TLS. To Mr. R.F. Wormwood, Editor Biddeford Journal, Biddeford Maine

Palma, Thomas Estrada

Published by Central Valley, N.Y., 1901

About this Item

5 pp. 4to. Palma (1832-1908) was the president of the Cuban Republic in Arms during the Ten Years' War, and the first President of Cuba, between 1902-1906. He worked with José Martí to gather support for a revolution in Cuba, and was the head of the Cuban Revolutionary party. He was elected while living in the United States, at his homebase in Central Valley, NY, where he founded a multilingual, co-ed private school licensed by New York State. Written to a newspaper during his presidential campaign, the letter outlines the siutuation in Cuba and his hopes for the country. He was media-savy and used Hearst newspapers to spread his message, and worked with the US Congress to pass a resolution renouncing the Spanish colonial hold on Cuba and announcing support for the creation of an independent Republic of Cuba. Upon his election in absentia at age 67, he returned to a Cuba from which he'd been effectively exiled a quarter-century before. He was elected to a second term in 1905, and died in 1908. Some splitting at folds, with minor loss, more on last leaf. Fragile.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: TLS. To Mr. R.F. Wormwood, Editor Biddeford Journal, Biddeford Maine
• Publisher: Central Valley, N.Y.
• Publication Date: 1901
• Binding: 5 pp. 4to
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  • History, Travel & Geography