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| | The Hatuey Regiment, by Jose Barreiro |
 | | By all accounts the troop, organized as the Hatuey Regiment, fought valiantly in several engagements, most notably at the Battle of Sao del Indio, on August 31, 1895, as the War of Independence was launched by the Cuban nation in arms. |
 | | The name had yet to be formalized as a regiment, however, when under the command of the Dominican rebel officer, Dionicio Gil, and with the young Lieutenant Silverio Guerra incorporated into its ranks, the group fought in the important battle of Sao del Indio, August 31, 1895. |
 | | Fray las Casas recounts the heroics and execution of Hatuey, who became a major hero in Cuban history and whose legend sustains in a live spiritual tradition for people in the southeastern region of Cuba. |
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