Agustín Santa Rosa was born in Havana in 1810. He enlisted in the expedition of the Creole that came from the United States to Cárdenas' coasts in 1850, under the orders of Narciso López. Since then, his name would appear in the independence conspiracies of the time.
Agustín Santa Rosa separated from his parents' religion to join the Protestant ideas. From a young age he emigrated to the United States and was part of the Cuban Patriotic Junta in New York. In 1858 he returned to Havana and was captured for conspiracy attempt. Ten years later he tried to revolt the Vuelta Abajo region without success. Captured and sentenced to death, he received the pardon of Captain General Domingo Dulce, at the beginning of 1869.
Dedicated entirely to preaching the insurrection, the fields of Camaguey witnessed his exploits. On several occasions he fell into enemy hands but managed to escape, miraculously, more than once. Later, he was captured by the Spanish troops. On November 5, 1873, he was shot along with the Virginius steam expedition.
This man was a devotee of Cuba's independence. When Cubans commemorate the 150th anniversary of the beginning of our libertarian struggles, remembering Agustín Santa Rosa is to pay off a debt to history.
