CHAPTER XVIII--315

The Intellectual and Spiritual Development of Cuba--Some Famous Cuban Authors--José Maria Heredia--Felix Varela y Morales--José de la Luz y Caballero, "The Father of the Cuban Revolution"--Domingo del Monte and the "Friends of Peace"--José Antonio Saco--Joaquin Lorenzo Luaces--Dona Luisa Perez--Dona Gertrudis Gomez de Avellaneda--Nicolas Azcarate--Juan Clemente Zenea--Rafael Merchan--The Distinguished Intellectual Status of Cuba Among the Nations.

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_José_ Cipriano de la Luz y Caballero _Frontispiece_

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The Old Presidential Palace 14

Falls of the Hanebanilla 110

Carlos Manuel de Cespedes 158

Ignacio Agramonte 258

Calixto Garcia 268

A Santiago Sunset 280

José Silverio Jorrin 308

José Maria Heredia 318

Gertrudis Gomez de Avellaneda 332

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PAGE Narciso Lopez 23

Ramon Pinto 62

Manuel Quesada 167

Francisco V. Aguilera 173

Bernabe de Varona 178

Miguel de Aldama 204

Domingo Goicouria 234

Nicolas Azcarate 251

Juan Clemente Zenea 252

Salvador Cisneros Betancourt 276

Felipe Poey 315

Antonio Bachiller 317

Felix Varela 320

José Agustin Caballero 321

Domingo del Monte 323

José Jacinto Milanes 324

José Manuel Mestre 326

Luisa Perez de Zambrana 328

Joaquin Lorenzo Luaces 330

Enrique Piñeyro 334

THE HISTORY OF CUBA