Calixto García

For the Cuban municipality, see Calixto García, Cuba.
"General Garcia" redirects here. For other uses, see General Garcia (disambiguation).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Íñiguez.
Calixto García
Garcia in 1898
Birth nameCalixto García y Iñíguez
BornAugust 4, 1839
Holguín, Cuba, Spain
Died11 December 1898(1898-12-11) (aged 59)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Allegiance Cuba
BranchCuban Liberation Army
RankGeneral
Conflicts

Calixto García y Íñiguez (August 4, 1839 – December 11, 1898) was a Cuban general in three Cuban uprisings, part of the Cuban War for Independence: the Ten Years' War, the Little War, and the War of 1895, itself sometimes called the Cuban War for Independence, which initiated the Spanish–American War, ultimately resulting in national independence for Cuba.

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