Republic of Cuba in Arms

Republic of Cuba in Arms
República de Cuba en Armas
1869–1878
1895–1899
Flags used
Coat of arms
Demonyms
GovernmentRevolutionary republic
President 
• 1869–1873
Carlos Manuel de Céspedes
• 1897–1899
Bartolomé Masó
Vice President 
• 1869–1873
Francisco Vicente Aguilera
• 1897–1899
Domingo Méndez Capote
Independence 
History 
• Adoption of the Guáimaro Constitution
April 10, 1869
February 10, 1878
September 16, 1895
• Creation of the Military Government of Cuba
January 1, 1899
Population
• 1877 census
1,509,291
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Captaincy General of Cuba
Military Government of Cuba
Today part ofCuba

The Republic of Cuba in Arms (Spanish: República de Cuba en Armas) was the government that occupied the revolutionary era of Cuba that existed in two periods, the first period occurring during the Ten Years' War from 1868 to 1878, governed by the Guáimaro Constitution, and the second period, following the Little War, occurring during the Cuban War of Independence from 1895 to 1899, governed by the Jimaguayú Constitution. The first President of the Cuban Republic in Arms was Carlos Manuel de Céspedes. The first Vice President of the Republic in Arms was Francisco Vicente Aguilera.