A S B E RT 



ERNESTO ASBERT 



Soldier; man of affairs; 

 administrator . 



Ernesto Asbert was born in the town 

 of Consolacion del Sur in the Province of 

 Pinar del Rio on the first of May, 1873, and 

 took the early courses leading to the 

 Bachelor's degree in the private Colegio of 

 the Society " La Union " in his native place. 

 But the student's life made an indifferent 

 appeal to his energetic nature and he left 

 books to devote himself to business. 



When the Revolution broke out in 1895 

 Asbert prepared to take part in it and on 

 January 9, 1896, joined the forces of Col. 

 Antonio Nunez with the rank of Captain. 

 During the remainder of the war he fought 

 under the command of the Commander- 

 in-chief Maximo Gomez, under that of 

 General Antonio Maceo, and for part of 

 the time under that of General Adolfo del 



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