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He saw much active service and took 

 part in a great number of combats small 

 and great, among them "Guano Prieto, ' ; 

 "Caiman," "Mulatin," "Potrero de Men- 

 doza, " "Batabano, " "Canja de Prieto," 

 "Ufon," "La Lima," "Adjovin" and 

 "Venecia." 



When the war closed he was appointed 

 Inspector of Police for Havana (Fifth Zone) 

 and fulfilled the duties of this post until 

 1903 when he was made First Lieutenant 

 in the Rural Guard. In 1905 when a 

 revolution was attempted in the district of 

 Alquizar he was called upon at the sugges- 

 tion of President Palma to assume com- 

 mand in the zone of disturbance, where he 

 speedily restored order, taking a great 

 number of the rebels prisoners and com- 

 pelling the surrender of their leaders. This 

 and his success in dealing with the threat- 

 ened revolution of August, 1906, secured 

 him promotion to the rank of Captain. 



In these and other actions it has been 

 chiefly as an organizer and as an expert in 

 the use of machine guns that Major Collazo 

 rank granted him in 191 2 has gained his 



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