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leaders and spokesmen of the anti -Spanish 

 movement, and the moment he was free 

 from the University he hastened to join 

 the Army of Liberation of Cuba. Being 

 appointed to the sanitary service, he at- 

 tained the rank of Colonel and continued 

 active until the close of the Spanish-Amer- 

 ican war. 



After a short period devoted partially 

 to private practice of his profession and 

 partially to the duties of public and hos- 

 pital physician, Dr. Mascaro turned his 

 attention largely to educational work. 

 Upon appointment of Governor General 

 Wood in 1900, he took charge of the reor- 

 ganization of the Provincial Institute of 

 Santiago where he served also as professor 

 of physics and chemistry. He has con- 

 tinued his connection with this school, 

 being reconfirmed as director, and has con- 

 tributed to the cause of education many 

 scholarly articles of which the following 

 may be cited : Resumen de los progresos mas 

 recientes en las ciencias fisico-biologicas; 

 Ideas dominantes en el actual desenvolvimi- 

 ento de la segunda ensenanza; Educacion 



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