2-608-973 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Ramón Blanco Erenas Riera y Polo, 1st Marquis of Peña Plata (1833-1906). General Ramon Blanco was a Spanish brigadier and colonial administrator. He was sent to the Caribbean in 1858 and governed Cuba and Santo Domingo. In 1861, he returned to Spain but was then sent to the Philippines (1866-1871). He was sent to Cuba as captain-general in April 1879, and was involved in the Little War. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal, Propaganda de los Cigarros Susini y La Corona , Tabacalera Cubana.