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secretary to Rafael M. de Labra. There 

 he published his works: La Cuestion de 

 Cuba en 1884 (1885); La Isla dc Puerto 

 Rieo (1891) ; Las Islas Carolinas y Harianas 

 (1885). He directed in Madrid the dailies, 

 El Pueblo and El Progrcso and was editor of 

 La Tribuna. He was an ardent advocate 

 of the abolition of slavery and the better- 

 ment of the negro race, with liberal inter- 

 pretations of the abolitionist law of 1881. 

 He was secretary of the abolitionist' society 

 of Madrid. 



He was afterwards connected with the 

 War of Independence and his part in the 

 insurrection ol Ibarra caused the Spanish 

 Government to deport him to Ceuta in 1 89 7 . 



He has constantly taken an active part 

 in political lite. He was secretary of the 

 committee of Consultations which edited 

 the existing organic law of the Cuban Re- 

 public. He has been one of the editors of 

 the daily paper La Lucha and at times has 

 directed its policy. At present (191 9) he 

 is a member of the national Senate. 



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