Miguel Teurbe Tolón

Miguel Teurbe Tolón y de la Guardia (September 20, 1820 – November 16, 1857) was a Cuban playwright, poet, and the creator of the coat of arms of Cuba and the flag of Cuba.

Miguel Teurbe Tolón
Miguel Teurbe Tolón
Born	Miguel Teurbe Tolón y de la Guardia (1820-09-20)September 20, 1820 Matanzas, Spanish Cuba
Died	November 16, 1857(1857-11-16) (aged 37) Matanzas, Spanish Cuba
Pen name	Lola La Lola filibustera Tello Rubio Montegú Alfonso de Torquemada
Occupation	Editor in chief Professor

In 1849, Tolón was declared an enemy of Spain and was forced into exile in the United States. ^[1] While in the United States, Tolón was a freemason.^[1] He was married to Emilia Margarita Teurbe Tolón y Otero.^[1][2]