HERNANDEZ 



MIGUEL ESPINOSA HERNANDEZ 



Miguel Espinosa Hernandez was 

 born on the Canary Islands on the tourth 

 of April, 1869. His father, Miguel B. 

 Espinosa, was a well-known Cuban medical 

 man and publicist. His early studies were 

 pursued in the Santa Cruz Institute at 

 TenerifTe. From there he proceeded to the 

 University of Havana. As a young man 

 he devoted himself to journalism and in 

 politics affiliated himself with the Liberal 

 and Autonomist party. In the year 1898, 

 he was elected a deputy to the Spanish 

 Cortes by the Autonomist party. From 

 the foundation of the Conservative party 

 he has acted as a zealous adherent promot- 

 ing its principles in two newspapers, El 

 Nuevo Pais, and Cuba. In 1908 he was 

 elected Representative for the Province of 

 Las Villas. In iqii he founded the 



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