José Braulio Alemán

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José Braulio Alemán (26 March 1864 – 15 January 1930, Havana) was a Cuban Brigadier General in the Spanish-American War, promoted to Mayor General after the war.

General Alemán was the principal author of the Constitution of Cuba proclaimed at La Yara, Cuba in 1896.

A prominent lawyer by profession and owner of a newspaper in Santa Clara, Cuba in the province of Las Villas, he was a prominent and key player in the fight against the Spanish and the eventual liberation of Cuba.

After the war, Alemán served as Governor and Senator for Las Villas, Cuba, as Minister of Education and still later as Ambassador to Mexico. He steadfastly fought for equal civil rights for all Cubans. Establishing many integrated schools and vocational colleges, supporting the rights of the poor and downtrodden and firmly supporting women's right to vote and hold office, he was a humble visionary ahead of his time.

Considered as the top candidate for the Presidency of Cuba at the time, Alemán's age and health prevented further aspirations.