Julio Grave de Peralta was born on April 24, 1834 in the City of Holguin, a boy who would eventually become Major General of the Cuban Liberation Army Julio Grave de Peralta Y Zayas Bazana.
His life was dedicated to the cause of Cuba's freedom from Spanish colonial rule and, consequently, he fought for that objective, a commitment in which he accumulated merits for the services provided until reaching the military rank of Major General, the highest hierarchy of the troops. mambisas in Cuba.
A close friendship united this general from Holguin with the president of the Republic in Arms Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, who had great sympathies for Julio Grave de Peralta, a friendship that began to be cemented since the leader of Holguin became one of the first in responding to the clarion call of La Demajagua, an uprising that began the 10 Years War, unleashed by Céspedes on October 10, 1868 in Cuba.
El General Julio Grave de Peralta viaja al extranjero donde realiza una ardua labor para contribuir a la causa de las huestes insurrectas en los campos de Cuba, y luego retorna en la expedición del “Fanny”. La embarcación arribó a las costas de Cuba por el actual municipio de “Frank País”, en la provincia de Holguin, y poco después del desembarco Julio Grave de Peralta cae en combate, en un sitio conocido por Cebollas, durante un encuentro con fuerzas españolas en junio de 1872.
In the City of Holguin where Julio Grave de Peralta was born 173 years ago, two places especially remember the brave Cuban patriot. One is the park that bears his name and where a beautiful sculpture perpetuates his memory and shows him upright and wielding the libertarian sword.
Muy cerca de allí una elegante edificación que data del siglo XIX, donde funciona una policlínica, lo recuerda con la siguiente inscripción: “Aquí nació el Mayor General Julio Grave de Peralta Y Zayas Bazan el 24 de abril de 1834.
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