Calixto garcia biography of mahatma gandhi
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Calixto Garcia
| Cuban General Date of Birth: 04.08.1839 Country: Cuba |
Content:
- Cuban General and Independence Leader
- Military Career
- Relationship with the United States
- Legacy
Cuban General and Independence Leader
Early Life and FamilyCalixto García Íñiguez was born in Holguín, Cuba, to Cuban Creole parents.
Calixto garcia biography of mahatma gandhi
His mother's surname, Íñiguez, suggests a descent from Íñigo Arista, the King of the Basques whose troops were famously referred to as "demons" in the Song of Roland. García was the grandson of Calixto García de Luna e Izquierdo, who had fought in the Battle of Carabobo in present-day Venezuela.
Military Career
In October 1868, García joined the Cuban Liberation Army and led military operations in the Oriente province.
He was captured in September 1874 and, in an attempt to avoid captivity, shot himself in the chin with a .45 caliber pistol. Remarkably, he survived, the bullet exiting through his forehead. The wound, which left a large scar, plagued hi