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Tomás Estrada Palma ...

Biography
Tomás Estrada Palma was born in Bayamo, Cuba on 9 July 1835. He studied law, and joined the rebel forces during the revolution of 1868-1878. After nine years of service, he was captured and imprisoned in Spain until the end of the insurrection. After his release, he went to Honduras, where he became postmaster of the republic. Later he moved to the United States and opened a school for Latin American students at Central Valley, New York. With a new revolt in Cuba in 1895, Estrada Palma was elected delegate-at-large and minister plenipotentiary of the Republic of Cuba in arms and took charge of the well known council in the United States which purchased arms, organized filibustering expeditions and otherwise aided the army in the field. In 1901, he was elected president of the Cuban republic and was inaugurated on 20 May 1902. On 23 September 1905, he was again elected to the office of president but resigned 28 September 1906. Estrada Palma died on 4 November 1908 and is buried in Santiago de Cuba.

Notes and references
Esperanza B. de Varona, May 1994. "Guide to the Cordovés and Bolaños Families Collection," Miami, FL: University of Miami Libraries, [YYYY].

María R. Estorino and Pedro A. Figueredo, May 2001. "Guide to the Tomás Estrada Palma Collection," Miami, FL: University of Miami Libraries, [YYYY].