February 24 — memorable date for the Cuban people — Day of the start of the Cuban War of Independence.
After the end of the Ten Years' War (the first of three wars for Cuban independence from Spain, which lasted from 1868 to 1878), the people of Cuba were in a state of revolutionary unrest. Spain was unable to restrain the popular crowds striving for independence.
On February 24, 1895, a new revolutionary movement began, which began to gain popularity among the bulk of the population.
This Cuban War of Independence (Spanish. The Guerra de Independencia cubana, which lasted three years and sought to establish socialism, finally overthrew the Spanish government and gave Cuba the right to freedom.
In the province of Oviento, José Martí and his associates Maximo Gomez and Antonio Maceo — National Heroes of Cuba — announced the beginning of a revolutionary uprising. Military operations were carried out successfully, despite the death of the leader of the — revolution, Jose Marti, in the battle.
The war was interrupted by the intervention of the United States of America — Spain left Cuba, but was replaced by a new «dictator». The United States established a totalitarian regime on Liberty Island, as a result of which the complete independence of Cuba was again postponed for many years.