BUSTAMANTE 



MARIO MUNOZ BUSTAMANTE 



. Writer; official. 



Mario Munoz Bustamante y Medina 

 was born in Havana on the third of July, 

 1 88 1. He gained his education by his 

 personal efforts without attending college 

 or university. 



He has an official position as Chief Clerk 

 of the Republic of Cuba. But his active 

 career has been that of a writer, first in 

 journalism where he has served as editor 

 or contributor to nearly all the papers and 

 periodicals of Havana, and later in more 

 sustained efforts in biography and fiction. 



He is the author of: Cronicas Humanas, 

 Habana, 1905 ; El Pantano, Satire. Habana, 

 1905; Ideas y Color es, Habana, 1907; El 

 General Mario G. Menocal, tercer Presi- 

 dente de la Republica de Cuba, Habana, 

 1913; Rimas de Gozo, Habana, 191 5. 



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