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Artistic recreation of the Protest of Baraguá, 1878. Antonio Maceo standing before Martínez Campos under the mango trees of Baraguá.

History Feb 14, 2026 6 min read

The Protest of Baraguá: When Maceo Said No to Surrender

On March 15, 1878, Antonio Maceo rejected the Pact of Zanjón at Baraguá. The story of the bravest act in Cuba's independence wars.