José Braulio Alemán was a Cuba

Cuba

The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...

n Brigadier General in the Spanish-American War, promoted to Major General after the war.

General Alemán was the principal author of the Constitution of Cuba

Constitution of Cuba

Since attaining its independence from Spain, Cuba has had five constitutions. The current constitution was drafted in 1976 and has since been amended.-1901 Constitution:The 1901 Constitution was Cuba's first as an independent state...

 proclaimed at La Yara in 1896.

Biography

A prominent lawyer

Lawyer

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 by profession and owner of a newspaper in Santa Clara, Cuba

Santa Clara, Cuba

Santa Clara is the capital city of the Cuban province of Villa Clara. It is located in the most central region of the province and almost in the most central region of the country.- History :Santa Clara was founded by 175 people on July 15th, 1689...

 in the province of Las Villas, he was a prominent and key player in the fight against the Spanish and the eventual liberation of Cuba. He is remembered as one of the few dignitaries who stood against the Platt Amendment

Platt Amendment

The Platt Amendment of 1901 was a rider appended to the Army Appropriations Act presented to the U.S. Senate by Connecticut Republican Senator Orville H. Platt replacing the earlier Teller Amendment. Approved on May 22, 1903, it stipulated the conditions for the withdrawal of United States troops...

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After the war, Alemán served as Governor and Senator for the province of Las Villas, as Minister of Education, and as Ambassador

Ambassador

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 to Mexico. He fought for equal civil rights for all Cubans.
He founded the first Agricultural schools, the first institutes of Commerce, the first Sports & Physical Education Institute, and the School of Fine Arts at Santiago de Cuba

Santiago de Cuba

Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city of Cuba and capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province in the south-eastern area of the island, some south-east of the Cuban capital of Havana....

. He created the first night schools for adults, the first schools for Languages, and the Technical School of Rancho Boyeros. He was also instrumental in the partial reorganization of the University of Havana

University of Havana

The University of Havana or UH is a university located in the Vedado district of Havana, Cuba. Founded in 1728, the University of Havana is the oldest university in Cuba, and one of the first to be founded in the Americas...

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