The Guerra Chiquita
Date
August 26, 1879
Title
The Guerra Chiquita
What occurred
A brief war caused by a separatist insurrection. The revolt was highly organized and over 400 mounted soldiers swept into the eastern and middle provinces. The main conflict of this war was the status of slaves and former slaves in the new Cuban republic. It also dealt with black and mulatto political power within the nationalist movement.
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