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Villas, under the American Intervention, 

 and was continued in the same office by 

 the votes of his fellow-citizens at the elec- 

 tion of 1 90 1. In 1905 he was the candidate 

 of the Liberal party for the Presidency of 

 the Republic but failed of election. Where- 

 upon, after a visit to the United States, he 

 devoted himself for a time to business in- 

 terests, acting as head of the Silveira Sugar 

 Co. 



When the Revolution of 1906 occurred 

 Gomez was arrested and placed under in- 

 dictment, but was released at the order of 

 the American Commissioners, Taft and 

 Bacon. General Gomez now devoted him- 

 self to politics; he was again nominated 

 for the Presidency by the Liberal -Historical 

 party which fused with the old Liberal 

 party and elected its candidate in 1908. 



The administration of General Gomez 

 (1909-1913) was marked by many achieve- 

 ments, among which was the reorganization 

 of the army, the increase of the national 

 marine, the improvement of the ports, 

 roads, and bridges, the construction of rail- 

 ways, the improvement of the condition of 



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