B A R A LT 



LUIS A. BARALT Y PEOLI 



Educator; writer; lecturer; 

 physician; diplomat. 



Luis A. Baralt y Peoli was born in 

 Santiago de Cuba, on the first of October, 

 1849. Having received his early education 

 there, he soon went to Matanzas where he 

 continued his studies at "La Empresa," 

 Antonio Guiteras's famous school. Having 

 returned to Santiago de Cuba, he studied 

 at the Institute of that City. 



During his five years at this institution, 

 from which he graduated a Bachelor, he 

 earned his tuition by scholarships awarded 

 for excellence in his work. In his eight- 

 eenth year he set sail from Santiago de 

 Cuba to New York where he studied at 

 Bellevue Hospital, and became a Doctor 

 in Medicine. He practiced this profession 

 for several years with success, but for 



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