Revolution of the Suns and Rays
| Revolution of the Suns and Rays | ||||||||
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| Part of Spanish American wars of independence | ||||||||
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| Belligerents | ||||||||
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Suns and Rays of Bolívar Army of Bolívar | Captaincy General of Cuba | Liberal Triennium | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | ||||||||
| José Manuel Arce | Francisco Dionisio Vives | |||||||
The Revolution of the Suns and Rays (Spanish: Conspiración de los Soles y Rayos de Bolívar) was an attempt by the Suns and Rays of Bolívar to overthrow colonial rule in the Caribbean and the Antilles, seeking to establish a new government which would be called the Republic of Cubanacán.[1] The Suns and Rays of Bolívar were South American military forces aligned with Simón Bolívar, primarily from Venezuela, where they had been fighting to overthrow Spanish rule on the continent.[2] "Suns and Rays" was the name of their Masonic lodge, where they hatched the plans to organize this revolution.[3] Other Masonic movements involved in this Revolution affiliated with Freemasonry in Cuba were; Knights Rationales, Cadena Eléctrica and Cadena Triangular de Bolívar.[2][4]
References
- ^ Guerra Vilaboy, Sergio (November 22, 2023). "Vindication of Suns and Rays of Bolívar" (PDF). crimsonpublishers.com. Perspective: Volume 15, Issue 3. University of Havana, Cuba: Crimson Publishers.
- ^ a b Guerra Vilaboy, Sergio (October 13, 2011). "Soles y Rayos de Bolívar sobre la isla de Cuba". ADHILAC.com.ar. Association of Historians of Latin America and the Caribbean (ADHILAC).
- ^ Racine, Karen (2023), Soriano, Cristina; Echeverri, Marcela (eds.), "Brothers in Arms: Freemasonry in Latin American Independence", The Cambridge Companion to Latin American Independence, Cambridge Companions to History, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 186–217, ISBN 978-1-108-49227-0, retrieved 2025-04-15
- ^ "Destellos de soberanía". Revista Bohemia (in Spanish). 2023-08-19. Retrieved 2025-04-22.