CARBONELL 



LUIS GARCIA CARBONELL 



Meteorologist. 



Luis Garcia Carbonell was born in 

 Los Palos, Province of Havana, on the 

 tenth of October, 1840. He took his early 

 studies in the Colegio of Don Joaquin An- 

 dres de Duenas in Havana, but while still 

 very young went to Spain to fit himself for 

 a naval career. There he entered the Naval 

 School of San Fernando in Cadiz where he 

 graduated in 1857 as a Marine guard. 



He sailed until 1875 on various ships 

 and on many seas, being in charge of navi- 

 gation or actually navigating officer of 

 several vessels. From 1875 until 1893, 

 when he requested and obtained his dis- 

 charge from the service, he was employed 

 in the Captaincy of the Port of Havana 

 and in the Naval Station. 



In the year 1899 he established for the 



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