Ten Years' War
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The Ten Years' War was a major 19th-century Cuban uprising against Spanish colonial rule (1868–1878) that marked the beginning of Cuba’s long struggle for independence.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century conflict
ⓘ
Cuban war of independence ⓘ independence war ⓘ war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Guerra Grande
ⓘ
Guerra de los Diez Años ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Cuban insurgents
ⓘ
Cuban rebels ⓘ Cuban separatists ⓘ Kingdom of Spain ⓘ Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| casusBelli | Cuban declaration of independence in 1868 ⓘ |
| cause |
Cuban demand for independence from Spain
ⓘ
economic grievances of Cuban planters ⓘ opposition to Spanish colonial rule ⓘ racial and social inequalities in colonial Cuba ⓘ |
| conflictType |
colonial war
ⓘ
guerrilla war ⓘ |
| country | Cuba ⓘ |
| duration | 10 years ⓘ |
| endDate | 1878-02-10 ⓘ |
| endYear | 1878 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Cuban War of Independence
ⓘ
surface form:
Cuban War of Independence (1895–1898)
Little War ⓘ |
| hasPart | Grito de Yara ⓘ |
| involvedEthnicGroup |
enslaved Africans in Cuba
ⓘ
free people of color in Cuba ⓘ white Cuban creoles ⓘ |
| leader |
Antonio Maceo
ⓘ
Arsenio Martínez Campos ⓘ Carlos Manuel de Céspedes ⓘ Ignacio Agramonte ⓘ Máximo Gómez ⓘ Tomás Estrada Palma ⓘ |
| location |
Cuba
ⓘ
Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| mainTheater |
Oriente Province, Cuba
ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Cuba
|
| partOf | Cuban War of Independence ⓘ |
| precededBy | Spanish colonial rule in Cuba ⓘ |
| result |
Pact of Zanjón
ⓘ
Spanish military victory ⓘ abolition of slavery in Cuba (gradual) ⓘ limited reforms in Cuba ⓘ |
| significance |
beginning of Cuba’s long struggle for independence
ⓘ
first major Cuban war for independence ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Grito de Baire
ⓘ
surface form:
Grito de Yara
|
| startDate | 1868-10-10 ⓘ |
| startEvent | Grito de Yara ⓘ |
| startYear | 1868 ⓘ |
| treaty | Pact of Zanjón ⓘ |
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