CARBONELL 



NESTOR CARBONELL 



Journalist. 



Nestor Carbonell y Rivero was born 

 on the fourth of May, 1883, in the town of 

 Alquizar, Province of Havana. When he 

 was four years old his family emigrated and 

 for this and other causes his father was his 

 sole instructor until he was sixteen. Al- 

 though his family returned to Cuba in 

 1889 he was not able to follow the usual 

 course of education on account of the 

 necessity to assist in the family support. 

 He obtained somewhat later than usual 

 the degree of Bachelor of Arts in the In- 

 stitute of Pinar del Rio. 



He took part in the Revolution of 1906, 

 directed against the government of Presi- 

 dent Tomas Estrada Palma, and held the 

 rank of Colonel. 



Carbonell has been an active journalist 



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