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don his hopes of a professional and aca- 

 demic career and to devote himself to the 

 care of his properties. In consequence of 

 the Revolutionary War and the destruc- 

 tion of his properties, he was obliged in 

 1897 to go to Europe and later to Puerto 

 Rico where he was appointed Judge of the 

 Lower Courts. With the end of the war 

 in 1898 Arango was able to return to his 

 country and give his attention to restoring 

 what had been destroyed in the war. He 

 took no part in politics until his friend 

 General Jose Miguel Gomez was nomi- 

 nated for the Presidency when he entered 

 the lists in his behalf. On the election of 

 General Gomez in 1908, Dr. Arango was 

 appointed Assistant Secretary of Govern- 

 ment (Gobernacion) , in 19 10 he was made 

 Assistant Secretary of Justice, and in 191 1 

 Inspector General of Agricultural Schools. 

 In 191 2, at the end of General Gomez's 

 term of office, Serior Arango resigned and 

 turned his attention to practical affairs 

 particularly to developing new resources 

 and new agricultural products, for which 

 the fields of Cuba offer special opportunities. 



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