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Rio, there to throw himself into the Revo- 

 lutionary movement. From his own 

 allowance he armed and equipped a com- 

 pany of one hundred and twenty-five men 

 with whom he joined the Army of Libera- 

 tion. Before the close of the War of Inde- 

 pendence he had attained the rank of 

 Colonel. Upon the formation of the Rural 

 Guard during the first American Interven- 

 tion he was made Captain but resigned the 

 post to continue his medical studies in the 

 University of Havana. Here he was grad- 

 uated in 1 90 1 with the degree of Doctor of 

 Medicine. 



In December, following his graduation, 

 he was elected Representative from the 

 Province of Santa Clara for the first and 

 second congressional periods. During the 

 Provisional Government he occupied the 

 position of Inspector of Health of the 

 Republic. In 190S he was again elected to 

 represent the Province of Santa Clara in 

 the lower House of Congress for four years, 

 and was returned in 191 2 for four years 

 more. 



Meanwhile, in 191 1, he was elected by a 



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