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epidemic in the US, however, he cancelled the trip. Betancourt retired from politics and was dedicated to agricultural business activities. He purchased from the Lamar family the farms La
Reunion and San Jose in Matanzas. Betancourt acquired a sugar plantation from the Orozco sugar mill, and a large
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Washington DC reported that near the city of Matanzas a battle that lasted more than six hours took place between troops of General Betancourt and Spanish forces. It was reported that the Spanish casualties were considerable, with more than seventy-two dead and one hundred and two wounded. It was
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Betancourt by a traitor named Andricain, in the service of the Spanish governor of Matanzas, at Gral. He was to infiltrate Betancourt's troops of and try to assassinate him. The plot was discovered and the traitor was taken prisoner, tried, and sentenced to death
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Matanzas of the troops of General Betancourt. Betancourt came into the governor's palace carried on the shoulders of members of his troop and gave a speech to the people who filled the square. There were fireworks and music by the band of the 12th Army Corps. On February 4, 1899,
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Betancourt was licensed from the Cuban Liberation Army. On January 11, Betancourt met with General Wilson to coordinate the entrance of the Cuban army into the city of Matanzas after the evacuation of Spanish troops, under the supervision of Wilson and American troops. On January 14,
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Spanish troops who attacked a field hospital. It was later found to be his cousin Dr. Pedro A. Betancourt. Betancourt received a gunshot wound in his side (entering the right side and exiting the left) during the battle of the sugar mill Magdalena against Spanish Colonel Rabadan of the Spanish
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General Domingo Mendez Capote to celebrate his election as vice president. Don Tomas Estrada Palma, the first president-elect chose to be re-elected after finishing his first period as president, causing riots and unrest in the country. The United
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and integrated into a group of revolutionaries organized to go to fight in Cuba. On August 30, 1895, after failing to return to Cuba, he was imprisoned with other Cubans in
Wilmington, Delaware and accused of conspiring against the Spanish crown. They were acquitted and released, as noted in the
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reported in its November 18, 1897, edition information about the campaign in Matanzas. An official report indicates that eleven major battles were held in October and six in November. During one of these battles, there was an attack and seizure of the town Corral Nuevo, in which several Spanish
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civil guard. Colonel Eduardo Rosell y Malpica took over as he recovered. In the first months of 1897, he joined forces with Colonel Cuervo, head of the brigade Southwest of Havana, and attacked the villages of Nueva Paz and San Nicolas in the province of Havana.
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reported that the two Cuban legislative bodies, the Senate and the House of Representatives, were present for the first hoisting of the Cuban flag. Among the senators was Betancourt, elected by the Matanzas province.
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during his imposed second term in office. Machado ordered his incarceration, but due to his poor health he was confined to his residence under house arrest. He died shortly after on May 19, 1933.
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States government, trying to avoid a major armed conflict, announced an intervention. Several generals and their armies declared that they would fight against an American intervention in Cuba.
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during his visit to Spain. In addition to criticizing the possible American intervention, the generals felt that the solution to the Spanish domain was not diplomacy, but rather combat.
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reported the peace process and restoration of order under the responsibility of the various generals in the provinces, including General Betancourt in Matanzas. On March 7, 1899,
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to be distributed in Cuba in order to feed the hungry population. Commissioner Gould met with General Betancourt to organize the distribution in the province of Matanzas.
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Oriente province. After contacting the local revolutionary command, he received orders to join the liberation forces in Matanzas. According to the unedited diary
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