RIVERO 



the newspaper called El General Tacon; it 

 was suspended. He founded El Espaiiol; 

 it met the same fate: then El Pensamiento 

 Espanol which was likewise suppressed. 



In 1893 Rivero joined the staff of the 

 Diario de la Marina and, in 1895, when the 

 War of Independence was raging, became 

 its editor. The period was a very difficult 

 one for the paper because it stood for the 

 Spanish cause, and the triumph of the Re- 

 volution left it in an unfortunate position. 

 But Rivero had maintained strong rela- 

 tions with the Autonomist party which now 

 stood him in good stead and enabled him 

 to make headway under the new conditions. 



The war over, he adopted a discreet 

 political course, urging reconciliation be- 

 tween Spaniards and Cubans and forget- 

 fulness of past differences in a joint effort 

 to make Cuba prosperous. His services 

 in this direction were recognized by the 

 Spanish Government which honored him 

 in 1902 with the Cross of Alfonso XII, and 

 he has continued to uphold the interests 

 of the Spaniards in Cuba, supporting a 

 political course of moderation and security. 



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