[1][2] Between 1880 and 1895 , Cuba entered the period of its history that has become known as the Fertile Truce, also known as the "Turbulent Rest", as it was a time of relative peace and economic prosperity in the colony, although tinged by intermittent uprisings and insurrections, which did not manage to consolidate enough to be considered as new wars of independence.

In this context, he founded the Partido Revolucionario Cubano (PRC), from October to April 1892, as the only party that brought together all Cubans and non-Cubans who wanted total independence of Cuba, with the additional aim of helping also from Puerto Rico.

However, the war continued, with the success of the uprisings in the provinces of Oriente and Las Villas, but it did not begin to gain real strength, until the landings of the Maceo Brothers, Martí and Gómez in April.

After many vicissitudes, the Maceo, Martí and Gómez, along with other disembarked chiefs, managed to assume command of the Mambi troops, which each day became more numerous with the incorporation of veterans and new recruits.

The Spanish chief had died and the combat had already lasted almost seven hours without the peninsulars being able to break the siege, when the guerrillas from Guaso and the squads from Guantánamo arrived.