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.
In 1871 Gómez led a campaign to clear Guantánamo from forces loyal to Spain. The rich coffee growers, mostly of French descent, opposed Cuban independence because their ancestors had fled Haiti after the Haitians ousted the French.