Carlos Manuel de Cespedes gave the Cry of Yara at the sugar mill La Demajagua on October 10, 1868 and, with this, the Great War (or the Ten Years' War) was begun, which ended with the Pact of Zanjón, without Cuban independence or the total abolition with indemnification of the slaves.
The Cry of Yara at La Demajagua sugar mill on October 10, 1868, marked the beginning of the Great War (or Ten Years' War), which ended with the Pact of Zanjón without achieving Cuban independence or complete emancipation and compensation for slaves.