Belisario Grave de Peralta y Zayas (April 16, 1841 - September 27, 1880) was a Cuban army general during Cuba's Ten Years' War.
The Mambí Brigadier orchestrated an assault on the Spanish camp of Yaraniquén in Holguín in January 1876, resulting in the capture and looting of the fort and settlement.
Later, on February 1, 1876, he attacked the Las Cruces de Purnio camp in Holguín Province, acquiring arms, ammunition, livestock, and other resources.
[5] Amid Gen. Arsenio Martinez Campos' Pact of Zanjón in 1878, certain Cuban leaders, such as Grave de Peralta, rejected the peace terms and persisted with their anti-colonial schemes.
[5] On the banks of the Rio Rioja, close to Holguín, Belisario Grave de Peralta issued the call for independence on August 24, 1879.