Title

Jose Antonio Saco, (1797-1879), 1920s. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Jose Antonio Saco was born in Bavamo in 1797 and was the most fervent defender of the freedom of Cuba in a good part of the nineteenth century. Tacon expelled him in 1834 and he was elected deputy and was expelled from the Courts with other Cubans in1837. He was a great polemicist, and fought annexation. He published 'History of slavery' in 6 volumes. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal, Propaganda de los Cigarros Susini y La Corona, Tabacalera Cubana.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1920

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C62_254

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,3Mb (2,0Mb) / 11,9in x 16,5in / 3557 x 4938 (300dpi)

Keywords

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