O'Kelly in Cuba
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In addition to the timeline below, you may also download Ortiz Introduccion Biografica (1930).
1872December
December 1
New York Herald begins recruiting a “HERALD expeditionary army” for Cuba
December 19
O’Kelly arrives in Havana
1873January
1873February
February 21
O’Kelly reaches “Encampment of Cuba Libre”
1873March
March 10
O’Kelly writes from the “Residence of the Government, Cuba Libre” (interviews Carlos Manuel de Céspedes)
March 31
O’Kelly arrives in Manzanillo, is arrested and taken to Fort Gerona
1873April
1873May
May 7
O’Kelly is transferred to Fort Morro prison, Santiago de Cuba
May 25
O’Kelly is transferred to the Cabaña prison, Havana
1873June
June 18
O’Kelly is transported to the Carcel Nacional, Santander, Spain
1873July
July 11
O’Kelly arrives in Madrid and is released on parole
1873August
1873September
September 25
O’Kelly arrives in Gibraltar
1873October
October 30
Spanish warship Tornado captures the Cuban blockade runner Virginius