Dos norteamericanas en la Guerra de Cuba (1868-1878)

On October 10, 1868, the cry of independence sparked a decade of brutal conflict in Cuba. This book recovers the long-lost testimonies of Eliza Waring de Luáces and Josephine T. del Risco, two American women who lived in the island during those transformative years.

Both were married to high-ranking independentists and served in rebel hospitals. While Eliza’s testimony was famously translated by José Martí, the original English version remained missing until now. Josephine’s diary is entirely unpublished, offering an intimate, domestic look at the struggle for survival, the hunger, and the constant fear of Spanish reprisals.

Presented here in a bilingual edition, these texts are essential for understanding the 19th-century Cuban identity and the role of women in the birth of the republic.