Francisco Carrillo Morales

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Francisco Carrillo Morales (1851–1926) was a Cuban politician and general who participated in all three wars of Cuban Independence. He commanded the 4th Army Corps during the Cuban War of Independence as a Major General. He was the sixth Vice President of Cuba, serving from May 20, 1921, to May 20, 1925, as well as a governor of several Cuban provinces.

Francisco Carrillo Morales was born at the town of San Juan de los Remedios, Santa Clara on October 4, 1851. At just 17 years old, he became involved in the independence conspiracies that sought to separate Cuba from Spain.

Carrillo took part in the Las Villas uprising in February 1869. He was subordinated to the Venezuelan Major General Salomé Hernández. Later, he went to Camagüey, along with the rest of the Villarreal soldiers in search of reorganizing and obtaining supplies.
He was an outstanding student at the military academy created by Major General Ignacio Agramonte in Camagüey. After Agramonte’s death in May 1873, all his troops were subordinated to Major General Máximo Gómez.
Under Gómez’s orders, Carrillo fought in Santa Cruz del Sur, the second combat of the Battle of Jimaguayú and the battles…