Title

Gabriel de la Concepción Valdés [Plácido], (1809-1844), Cuban poet. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Gabriel de la Concepción Valdés [Plácido] (1809-1844), Cuban poet of African descent. In the 1830s especially, Placido wrote openly of Cuban political aspirations. He was executed in Matanzas for conspiring to overthrew Spanish authority on the island.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1910

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C61_277

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,4Mb (2,2Mb) / 11,8in x 16,5in / 3550 x 4962 (300dpi)

Keywords

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