Cirilo Villaverde
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Cirilo Villaverde de la Paz (1812 - 1894) was a Cuban poet, novelist, journalist and freedom fighter. He is best known for Cecilia Valdés, a novel about classes and races in colonial Cuba.
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Born | 28 October 1812 near Pinar del Río, Cuba |
Died | 24 October 1894 New York |
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When the poet Miguel Teurbe Tolón's wife, sewed the first flag of Cuba,[1] Villaverde helped settle upon the final design: two white stripes, three blue, a red triangle, and a lone star.