Battle of Dos Ríos explained

Partof:Cuban War of Independence
Conflict:Battle of Dos Rios
Date:19 May 1895
Place:Dos Rios, Cuba
Result:Spanish victory
Combatant1: Cuba
Combatant2: Spain
Commander1:José Martí
Commander2:Col. Sandoval,
Col. Salvador Arizón
Strength1:700
Strength2:unknown
Casualties1:14 killed
Casualties2:5 killed
7 wounded

The Battle of Dos Ríos was fought in Cuba during its war of independence from Spain.

History

José Martí died fighting in the battle of Dos Ríos (near Palma Soriano). He was leading a group of rebels against the Spanish royalist army in the first skirmish in Cuba's struggle for independence from Spain (see History of Cuba). An attempt to recover Martí's body was made by the rebels but the Spanish forces were too strong. Spanish forces buried José Martí; the body was subsequently exhumed and reburied with an elaborate funeral in Santiago de Cuba in 1951.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Spanish–American War . Greenwood Press . Hendrickson Jr., Kenneth E. . 2003 . Westport . 97. 9780313316623 .
  2. Book: The Cuban Republic and José Martí: Reception and Use of a National Symbol . Lexington Books . Gonçalves, João Felipe . Font . Mauricio Augusto. Quiroz . Alfonso W.. 2006 . Oxford . 23. 9780739112250 .