Mariana grajales biography
Mariana Grajales Cuello was a Cuban patriot and icon of the women's rights and the fight for Cuba's independence and abolition of slavery.
Mariana Grajales Cuello (July 12, – November 28, ) was a Cuban patriot and icon of the women's rights and the fight for Cuba's independence and..
Born on June 26, 1808 in the city of Santiago de Cuba, Mariana Grajales Cuello is best known for the role she played in her country’s struggle for independence against Spain.
Referred to as the “Mother of Cuba,” Cuello’s promotion of national pride and patriotic sacrifice helped rally her people in a military campaign that would ultimately end Spanish rule in her country.
A mixed-race (Spanish and African) daughter of Dominican parents, Cuello was raised in the eastern region of Cuba known for its racial fluidity and concentration of middle-class Afro-Cubans.
As her parents were landowners, Mariana grew up in an environment that allowed her to become astute in business affairs. During her youth, she was exposed to notions of liberalism and became deeply religious; these two facets of her belief system would eventually be incorporated into her own children’s lives.
Married to Venezuelan Marcos Maceo in 1851, Mariana and her husband subsequently lived at La Delicia, in Majaguabo,