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Who issued the Grito de Yara declaration in 1868?
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The Grito de Yara, which signaled the beginning of the Ten Yearsâ War in 1868, was issued by the Cuban revolutionary Carlos Manuel de CĂ©spedes.123
On October 10, 1868, CĂ©spedes, a wealthy planter from the Oriente region, proclaimed independence for Cuba at the head of a small revolutionary force, an act that established him as a central figure in the struggle for Cuban independence.123