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Public Instruction. This post he resigned, 

 however , because of political differences with 

 the President and entered upon an active 

 campaign of opposition using the columns 

 of the review Cuba y America and cooperat- 

 ing with Dr. Emilio Nunez in founding 

 the Conservative party, upon the success 

 of which Dr. Cancio became President of 

 the Provincial Assembly and Delegate to 

 the National Assembly. In 19 13, when the 

 Conservative party won a complete tri- 

 umph, Dr. Cancio was appointed Secretary 

 of the Treasury in President Menocal's 

 cabinet. 



He has headed many committees desig- 

 nated to study the financial problems of the 

 country and for many years has been cen- 

 sor of the economic Society, Amigos del 

 Pais. He is contributor to periodicals and 

 reviews upon economic and financial sub- 

 jects and is the author of numerous pam- 

 phlets among which is La Moncda y la 

 Circulation, published in 1900 under the 

 auspices or the University of Havana where 

 he is professor of Political Economy and 

 Finance. 



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