Ten Years' War
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The cerebral cortex, impenetrable and wild, was a “terrifying jungle,” as intimidating as the one in Cuba, where he had fought in the Ten Years’ War.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 9, 2022
China’s Taiping Rebellion and Cuba’s Ten Years’ War were so deadly they caused population declines.
From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2018
At the outbreak of the Ten Years' War he went to New York to become head of the Cuban Junta there, in consequence of which all his property in Cuba was confiscated.
From The History of Cuba, vol. 3 by Willis Fletcher Johnson
Spanish, Cuban representation in, II, 308;excluded, 351;lack of representation, III, 3;after Ten Years' War, 307.Cortez,
From The History of Cuba, vol. 3 by Willis Fletcher Johnson
There were considerable stocks of arms in Cuba which had remained concealed since the Ten Years' War, and these had been added to by surreptitious shipments from the United States.
From The History of Cuba, vol. 4 by Willis Fletcher Johnson
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