In 1871 Gómez led a campaign to clear Guantánamo from forces loyal to Spain, in particular the rich coffee growers-mostly of French descent whose their ancestors had fled from Haiti after the Haitians ousted the French.
Gómez led a campaign to clear Guantánamo from forces loyal to Spain after the Haitians ousted the French. This was in particular the rich coffee growers-mostly of French descent whose their ancestors had fled from Haiti. This was in 1871.