Juan Suero

Juan Ceferino Suero y Carmona (1808 – March 19, 1864) also known by his nickname, Black Cid, was a Dominican military commander who fought in the Dominican War of Independence. He later fought, however, in the service of Spain, in the Dominican Restoration War, in which he died after receiving a bullet wound during the Battle of Paso del Muerto, on March 19, 1864.[1]

Juan Suero
1862 Portrait of General Juan Suero
Birth nameJuan Ceferino Suero Carmona
Nickname(s)Black Cid
Born1808
San Cristóbal, Captaincy General of Santo Domingo
DiedMarch 19, 1864 (aged 56)
Santiago, Dominican Republic
Allegiance Dominican Republic
 Spain
Service / branch Dominican Army
 Spanish Army
Years of service1838–1864
RankGeneral
Battles / warsDominican War of Independence
Cibaeño Revolution
Dominican Restoration War
  1. ^ Torres-Saillant, Silvio (1998). "The Tribulations of Blackness: Stages in Dominican Racial Identity". Latin American Perspectives. 25 (3): 126–146. doi:10.1177/0094582X9802500307. ISSN 0094-582X. JSTOR 2634170.