Title

La Demajuada Old sugar mill, (1868), 1920s. Artist: Unknown

Caption

La Demajagua, an old sugar mill near Manzanillo (currently in eastern Granma province), became a landmark in Cuba's history. The place where the people's uprising began, leading to an armed struggle between Cubans and Spaniards. On October 10 1868, a date that marks for all Cubans the beginning of the Island's wars for independence, the bell of La Demajagua called workers - both slaves and free people - to gather as in times of danger, although on that occasion there was another reason: a general call to fight. Carlos Manuel de Cespedes, who was the owner of the sugar mill and is regarded as the Father of the Homeland, announced his decision to free its slaves, whom he invited to join the struggle for independence. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal, Propaganda de los Cigarros Susini y La Corona, Tabacalera Cubana.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1910

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C62_467

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,4Mb (2,9Mb) / 16,2in x 12,1in / 4863 x 3622 (300dpi)

Keywords

exterior landmark Cuba Cuban industry country day roof war location century concept outside thatched twenties B&W building exterior MONOCHROME thatched roof 19th century black & white black and white B W 1920s 20th century nineteenth century uprising The Print Collector North and Central America TGN sugar mill photograph Unknown cigar card Cuban War of Independence Ten Years War Carlos Manuel de Tabacalera Cubana Carlos Manuel de Cespedes Cespedes La Demajagua Carlos Manuel de Cespedes photograph