Eduardo Agramonte y Piña (1841 – March 8, 1872) was a Cuban revolutionary, doctor, and politician who was killed during the Ten Years' War in Cuba.Terry, T. P. (1929). Terry's Guide to Cuba, Including the Isle of Pines, with a Chapter on the Ocean Routes to the Island: A Handbook for Travelers, with 3 Specially Drawn Maps and 7 Plans. United States: Houghton Mifflin.
Early life Eduardo Agramonte y Piña was born in Puerto Príncipe (now Camagüey) in 1841.Album de el Criollo: semblanzas. (1888). Cuba: Est. tip. O'Reilly número 9.
Agramonte's profession was a doctor before the independence campaigns.Dollero, A. (1916). Cuban Culture. Cuba: Impr. "El Siglo XX" de A. Miranda.
He was an active member of the Masonic Order of Tínima No. 16, established in Camagüey in 1866. Although some were against political matters being discussed in their sessions, the Tínima Masonic Lodge was adopted by Camagüey revolutionaries as the conspiracy's hub in Central Cuba.Cuadernos de historia de la salud pública. (1968). Cuba: Consejo Cientifico, Ministerio de Salud Pública.. In meetings coordinated by Oriente's Carlos Manuel de Céspedes with different revolutionary groups, it was proposed to support the cause of an insurrection in Eastern Cuba.
Ten Years' War Agramonte took action when the war of independence against Spain erupted on October 10, 1868, following the Cry of Yara.
Las Clavellinas Uprising He was instrumental in the Las Clavellinas Uprising in Camagüey in November 1868. Once Salvador Cisneros Betancourt conveyed the uprising circumstances, Eduardo Agramonte Piña summoned his loyal allies to convene at dawn the next day.Jiménez González, Á., Cepero Echmendía, O., Hernández Garaboto, J. (2003). Historia militar de Cuba. Cuba: Ediciones Verde Olivo. The Las Clavellinas river, three miles from Puerto Príncipe (now Camagüey), was the meeting point for 76 Cuban patriots on November 4, 1868, who were determined to partake in the revolt. Col. Eduardo Agramonte Piña proposed a military structure of the insurgents, and Gen. Jerónimo Boza Agramonte assumed command as the superior chief.Godínez Sosa, E. (1975). Eduardo Agramonte Piña. Cuba: Editorial Arte y Literatura, Instituto Cubano del Libro.
Established on November 26, 1868, the Revolutionary Committee of Camagüey, acting as the provisional provincial government, was chaired by Salvador Cisneros Betancourt and included Eduardo Agramonte and Ignacio Agramonte. Agramonte y Peña, alongside Salvador Cisneros Betancourt, Ignacio Agramonte, Francisco Sánchez y Betancourt, and Antonio Zambrana signed the Decree of Abolition of Slavery () on February 26, 1869, formally abolishing slavery in Camagüey.Pirala y Criada, A. (1893). Historia contemporánea: segunda parte de la guerra civil, annales desde 1843. Spain: F.G. Rojas.
Political career When Carlos Manuel de Céspedes became President of the Republic of Cuba in Arms in April 1869, Eduardo Agramonte was appointed to the Céspedes cabinet as the Secretary of the Interior.Piron, H. (1889). L'île de Cuba: Santiago--Puerto-Principe--Matanzas--La Havane. France: E. Plon, Nourrit et cie. He was elected by the House of Representatives at Guáimaro on April 11, 1869.
Agramonte and others from the second Cuban Junta were convicted of treason and rebellion in November 1870, with a death sentence by garrote awaiting them if they fell into Spanish hands.Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States. (1871). United States: U.S. Government Printing Office.
Battle of San José del Chorrillo Col. Eduardo Agramonte Piña's last engagement was the 1872 Battle of San José del Chorrillo.Islas. (1974). Cuba: Universidad Central "Marta Abreu" de Las Villas..
Personal life His sisters were Angeline Agramonte de Primelles and Carmelle Agramonte.
His first cousin was Cuban patriot Ignacio Agramonte. Aristides Agramonte, his son, was born in the summer of 1868 in Cuba.McCallum, J. E. (2023). Epidemics and the American Military: Five Times Disease Changed the Course of War. United States: Naval Institute Press. Aristides grew up in New York and became noted for his part in the discovery that a certain mosquito species transmits yellow fever.
Death Eduardo Agramonte y Piña was killed in action in San José del Chorrillo, Camagüey Province in Cuba on March 8, 1872.Kelly, H. A. (1906). Walter Reed and Yellow Fever. United States: McClure, Phillips & Company. Following his death, his family sought refuge in the United States.Wilson, C. M. (1972). Ambassadors in White: The Story of American Tropical Medicine. United Kingdom: Kennikat Press.
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