Miguel Jerónimo Gutiérrez

Miguel Jerónimo Gutiérrez
Birth name	Miguel Jerónimo Gutiérrez y Hurtado de Mendoza
Born	June 15, 1822 Las Villas, Captaincy General of Cuba, Spanish Empire
Died	April 19, 1871 Las Villas, Captaincy General of Cuba, Spanish Empire
Allegiance	Cuba
Service / branch	Cuban Liberation Army
Years of service	1868-1871
Battles / wars	Ten Years' War

Miguel Jerónimo Gutiérrez (June 15, 1822 - April 19, 1871) was a Cuban revolutionary, politician, and military officer who played a significant role in the Ten Years' War (1868) and served as the Vice President of the Chamber of Representatives of the Republic in Arms in 1869.

Early life

Miguel Jerónimo Gutiérrez y Hurtado de Mendoza was born in Las Villas, Spanish Cuba on June 15, 1822.^[1]

Ten Years' War

Miguel Jerónimo Gutiérrez joined the Ten Years' War after Céspedes' Cry of Yara on October 10, 1868. He was the president of the Revolutionary Junta of Las Villas that supported Céspedes' uprising.^[2] In February 1868, he rose up in arms in Las Villas along with Carlos Roloff and many others.^[3]

At the Guáimaro Assembly on April 10, 1869, he was a delegate of Las Villas along with Honorato del Castillo, Eduardo Machado, Antonio Lorda, Arcadio García, and Tranquilino Valdés.^[4] The Guáimaro Constitution formalized the structure of the revolutionary government, including the creation of the Chamber of Representatives, which served as the legislative body of the Republic in Arms during the Ten Years' War. The Chamber of Representatives of the Republic in Arms was formed with Salvador Cisneros Betancourt as chairman and Gutiérrez designated as vice-chairman.^[5]

In Havana, on November 7, 1870, a court-martial convicted Miguel Jerónimo Gutiérrez and conspirators associated with the Cuban Junta of treason and rebellion, sentencing them to death by garrote if they were captured by Spanish authorities.^[6]

Death

Miguel Jerónimo Gutiérrez died on April 19, 1871, in Las Villas, Cuba. Eduardo Machado delivered a moving eulogy in his honor.^[7]

References

1. Nieto y Cortadellas, R. (1995). Genealogías habaneras. Spain: Hidalguía.
2. Vitier, C., García Marruz, F. (1978). Flor oculta de poesía cubana, (siglos XVIII y XIX). Somalia: Editorial Arte y Literatura.
3. Díaz, E. (1964). Essay of the Cuban History. United States: Service Offset Printers.
4. "Revista | Cuban Genealogical Society" (PDF). cubagenweb.org. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
5. Cuba and Its Right to Freedom. (1987). United States: Editorial Laurenty Pub..
6. Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States. (1871). United States: U.S. Government Printing Office.
7. Historia de la Nación Cubana: Publicada bajo la dirección de Ramiro Guerra y Sánchez [et al.]. (1952). Cabo Verde: Editorial Historia de la Nación Cubana.