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to Cuba in the steamer Octavia as a mem- 

 ber of the expedition under Pio Rosado. 

 Thereafter he remained in the Revolution 

 as Major in Camaguey until the signing of 

 the Pact of Zanjon in 1878. 



He then went to Jamaica with General 

 Maximo Gomez and together with Gomez 

 and Marti signed on the 20th of January, 

 1895 the order of revolt for the 24th of 

 February of that year. The year follow- 

 ing, in March, 1896, he disembarked in 

 Veradero with an expedition carried by the 

 steamer Three Friends. He commanded 

 different brigades in the war and in 1897 

 was designated Representative for Oriente 

 to the Assembly of Yaya. 



Upon the formation of the Republic he 

 was made Representative for the Province 

 of Havana; at the close of his term of office 

 he was designated Comptroller General of 

 the Republic, which position he occupied 

 several years as also that of voting member 

 of the Junta de Protestas. 



He has published various works upon 

 Cuban history : Desde Yara hasta el Zan- 

 jon (1893); Episodios de la Guerra (1899); 



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