Dos norteamericanas en la Guerra de Cuba (1868-1878)
Thompson del Risco, Josephine / Waring de Luaces, Eliza / Camacho, Jorge
On October 10, 1868, Carlos Manuel de Cespedes (1819-1874), a Cuban landowner, emancipated his slaves and rose against the Spanish regime, thus starting the Cuban war of independence, which lasted ten years and caused havoc among the island's population. This edition gathers the testimonies of two North American women who lived on the island during the first years of the war: Eliza Waring de Luaces and Josephine T. del Risco. Both women were f...