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Fecha: 10/12/1707

José Antonio Gómez Bullones is born in Guanabacoa.

He was known in the history of Cuba as Pepe Antonio and was Alderman and Mayor of Guanabacoa from 1784 to 1762. His name is a synonym of freedom, braveness and love to his land. He was an unwavering defender of the national integrity who has become a legend through time. He was a hero of the national resistance against the English in 1762 and a paradigm to our people in the fight against any invader. The valuable machete used by the popular hero Pepe Antonio in 1762 is kept in the Museum of the Municipality of Guanabacoa. He is remembered as the first Cuban guerilla, that was in charge of the counterattack and resistance of the city at the moment of the taking of Havana by the English.  

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