Máximo Gómez
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 119 years ago |
Date of birth | November 18,1836 |
Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
Born | Bani |
Dominican Republic | |
Date of died | June 17,1905 |
Died | Havana |
Cuba | |
Place of burial | Colon Cemetery, Havana, Cuba |
Necrópolis Cristóbal Colón, Havana, Cuba | |
Rank | Generalissimo |
Battles and wars | Dominican War of Independence |
Job | Generalissimo |
Current partner | Bernarda Toro |
Full name | Máximo Gómez y Báez |
Year of servic | 1852 – 1905 |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 430542 |
Máximo Gómez Life story
Máximo Gómez y Báez was a Dominican Generalissimo in Cuba's War of Independence. He was known for his controversial scorched-earth policy, which entailed dynamiting passenger trains and torching the Spanish loyalists' property and sugar plantations—including many owned by Americans.