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In 1892 he returned to Cuba and exer- 

 cised his profession in Havana until 1895 

 when, at the outbreak of the War of In- 

 dependence, he left his brilliant prospects 

 to take part in the Revolution. He served 

 throughout the campaign in the provinces 

 of Havana and Matanzas, rising to the rank 

 of Colonel in the Medical Service. At the 

 end of the war he returned to Havana and 

 took up again the practice of his profession. 



In 1899 he assisted General Wood in re- 

 organizing the School of Medicine and was 

 appointed Professor of Topographical Ana- 

 tomy. Since the year 1903 he has devoted 

 himself to the study of the X-ray in which 

 he has become an authority. In 1905 he 

 was commissioned by the government to 

 visit Europe to study radiography a com- 

 mission which he fulfilled with great suc- 

 cess, visiting England, France, Germany, 

 and Denmark. In 1907 he was honored 

 by the French Government with the order 

 of the Legion of Honor, and in 19 10 he was 

 sent as delegate from Cuba to the Inter- 

 national Congress of Radiology held in 

 Barcelona. 



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