GARCIA Y INIGUEZ, a &nye' gas, Calixto, Cuban patriot: b. Holguin, Cuba, 14 Oct. 1836; d. Washington, D. C., 11 Dec. 1898. In 1868, with Donato del Marmol and Carlos Manuel Cespedes, he organized the revo lution known as the "Ten Years' War." In the early part of the struggle he won the battle of . Santa Maria and recaptured Jiguani. In recog nition of his services Garcia was appointed. brigadier-general under Gomez (q.v.), and sub sequently succeeded that officer as cotrimander in-chief of the Cuban army. In 1873 he was captured and carried as a prisoner to Spain. In 1879 he returned to Cuba to start "The Little War," but was again captured and kept in Spain under police surveillance for 15 years. In 1895 he escaped and came to New York, where he fitted out a filibustering expedition, which failed to reach Cuba on account of the wreck of the vessel. Later he was successful in landing in Cuba with arms and supplies. He was given the command of the forces in Camaguey and Oriente, where he held almost complete posses sion, and in 1898 gave valuable aid to the Amer ican forces at the capture of Santiago. At the
close of the Spanish-American War he was made chief of the commission to discuss with President McKinley the future of Cuba.
GARCf A MORENO, gar-sea mo-ra'net, Gabriel, Ecuadorean politician: b. Guayaquil, Ecuador, 1821; d. Quito, 6 Aug. 1875. He was educated at Quito and in Europe, became pro fessor of chemistry in the University of Quito, and in 1857 its rector. In 1859, upon the over throw of the Roble's government, he was chosen a member of the provisional government, and in 1861 President for a term of four years. He declared himself dictator in 1864 and subse quently relinquished the title and office, though he maintained virtual control of affairs. In 1869 he led a revolution, became again dictator, and in 1875 was elected President for a six-years' term. Before his inauguration he was fatally wounded by assassins. Consult Berlichingen, Adolf von, 'Gabriel Garcia Moreno' ; Cancio, A. Z. de,