CLERGY DURING THE CUBAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE (Part II)
Dr. Salvador Larrue
October 10 Guaimarillo 1869, commemorated the first anniversary of the Grito de Yara. Fr Jerónimo Emiliano Izaguirre celebrated Mass emotional campaign speeches after Céspedes, Zambrana and other leaders, the priest took the floor to hail the success of the fledgling republic. For several years, not knowing rest, P. Izaguirre marched in the ranks of the Liberation Army attending Cubans spiritually in the jungle and in the battlefields. It is believed, died about 1871 or 1872 near Guáimaro, and not known where he was buried
Great was the love I had the P. Braulio Odio Pecora for his country and the independence of Cuba. He was 36 at the start of the war, it was Santiago, and attended the Church of San Miguel de Manati. Passing through the town the rebel troops, took the opportunity to join them and accompanied them during the ten years of the war. Colonel Manuel Sanguily and General Enrique Collazo knew and dealt a lot with him in the jungle, leaving beautiful testimonies of their qualities, virtues and love for Cuba. Collazo said it
always going to fire, which meant that was where most needed to collect and spiritually assist those who fell ... although he had a gun under the provisions of his military superiors, said that if unfortunately it was time to use it, would no longer be a priest
Al P. Braulio Odio touched assist in his last moments English Brigadier General Monzón, sentenced to death after summary trial for killing the priests of Manatee and Sagua de Tánamo.
During the ten years of war, P. Braulio operated in the territories of East and Camagüey. After Zanjón Peace returned to his ministry with the rank of colonel. He was pastor of the Church of Santa Eulalia in Baracoa, in the San Juan de Mantua in Moa, in the Holy Trinity of Sagua de Tánamo ...
died in Santiago de Cuba at 75 years old, November 14, 1908, being treasurer of St. Thomas, and received full military honors as a veteran
events occurred during the race very sad as that of P. Benito Castro. who was taken prisoner by the English in the battlefield and which never were reported, or the fate of the PP. Pedro Soler, pastor of the Church San Agustin de las Tunas, and Miguel A. Garcia, pastor of the Church of St. Margaret of Cacocún, who also disappeared during the war, and was assumed killed by the English.
also had a bad fate Fr July Villasana, who was Oriental and pastor of the Church of Santa Lucia. Part as a chaplain from the ranks of the Liberation Army and operated in the area of \u200b\u200bGuáimaro, jurisdiction of Puerto Principe, until 1878 when he was arrested and indicted in Santiago de Cuba. Was exiled politician, had to go necessarily to Venezuela, and there died.
Another priest who belonged to the military Liberator was the Fr. Carbó Joaquin Serrano, who belonged to the troops of General Julio Sanguily and was stationed in the area of \u200b\u200bSibanicú, Port au Prince. Intervened on behalf of P. Manuel González Cuervo, a English priest who had been sentenced by a Cuban military court for their activities openly opposed to independence and freedom.
During the War of 1895-1898 were few priests incorporated into the liberation struggle in the jungle. This situation was due to the fierce persecution unleashed by the colonial administration against the Cuban clergy in the months immediately preceding the start of the Second War of Independence, almost all priests origen cubano fueron desterrados a diversas posesiones de ultramar y sustituidos por clérigos españoles. Los pocos que permanecieron en Cuba y tuvieron la oportunidad de hacerlo colaboraron con ayuda material que hacían llegar por diversas vías, y con diversas actividades clandestinas. Entre ellos podemos citar a los Padres Dobal, Clara, Castillo, Duarte, Mesnier, Gonfau, Mustelier, Santos, Moreno... por su parte, la jerarquía de la Iglesia, compuesta en gran proporción por clérigos españoles, simpatizaba abiertamente con la administración colonial.
Un Manifiesto firmado por 52 sacerdotes cubanos el 30 de septiembre de 1898, dirigido a Su Santidad el Papa León XIII, explica claramente la posición de los sacerdotes que eran hijos de Cuba y deseaban ver libre a su Patria:
...la misma razón que puede tener el pueblo cubano para haberse levantado en armas, la tiene el clero nativo para no querer depender ya jamás del clero español, porque (de él) no hemos recibido más que vejámenes, sucumbiendo unos, como los Esquembres, bajo el plomo homicida, y lanzados los otros al destierro como los Varelas, Santanas, Fuentes, Valdés, Castañeda, Clara... y tanta muchedumbre de sacerdotes cubanos por el horrendo crimen de haber pensado con la cabeza y sentido con las entrañas del noble pueblo cubano
Este Manifiesto fue escrito por el P. Mustelier con el concurso del P. Francisco Barnaba and Aguilar, later Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba, and was signed by the priests below:
1. Bishop Francisco de Paul Barnes and Aguilar, 2. Manuel J. Dobal, 3. Ricardo Arteaga, 4. Mercet Francisco, 5. Miguel D. Santos, 6. Luis Marrero, 7. Braulio Orúe, 8. José Raigada, 9. Jorge Basabe, 10. Manuel Galí, 11. Etor Andres Martinez, 12. Antonio Abin, 13. Eduardo Ferrer, 14. Aniceto Carbajal, 15. Francisco Cabanas, 16. Federico Romero, 17. Alberto Mendez, 18. Rafael Medina, 19. Luciano Santana, 20. Carlos Bozi, 21. Guillermo Arocha González, 22. Philip Bellis, 23. Juan Mignagaray, 24. Manuel Santa Cruz, 25. Joaquin Martinez 26. Clamente Pereyra, 27. Pablo Folch y Pascau, 28. Pablo T. Noya, 29. Manuel Díaz Massip, 30. Alfredo V. Caballero, 31. Enrique Villamil, 32. Juan Mornau, 33. Francisco Carbó, 34. Jorge Curbelo, 35. Luis Valdés, 36. Bernabé Pina, 37. Benito Valle, 38. Miguel de Hoyos, 39. Agustín D. Castañeda, 40. Mariano Rodríguez, 41. Adolfo del Castillo, 42. Eduardo Clara, 43. Manuel Báez, 44. Eusebio Moreno, 45. Manuel G. Garriga, 46. José Sabás Valdés, 47. Angel Aza, 48. Domingo Troya, 49. Juan C. Rosell, 50. Alberto Méndez, 51. Ángel Más, 52. Juan Lamoneda
Contando al P. Mustelier, los firmantes alcanzan la cantidad de 53...
Al terminar in 1878 the Ten Years' War, was reopened to the public the Shrine of Our Lady of Charity of Cobre, which had closed its doors for the vicissitudes of war. The people of copper had been taken by the mambises and the Virgin had been visited by the highest officials of the Liberation Army, led by Carlos Manuel de Cespedes. Then, the temple was closed but the Virgin continued to accompany all children in the jungle. The reopening of the Shrine of the Virgin told this:
On Wednesday June 12, 1878 and after nine years of closure, the Shrine of Our Lady of Charity opened its doors for public worship.
Thursday 13 is celebrated Mass with orchestra. Attended by several members of the Cuban army in compliance with the vows made to the Virgin. Days earlier, sang a solemn Te Deum at the Cathedral thanking the Almighty for the signing of the peace.
Day 15 were held in the Cathedral (from Santiago de Cuba) the funeral for the repose of the many victims of the Ten Years War
was about to pop the last and decisive battle of liberation. For the reasons stated, the Cuban priests could not have a large participation on the War of 1895-1898. In this contest emphasized, however, Fr Guillermo Arocha González, who was parish priest of Artemis and served as liaison and correspondent in the Liberation Army, reaching the rank of captain. During the years of the Republic became House Representative and in his later years, the Seminary of San Carlos and San Ambrosio.
As we have examined in these pages, from the Commander in Chief and Major Generals to the last and most humble soldier of the Liberation Army, the wrestlers for the independence of Cuba profoundly revered patroness of Cuba, Our Lady, the Virgin de la Caridad del Cobre.
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