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Teófilo Marxuach
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 85 years ago |
Date of birth | July 28,1877 |
Zodiac sign | Leo |
Born | Arroyo |
Puerto Rico | |
Date of died | November 8,1939 |
Died | San Juan |
Puerto Rico | |
Battles and wars | World War I |
the United States | |
Parents | José María Marxuach Echavarría |
Children | Gilberto José Marxuach |
Education | Cornell University |
Year of servic | 1905–1922 |
Servicebranch | Spanish Army |
United States Army | |
Battleswar | World War I; *Ordered the first shot fired in World War I on behalf of the United States |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1349023 |
Teófilo Marxuach Life story
Lieutenant Colonel Teófilo Marxuach, was the person who ordered the first shots fired in World War I on behalf of the United States on an armed German supply ship trying to force its way out of the San Juan Bay.