Poems and books in all genres have exalted the illustrious figure of Major General Ignacio Agramonte and Loynaz and his beautiful wife, Amalia Simoni Argilagos.

Both of them were born in the old Port-au-Prince, Camaguey today, and they united by the rebel zeal to the cause of independence and a love beyond barriers.
There were few months of intense passion between Amalia and Ignacio, who began loving relationships in the summer of 1866, when the young lawyer was on vacation in his hometown.

The cultural life in Port-au-Prince jurisdiction was very intense and lively in the 19th century, which allowed the enhancement of personalities and institutions, such as the Philharmonic and La Popular, and traditions such as San Juan and San Pedro Festivals and the Charity Fair, very popular then.

Love Letters

If during the courtship stage, when young Ignacio Agramonte studied or worked in Havana and his beloved Amalia remained in Port-au-Prince, the exchange epistolary was intense, during the war it reaches a transcendence that endures by its overflowing love and patriotism.

“Amalia of my life, you are my only delight, I don´t love no one as I love you. Never doubt it. I feel so blessed loving you and being the object of your love.” Fragments like this show the Major´s passionate devotion to the woman who was her raison d’être.

The missives of his wife were not less intense, she had to migrate to New York, where his daughter Herminia was born and learned about Agramonte´s death in Jimaguayu.

Amalia died in Havana on January 23, 1918. Her remains lie in the city where she was born.