About Perucho Figueredo
Lived 1818 – 1870 (aged 52). Perucho Figueredo was a Cuban composer, lawyer, poet and poet lawyer.
Pedro Felipe Figueredo (18 February 1818 – 17 August 1870), mostly known as Perucho, was a Cuban poet, musician, and freedom fighter of the 19th century. In the 1860s, he was active in the planning of the Cuban uprising against the Spanish known as the Ten Years' War.
Figueredo was born in Bayamo, Cuba. He wrote the Cuban national anthem, , in 1867. He was captured during the war and executed on 17 August 1870 in Santiago de Cuba.
His daughter Candelaria Figueredo became a hero of the uprising by carrying the new independent Cuban flag into battle at Bayamo in 1868.
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Who was Perucho Figueredo?
Cuban musician (1818–1870)
When was Perucho Figueredo born?
Perucho Figueredo was born on 18 February 1818 in Bayamo.
When did Perucho Figueredo die?
Perucho Figueredo died on 17 August 1870 in Santiago de Cuba.
What was Perucho Figueredo's occupation?
Perucho Figueredo was a composer, lawyer, poet and poet lawyer.
What nationality was Perucho Figueredo?
Perucho Figueredo was Cuban.
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