M ARQUEZ STERLING 



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cruiser Cuba, which was anchored in the 

 port of Vera Cruz. 



He soon retired from the diplomatic 

 career and founded the journal, Heraldo 

 de Cuba, which achieved great success. 

 After this paper had passed into the hands 

 of Dr. Orestes Ferrara he founded his pre- 

 sent organ, "La Nacion, " which supports 

 the Liberal party. In 191 8 he was nomi- 

 nated as a candidate for the Chamber of 

 Deputies, but refused after learning that 

 the election would be tainted by fraud. In 

 the line of literature he has written many 

 books. The best known of these are Ideas 

 y sensaciones, H ombres de pro, Alrededor de 

 nuestra Psicologia, Psicologia prof ana, Burla 

 burlando, La Diplomacia en neusira His- 

 toria, Los tdtimos dias del Presidente 

 Madero, a volume of more than seven hun- 

 dred pages, a large edition of which was 

 exhausted in one month. He is a member 

 of the National Academy of Arts and 

 Letters. 



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