Gonzalo, Eloy
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born on | 1 December 1868 at 06:00 (= 06:00 AM ) | ||||
Place | Peñafiel, Spain, 41n36, 4w07 | ||||
Timezone | LMT m4w07 (is local mean time) | ||||
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Biography
Spanish soldier, known as The Hero Cascorro (Spanish: El Héroe de Cascorro). In 1896 the Spanish army posted him to Cascorro, a garrison town in Cuba during the Spanish-Cuban war. On 5 October that year he volunteered to cross the Cuban line and set fire to a critical building. His actions earned him the status of national hero. He died from illness in Cuba on 18 June 1897.
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Source Notes
Sy Scholfield quotes "War and Genocide in Cuba, 1895-1898" by John Lawrence Tone (2006), p. 3: "His mother, Luisa Garcia, deposited him at the door of an orphanage hours after bringing him into the world on December 1, 1868. The note she pinned to his clothes read simply: 'This boy was born at 6 AM. He is not baptized, and we pray you will name him Eloy Gonzalo Garcia, legitimate son of Luisa Garcia, unwed resident of Penafiel.'"
Categories
- Vocation : Military : Military service
- Notable : Famous : Historic figure (Spanish war hero)