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able service by awarding him several 

 medals including two of gold. He is a 

 member of the Board of Governors of the 

 Colegio de Abogados (Bar Association) 

 and formerly was president of the A teneo. 



Dr. Dolz early entered political life, 

 allying himself with the partisans of au- 

 tonomy. His first public appearance in a 

 political role was at the theater of Santa 

 Clara during an unsuccessful candidacy 

 for deputyship to the Cortes. He was sub- 

 sequently elected to a similar position dur- 

 ing the period of autonomy, but declined 

 the office and emigrated to New York 

 where he was secretary of the Cuban Re- 

 volutionary committee of which Enrique 

 Jose Varona was President. 



Since the establish ement of the Island 

 Republic, Dr. Dolz has been connected in 

 official capacities with the Moderate, the 

 Republican, and the Conservative parties in 

 turn. He formerly represented the Province 

 of Pinar del Rio and now represents Cama- 

 guey in the Senate of which he is President. 



His legal writings, some of which have 

 been adopted as textbooks in Spanish and 



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