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Chambelona War

The Chambelona War, or the Chambelona Revolution, was an armed conflict in Cuba in 1917, triggered by a dispute over the legitimacy of the 1916 presidential elections. The war was fought primarily between the Liberal Party, which alleged electoral fraud, and the Conservative government of President Mario García Menocal. The conflict derived its name from the popular song La Chambelona, which became an anthem for the Liberal rebels. The war occurred within the broader context of the Sugar Intervention, and U.S. political and economic influence in Cuba following the Platt Amendment, which granted the United States the right to intervene in Cuban affairs. The Chambelona War was contained mostly to the Eastern provinces of Cuba, and did not touch provinces in the West of Cuba.

History
The hostilities began when the Liberal Party, led by José Miguel Gómez, a former president of Cuba, took up arms against Menocal's administration, accusing it of rigging the elections. In Camagüey, armed Liberal forces looted properties belonging to American settlers in the Cubitas Valley. In response, the Cuban government deployed 100 soldiers to La Gloria for protection, while the U.S. government briefly stationed the USS Eagle to safeguard the port. In Santa Clara, brothers Carlos and Gerardo Machado surrendered, and Zayas was arrested in Cambute. However, Zayas later returned to politics and won the 1920 presidential election, though that election was also marred by allegations of fraud. The Mambí general Gustavo Caballero and the former senator Nicolás Guillén were both killed. Menocal commuted the sentence of most prisoners to life in prison, and shortly after pardoned them all, even José Miguel, who spent 11 months behind bars. Elected officials who took up arms were also pardoned, but were prevented from taking office. == References ==
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