2-612-030 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Statue of Jose Maceo in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, c1910. Lt General José Antonio de la Caridad Maceo y Grajales (1845-1896) was second-in-command of the Cuban Army of Independence. Known to fellow Cubans as the "Bronze Titan" (Spanish: El Titan de Bronce), due to his skin colour, stature and status Maceo was one of the most noteworthy guerrilla leaders in 19th century Latin America. Spaniards referred to Maceo as the "Greater Lion" (El Leon mayor). Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal, Propaganda de los Cigarros "Susini y La Corona", Tabacalera Cubana.