Bartolome Maso

Bartolomé de Jesús Masó Márquez was a Cuban politician and military leader who played a key role in the country's struggle for independence from Spain. He was born on December 21, 1830, in Yara, Cuba, and died on June 14, 1907, in Manzanillo, Cuba. Masó was a member of the Conspirators of the Yara Uprising in 1868 and later became a prominent figure in the Ten Years' War, leading the rebels in the Oriente province. He was imprisoned by the Spanish authorities several times but continued to fight for Cuban independence. In 1895, Masó joined the Cuban War of Independence and became the vice president of the "Republic in Arms" and later the president, holding office from 1897 to 1898. He ran for presidency in 1901 but withdrew his candidacy under pressure from the United States, which had secured the Platt Amendment, granting itself the right to intervene in Cuba's affairs.learn more on wikipedia