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as best he could and devoted his full ener- 

 gies to the study of Agronomical Engineer- 

 ing in which he gained his degree in 1888. 

 Thereupon he paid a long deferred visit to 

 his home with his degree and with the satis- 

 faction of owing his success solely to his 

 own resolution and resources. 



During the period of his study for his 

 degree he got his living by writing for news- 

 papers, making reports, and other jobs. 

 At this time he published a book of verses, 

 collecting those which he had written for 

 El Figaro and La Habana Elegante some of 

 which have since appeared in the anthology 

 of Cuban poetry entitled A rpas Cnbanas. 



On completing his studies Comallonga 

 devoted himself to what was then a new 

 science in Cuba that of the Chemistry of 

 Sugar-making and during fourteen years 

 served as expert for the leading sugar mills 

 of the island, seven of which he spent at 

 the Central Constancia which from 1890 to 

 1895 had the reputation of being the first 

 sugar mill in the world. 



When the Independence of Cuba was 

 declared he took an active interest in ob- 



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