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trict of Santa Clara and Trinidad, but 

 resigned shortly to go into the tobacco 

 business, founding the firm Ramos, Ma- 

 chado y Cia with which he remains as a 

 silent partner. 



General Machado devotes himself chiefly 

 to public activities. In the first popular 

 elections he was chosen Mayor of Santa 

 Clara which office he occupied until the 

 proclamation of the Republic. He was 

 subsequently appointed to the command of 

 the Twelfth Regiment but, desiring to 

 throw himself into the campaign of the 

 Liberal party for the election of General 

 Jose Miguel Gomez, he severed his con- 

 nection with the military. He attended to 

 private business until his nomination for 

 the governorship of Santa Clara Province 

 in 1908. In December, 1909, he was ap- 

 pointed secretary of the Provincial Gov- 

 ernment and occupied that position for 

 seventeen months. 



Under the presidency of Gen. Gomez, 

 Gen. Machado was in command of the 

 armed forces. 



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