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F300 Midterm
Race and Racism in Latin America
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Esteban Estenoz | Leader/Founder of Partido Independiente de Color in 1908. Attempted to establish a seperate Black Republic in Oriente Province in 1912 and were massacred on orders of President Gomez. |
| Jose Marti | Founded Cuban Revolutionary Party in 1892. Revolted against Spain 1895 with Maximo Gomez. Fought for the idea of a united Cuban people w/racial equality. Died in battle of Dos Rios in 1895 and became immortalized as a national hero. |
| Antoneo Maceo | Afro-Cuban Colonel in Ten Years War 1868-78. Lieutenant General in Cuban Army for Independence in War for Independence from Spain in 1895, under Gomez. Military strategist. |
| Platt Amendment | Established a naval base for U.S. in Guantanamo Bay Cuba. Rider appended to Army Appropriations Act, which defined the terms of Cuban-US relations after the Spanish American War. Ensured US involvement in Cuban domestic and foreign affairs. |
| Partido Independiente de Color | Cuban political party founded by Esteban Estenoz in 1908 by afro-cuban veterans of the Cuban War for Independence. |