Pablo Gonfaus Palomares: local patriot

Pablo Gonfaus Palomares was born in 1859 in the Guaimaro Village, son of Juan Gonfaus Torres and Caridad Palomares Sola, Pablito Gonfaus when used to 26 years old was priest in charge Nuevitas and San Miguel churches, also was lieutenant priest at the Mayor Church of Puerto Principe.

As Cuban priest was friendship with the independence cause, on the 95 War Pablito Gonfaus support to the insurrects filtering information of the troop’s movements, Spanish logistic and one of the missions more important was to take gradually from Puerto Principe for the jungle the musical instruments of the Music Band of the Liberator Army from Camaguey province. By his contributions to the independent fight proposed him the grade of mambi captain which no accepted by his religious vocation.

Paito Gonfaus enjoyed great prestige and was elected Alderman of the City of Camagüey on for several decades and was even the President of the City of Camagüey when the Republic was established in 1902, a position he held for the Liberal Party at the time of the Revolutionary War explodes Chambelona led by the Liberals, despite being his fellow Paito Gonfaus refused to release funds to the rebels Hall liberal of his party.

This attitude amplified his citizen prestige and even into the early twentieth century 30 Pablo Gonfaus Palomares Paito for Camagüey citizens was elected as councilor electoral contests and in his honor was created a public square in Camagüey province and there placed a pedestal with a bust of local patriotic.