González Quijano, Humberto; Suárez Díaz, Rosa Margarita

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ABSTRACT

A biographical review was made on Eusebio Hernández Pérez, a Matanzas doctor who achieved the rank of Brigadier General of the Liberation Army, Professor at the University of Havana, member of the Cuban Academy of Sciences and a prominent political figure in the first decades of the Republic. He participated in the three wars against Spanish colonialism, maintained close ties with the main military leaders of the Liberation Army: Máximo Gómez, Antonio and José Maceo, Calixto García and José Martí. Later, together with Mella, he founded the Popular University "José Martí" and opposed the dictatorship of Gerardo Machado. In the present paper, his courage, patriotism, independence and professionalism as a doctor are highlighted; with the objective of divulging and exalting the values of this relevant personality of Cuban medicine and of Cuban history; an example for military doctors. Its rise in the "Ten Years War", its participation in the "Chiquita War", in the "Plan Gómez - Maceo" and in "War of 95" stands out. In addition, his professional performance as an obstetrician and as a university professor is distinguished. The life and work of Dr. Eusebio Hernández Pérez are an example of patriotism, courage and professional improvement. An exemplary patriot, paradigm very special for military doctors, who have in him a model to imitate.