Featured patriot palmero. Municipal Mayor was elected by the popular vote, and suspended from office by the tyrant Gerardo Machado, due to his open opposition to the regime, in particular for being against the Extension of Powers, in 1927.

In the War of 95 he created a blood hospital in the Arroyo de Agua camp, Consolación del Sur. He cared for and defended the wounded with weapons and his hospital could never be located and taken by the Spaniards thanks to his tenacious resistance. For his bravery, Maceo conferred the rank of Captain.

He conspired for the independence of Cuba and as he possessed knowledge of pharmacy, he was appointed to the Health service. He soon became a generous nurse in one more soldier in the lines of fire.

Antonio was a brave guerrilla in the Sierra Maestra, better known as Pinares. When the Revolution triumphed, he received the degrees of Commander and completed important missions in the Revolutionary Armed Forces in Pinar del Río and Isla de Pinos. In 1966 he left for Bolivia with Che, becoming the legendary Marcos in the guerrillas.