ROSENDO COLLAZO 



ROSENDO COLLAZO 



Soldier. 



Rosendo Collazo y Garcia was born 

 on the Hacienda "San Jose," in the dis- 

 trict of Mangas, Province of Pinar del Rio 

 on the first of March, 1875, an d obtained 

 his education in the provincial Institute 

 of Pinar del Rio. 



He joined the Revolutionary Army in 

 1895 and thus entered the military pro- 

 fession to which he has devoted his life. 

 His first command was that of Captain in 

 the forces of Brigadier General Torres and 

 Colonel Nunez who were cooperating with 

 Generals Gomez and Maceo. He obtained 

 promotion to the rank of Lieut. Colonel 

 by conspicuous gallantry in the action of 

 "Galope" on March 17, 1896, and in May 

 14, 1898, won the rank of Colonel in the 

 battle of "Flor de Mayo" at Guines. 



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