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The late 1800s caption for this illustration reads: Cuban Filibusters on the March.” Today, the term “filibuster” refers to the obstruction of legislative process through long speeches and other delay tactics. For most of the 19th century, however, filibusters wUSAere men who engaged in unsanctioned warfare in foreign countries—and a number of their campaigns were planned and set sail from New Orleans. The three most prominent filibusters of that era were Narciso López and John Quitman in Cuba and William Walker in Baja California, Sonora, Costa Rica and lastly Nicaragua. The term returned to American parlance to refer to López's 1851 Cuban expedition.
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UMG25A01_395
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53,5Mo (4,4Mo) / 34,1cm x 39,4cm / 4025 x 4650 (300dpi)