Eduardo Agramonte Piña
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1841
Ignacio Agramonte (cousin)
CubaEduardo Agramonte | |
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| Secretary of the Interior (Ten Years' War) | |
| In office 1869–1872 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Eduardo Agramonte y Piña 1841 |
| Died | March 8, 1872 (aged 30–31) |
| Relations | Aristides Agramonte (son) Ignacio Agramonte (cousin) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Cuba |
| Branch/service | Cuban Liberation Army |
| Years of service | 1868–1872 |
| Rank | General |
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Eduardo Agramonte y Piña (1841 – March 8, 1872) was a Cuban revolutionary, doctor, and politician who was killed during the Ten Years' War in Cuba.[1]
Eduardo Agramonte y Piña was born in Puerto Príncipe (now Camagüey) in 1841.[2]
Agramonte's profession was a doctor before the independence campaigns.[3]
He was an active member of the Masonic Order of Tínima No. 16, established in Camagüey in 1866. Although some were against political matters being discussed in their sessions, the Tínima Masonic Lodge was adopted by Camagüey revolutionaries as the conspiracy's hub in Central Cuba.[4] In meetings coordinated by Oriente's Carlos Manuel de Céspedes with different revolutionary groups, it was proposed to support the cause of an insurrection in Eastern Cuba.[5]
Ten Years' War
Agramonte took action when the war of independence against Spain erupted on October 10, 1868, following the Cry of Yara.
Las Clavellinas Uprising
He was instrumental in the Las Clavellinas Uprising in Camagüey in November 1868. Once Salvador Cisneros Betancourt conveyed the uprising circumstances, Eduardo Agramonte Piña summoned his loyal allies to convene at dawn the next day.[6] The Las Clavellinas river, three miles from Puerto Príncipe (now Camagüey), was the meeting point for 76 Cuban patriots on November 4, 1868, who were determined to partake in the revolt.[7] Col. Eduardo Agramonte Piña proposed a military structure of the insurgents, and Gen. Jerónimo Boza Agramonte assumed command as the superior chief.[8]
Established on November 26, 1868, the Revolutionary Committee of Camagüey, acting as the provisional provincial government, was chaired by Salvador Cisneros Betancourt and included Eduardo Agramonte and Ignacio Agramonte.[9] Agramonte y Peña, alongside Salvador Cisneros Betancourt, Ignacio Agramonte, Francisco Sánchez y Betancourt, and Antonio Zambrana signed the Decree of Abolition of Slavery (Spanish: Abolición de la Esclavitud) on February 26, 1869, formally abolishing slavery in Camagüey.[10]
Political career
When Carlos Manuel de Céspedes became President of the Republic of Cuba in Arms in April 1869, Eduardo Agramonte was appointed to the Céspedes cabinet as the Secretary of the Interior.[11] He was elected by the House of Representatives at Guáimaro on April 11, 1869.[12]
Agramonte and others from the second Cuban Junta were convicted of treason and rebellion in November 1870, with a death sentence by garrote awaiting them if they fell into Spanish hands.[13]
Battle of San José del Chorrillo
Col. Eduardo Agramonte Piña's last engagement was the 1872 Battle of San José del Chorrillo.[14]
