The bronze was said to come from a cannon used by García during Cuba’s fight for independence. AD“It gave him headaches for the rest of his life,” said author Donald Tunnicliff Rice, who has written about the Spanish-American War. After the United States defeated Spain in the Spanish-American War, he was sent by Cuba to the United States to serve as a representative of the newly independent country. ADGarcía’s posthumous fame in the United States was thanks to a man named Elbert Hubbard, a former traveling soap salesman who founded the Roycroft Arts and Crafts community. “He’s still a big hero in Cuba,” Rice said.

Source: Washington Post February 08, 2020 21:33 UTC