Cirilo Villaverde
Cirilo Villaverde de la Paz was a Cuban poet, novelist, journalist and freedom fighter. He is best known for Cecilia Valdés, a novel about classes and races in colonial Cuba.
When the poet Miguel Teurbe Tolón's wife, sewed the first flag of Cuba, Villaverde helped settle upon the final design: two white stripes, three blue, a red triangle, and a lone star.
When the poet Miguel Teurbe Tolón's wife, sewed the first flag of Cuba, Villaverde helped settle upon the final design: two white stripes, three blue, a red triangle, and a lone star.
