LOPEZ, NARCISSO
\lˈə͡ʊpɛz], \lˈəʊpɛz], \l_ˈəʊ_p_ɛ_z]\
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A military adventurer and refugee from Havana, who in 1849, 1850 and 1851, planned, with the aid of Governor Quitman, of Mississippi, and other Southerners, the capture and annexation of Cuba. The first expedition was frustrated by President Tyler. The second, 300 strong, landed at Cardenas and captured the town, but was quickly expelled. Lopez was arrested in Savannah, Ga., but released for want of evidence. The third expedition lauded at Las Pazas in 1851. The inhabitants fled instead of giving their aid. The invaders were set upon by the Government troops and quickly dispersed. Lopez fled to the mountains, but was captured and executed at Havana, September 1, 1851.
By John Franklin Jameson
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