Many Cubans today celebrate having a Spanish passport thanks to the so-called "Grandchildren's Law", but few know that over a century ago, there was a president of Spain who was born in Cuba.
It is about Dámaso Berenguer Fusté, born on August 4, 1873, in San Juan de los Remedios, Villa Clara.
Berenguer was a prominent military and political figure. He began to distinguish himself in Morocco, where he founded the Indigenous Regular Forces and was appointed Count of Xauen by King Alfonso XIII.
Berenguer served as president of the Council of Ministers between 1930 and 1931, during the so-called "Dictablanda", the failed attempt to restore the monarchy after the dictatorship of Primo de Rivera.
His government ended amid a political crisis that paved the way for the Second Spanish Republic. He was later imprisoned, wrote his memoirs, and died in Madrid in 1953.
The content creator @soylagiso_photograph recalled her story in a viral TikTok video, where she connects Berenguer's life with that of Cubans who are now obtaining Spanish citizenship.
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