Enrique Collazo Tejada (May 28, 1848 - March 13, 1925)[1] was a Cuban writer, army general, and distinguished veteran of the Ten Years' War and War of Independence.[2]
Enrique Collazo | |
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| Birth name | Enrique Collazo y Tejada |
| Born | May 28, 1848 Santiago de Cuba, Captaincy General of Cuba, Spanish Empire |
| Died | March 13, 1925 Havana, Cuba |
| Allegiance |  Republic of Cuba |
| Service | Cuban Liberation Army |
| Rank | General |
| Battles / wars | |
| Relations | Tomás Collazo Tejada Guillermo Collazo Tejada |
Early history
editEnrique Collazo y Tejada was born in Santiago de Cuba on May 28, 1848.[3] He was the elder brother of Guillermo Collazo Tejada and Tomás Collazo Tejada.[4]
During his early years, Collazo lived in Spain and attended the Academia de Artilleria of Segovia, a Spanish military academy from which he graduated in 1866.[5]
Ten Years' War
editHe left Spain in 1869 to join the Cuban uprising which became the first war of independence, the Ten Years' War.[6] Collazo was a troop commander in the Cuban Liberation Army.[7] He became Gen. Máximo Gómez's adjutant and reached the rank of colonel.
In 1893, Collazo wrote and published Desde Yara basta el Zanjón. Aputanciones históricas (English: From Yara to Zanjón: Historical notes) in Havana.[8]
The Necessary War
editCol. Enrique Collazo was a member of the third Revolutionary Cuban Junta. Collazo, along with José Martí and Gen. Máximo Gómez, signed the orders to commence the revolution. General Collazo led insurgent forces in the 1895 War of Independence.[9]
In 1898, he was appointed a brigadier general of the Mayarí brigade in the Cuban Liberation Army.[10]
Spanish–American War
editCollazo was a member of the staff of the late Gen. Calixto García and his trusted aide.[11] Preceding the outbreak of the Spanish–American War, he escorted U.S. Army lieutenant Andrew S. Rowan on his mission to Cuba to deliver a message to General García. Collazo also accompanied him on his return to the U.S.[12]
In 1905, he published Los Americanos en Cuba (English: The Americans in Cuba), analyzing U.S. intervention in Cuba during the Spanish-American War.[13]
Politics
editCollazo was elected in 1909 to represent the Havana district in the Cuban House of Representatives, where he served until 1911.[14]
He published Cuba Heroica (English: Heroic Cuba) in 1912.
Death
editEnrique Collazo y Tejada died in Havana, Cuba on March 13, 1925.[15]
References
edit- ^ Chao, R. E. (2009). Baraguá: Insurgents and Exiles in Cuba and New York During the Ten Year War on Independence (1868-1878). United States: Dupont Circle Editions.
- ^ Cuba: A Short History (Cambridge History of Latin America). (1993). United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
- ^ Collazo, E. (1981). Cuba independiente. United States: Editorial Oriente.
- ^ The Chicago Chronicle. (July 7, 1895). Cuba. Collazo's Expedition Plans.; 1895. Newspapers.com. Retrieved June 2, 2024, from https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-chicago-chronicle-cuba-collazos-ex/148542541/
- ^ Scientific American. (1896). United States: Scientific American, Incorporated.
- ^ Kapcia, A. (2022). Historical Dictionary of Cuba. United States: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
- ^ Dyal, D. H. (1996). Historical Dictionary of the Spanish American War. United Kingdom: Bloomsbury Publishing.
- ^ General History of the Caribbean. (1999). United Kingdom: Unesco.
- ^ NA, N. (2019). General History of the Caribbean UNESCO Volume 6: Methodology and Historiography of the Caribbean. United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan US.
- ^ Berner, B. K. (1998). The Spanish-American War: A Historical Dictionary. United Kingdom: Scarecrow Press.
- ^ The News and Advance. (June 23, 1899). A Diatribe from General Enrique Collazo; 1899. Newspapers.com. Retrieved June 1, 2024, from https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-advance-a-diatribe-from-gen/148515937/
- ^ McClure's Magazine. (1898). United States: S. S. McClure, Limited.
- ^ General History of the Caribbean. (1999). United Kingdom: Unesco.
- ^ "Enrique Collazo, el cronista de las guerras de independencia". cubanet.org. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
- ^ Tucker, S. (2009). The Encyclopedia of the Spanish-American and Philippine-American Wars: A Political, Social, and Military History. United States: ABC-CLIO.