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National Cuban Party, which had for one 

 of its chief aims to put an end to the Ameri- 

 can Intervention which followed upon the 

 withdrawal of Spain in 1899. 



Dr. Cortina has been active in journal- 

 ism. For two years he edited the news- 

 paper Democracia and was at one time or 

 another a member of the staffs of El Mundo, 

 La Lucha, and La Revista de derecho, besides 

 being a contributor to La Nation and other 

 papers. 



After the "Revolution of August" 

 (1906) which overthrew President Estrada 

 Palma, a division arose among the Liberals 

 who had made the revolution and Dr. Cor- 

 tina was chosen to bring about a reconcilia- 

 tion. His negotiations were successful and 

 resulted in the Liberal party coming into 

 power with the election of General Jose 

 Miguel Gomez as President. Again at a 

 later time when a fresh division occurred be- 

 tween the two wings of the party, under the 

 leadership of Dr. Alfredo Zayas and General 

 Gomez respectively, Dr. Cortina once more 

 acted as mediator and the party presented 

 a united front in the elections of 19 16. 



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