolutionary leaders, who had a historical significance in the subsequent wars and strife. This is the case of Ignacio Agramonte, Antonio Maceo, Máximo Gómez, José Maceo, and Calixto García González Vicente García.
The interwar period
Between 1878 and 1895 the United States made major investments in Cuba, mainly in sugar, mining and snuff. In 1895 investmentsamounted to 50 million pesos. Also at this stage the United States intensified its commercial control over Cuba.
As a result of war and economic changes that required skilled labor, Spain decreed the abolition of slavery in 1886. The abolition of slavery led to increased national proletariat.
During this period there were changes that emphasized the colonial structure, financial strain andexternal dependence, which necessitated the need for a war of national liberation.
Between 1879 and 1880, developed the Small War, it was prepared by Calixto Garcia in front of the Cuban Revolutionary Committee in New York. Cuba joined in, Quintin Banderas, José Maceo and others. There were major upheavals in the East and Las Villas. Spain won easily and made the Cubans feel the need for furtherpreparation and much larger organization. Revolutionary ideas were promoted and encouraged more Cubans to fight. While in Cuba, met for lifting forces.

Fidel Castro Ruz and a group of revolutionaries attacked the July 26, 1953 military barracks Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Cespedes in Santiago de Cuba and Bayamo, respectively. Failing this action, many of the assailants were killed by Batista'ssoldiers and others were jailed, including Fidel, his brother Raúl, Juan Almeida. Due to popular pressure and the mother of Fidel Castro, who had friendly relations with the former first lady, and the intervention of the then Bishop of Santiago de Cuba, Batista offered an amnesty to political prisoners in 1955. Fidel Castro and his companions travel to Mexico where he reorganized under the name ofthe July 26 Movement.
On November 30, 1956 Uprising occurs Santiago de Cuba organized by Frank País.At the same time to disembark the yacht Granma with 82 explorers who came from Mexico, among which are Fidel Castro, Raul Castro, Ernesto Guevara, Camilo Cienfuegos and others. But because of bad weather delayed them and they arrived on December 2, landed on the beach of Las Coloradas, an areasurrounded by mangroves located very near the city of Manzanillo.
Are surprised by Batista's army in the Battle of Alegría de Pío, and the decimated group of revolutionaries, managed to reach the Sierra Maestra where only a small group develop a guerrilla war.
Ernesto Guevara Fidel orders and Camilo Cienfuegos to take the war to the West in front of Antonio Maceo Columns 2 and 8 Ciro Redondo whosucceed to the bastitano army in several battles, including battles highlighting Santa Clara and Yaguajay. On December 31, 1958 Batista fled the country to know the fact of the followers of Fidel Castro, leader of the country leaving the General Eulogio Cantillo.
Fidel Castro called the people to the general strike to overthrow the provisional government established with the flight of Fulgencio...