Jerónimo Boza Agramonte (1824 - 1871) was a Cuban revolutionary and military officer who was killed during the Ten Years' War in Cuba.
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| Birth name | Jerónimo Boza y Agramonte |
| Born | 1824 Puerto Principe, Captaincy General of Cuba, Spanish Empire |
| Died | 1871 Captaincy General of Cuba, Spanish Empire |
| Allegiance |  Cuba |
| Service | Cuban Liberation Army |
| Years of service | 1868-1871 |
| Rank | Colonel |
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Early life
editJerónimo Boza Agramonte was born in Puerto Príncipe (now Camagüey), Spanish Cuba in 1824. He was named after his grandfather Jerónimo Boza y Zayas-Bazán.
Ten Years' War
editFollowing Carlos Manuel de Cespedes' Cry of Yara on October 10, 1868, in Eastern Cuba, Boza Agramonte and the Camagüeyans of Central Cuba soon entered the war of independence against Spain.
Las Clavellinas Uprising
editHe played an important role in the Las Clavellinas Uprising when Camagüey rose up in arms in November 1868.
As coordinated by Salvador Cisneros Betancourt, Jerónimo Boza Agramonte assumed command as the superior chief, Francisco Arredondo as his chief aide and secretary, and Col. Eduardo Agramonte Piña handled the mobilization of the insurgents into several 10-man platoons.[1] Eduardo Agramonte Piña rallied his allies to meet in the early hours of the following morning.[2] 76 Cuban patriots met at the Las Clavellinas river, three miles from Camagüey, organized for battle on November 4, 1868.[3]
Battle of Bonilla
editOn November 28, 1868, he engaged in the Battle of Bonilla with the troops of Blas Villate.
When Céspedes became President of the Republic of Cuba in Arms in April 1869, Jerónimo Boza Agramonte served as a colonel in the military division of Camagüey under Maj. Gen. Ignacio Agramonte in Manuel de Quesada's Cuban Liberation Army.[4]
Death
editJerónimo Boza Agramonte died in 1871 when he was executed by firing squad while in the hands of Spanish authorities.[5]
References
edit- ^ Islas. (1974). Cuba: Universidad Central "Marta Abreu" de Las Villas..
- ^ Jiménez González, Á., Cepero Echmendía, O., Hernández Garaboto, J. (2003). Historia militar de Cuba. Cuba: Ediciones Verde Olivo.
- ^ "Nuevitas, October 10th, 1868". radionuevitas.icrt.cu. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
- ^ "Revista | Cuban Genealogical Society" (PDF). cubagenweb.org. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
- ^ Santa Cruz y Mallén, F. X. d. (1942). Historia de familias cubanas. Cuba: Editorial Hércules.
