RARE Cuba 1958 CARLOS MANUEL DE CESPEDES $10 AU Bill Start Price USD 16.99 Current Price USD 16.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 25.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, October 05, 2008 End Time Sunday, October 12, 2008 Location Palm Springs, CA See more about 'RARE Cuba 1958 CARLOS MANUEL DE CESPEDES $10 AU Bill' Description granny$trea$ure$ Store **You are acquiring an original and authentic 1958 CUBA AU $10 CARLOS MANUEL DE CESPEDESserial numbers will differKrause Catalog value is at $30 Cuban History and its Patriots Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Born on April 18, 1819, Carlos Manuel de Céspedes is considered by many Cubans to be the "Father of the Nation".  Céspedes, who owned a plantation in eastern Cuba, began the  10 Years' War when he freed his slaves and asked others to join his armed resistance against Spain.  He wanted independence for Cuba, which he announced through the Grito de Yara (Cry of Yara). Guerilla warfare was practiced by the Cuban troops, whose numbers soon grew. Céspedes  became the general in chief.  His forces captured the city of Bayamo and made it their capital. When Spanish troops were sent to take the city, the outnumbered Cuban troops left and burnt it to the ground. Céspedes' birthplace was one of a few buildings that did not burn. As the war went on, Céspedes' major goal was to attain American recognition of the new Cuban government, though it was to be an unrealized goal.  Céspedes ran a constitutional convention, which decided upon a representative government for Cuba and proposed the abolition of slavery. Céspedes was deposed by other revolutionaries in 1873.  A year later, he was apprehended by the Spanish and executed. Eventually Spain reached a settlement with the revolutionaries, but broke many of its promises. Céspedes also published Cuba's first independent newspaper, the Cubano Libre (The Free Cuban).   History History of Cuba Cuban Flag and Emblem The Ten Years' War Independence War   Cuban Patriots José Martí Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Maximo Gomez Antonio Maceo Calixto García Iñiguez Tomas Estrada Palma  Powered by eBay Turbo Lister On Feb-08-08 at 04:03:49 PST, seller added the following information:Visit our eBay stores at: CineMart International or Cuban Collectibles N Things or www.collectcuba.com or GRANNY'S TREASURE ISLAND  Place a Bid!