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.
Carlos Manuel de Cespedes delivered the Cry of Yara at La Demajagua sugar mill on October 10, 1868, initiating the Great War (or Ten Years' War). This conflict concluded with the Pact of Zanjón, failing to secure Cuban independence or full emancipation and compensation for slaves.