Guillermo Moncada


Guillermo Moncada was one of 29 Cuban generals in the Cuban War of Independence.
He was born in Santiago, Cuba, on June 25, 1841. A former carpenter, he later became a black folk hero, renowned for ending the business of slavehunter Miguel Pérez Céspedes. His father, Narciso Veranes, was a freed slave and did not want his children have his name, so Guillermó took his mother's last name, Dominga Moncada.
He learnt to read and write when he was a child and later turn out to be a writer. he became a carpenter, a job with which he could earn money for his living.

Activities in Revolution

Guillermo Moncada, could improve in the Cuban Revolution and fought for independence. He became a notable black officer in three wars against Spain.
The Moncada Barracks entered history again on July 26, 1953, when the Moncada Barracks was attacked by a group of revolutionaries led by Fidel Castro Ruz.

Tribute

In his honor, the barracks where the No. 1 Regiment of Santiago de Cuba was located,was named after him.

Death

Guillermo Moncada died in 1895 of tuberculosis in his camp in Joturito, Mucaral, municipality of Alto Songo, Santiago de Cuba after years of spending in harsh Spanish prisons.
The Moncada Barracks and Estadio Guillermón Moncada were both named in his honour.