The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-07-03
NUMBER 81.
" ID is General Eoy,eg.


Tbis question has frequently been asked.
Inc suhl1'ned sketch of rls CAREER, we find
IN the Philadelphia Bsiietis, condensed from,
a long account IN New Orleans paper:
Narci.n Lopez was barn af wealthy on
rents, II l19Sor 9 Ia penezueia. and +. now !.
iitle over fifty Years Of age. lie was lh
only son that g'ew TO manhood, tht Ugh be-
had numerous sisters. lie was trained n,
the saddle, as Is the custom IL S 9TH Anea.
ca. lis hiher being obliged by clyd disiur
banees TO remove To Caracas, here he On
tered upon commercial life his son Narci
50 snpcflntended branch If the House I'd
N4leGcia, u The Interior. Here, during tie
troubles oi BJllsar's time ia 1914, youns
L}p to1k prominent pant on the popular
side, aud narrowly escaped from nrassacie.
Al leRg.h, When reduced almost to despefa.
ton, he cnilsted IN the army, as his only
chance ipr ne. Ai the end Of the war be-
iwefh SPAN aud the insurgents, Lopez found
hlm,elt Calnuel al The age of % He had
also received The cross Of San Fernando, "a
q iur her reward for various gallant deeds
dnfing the war. On The evacua,ion Of th,
county hf the Spanish army, Col. Lopez
returned 10 Caba.
!" Slhce attime, (l623) Lopez has been
0nbah h4'tl married and established him
sell u The island. He was known TO he pos.
sessed oi hbera| principles, which prevented
lim tfon obtaining office in the isand, and
.hus be aemained IN retirement. During III,
hfsi OF the Clrll4t troubles in Spain. Lone
happening 70 be in Madrid with his y ile, ur
alng private claim On the government sid.
D19Ip ,st nd do ~
ERIN CAleb Gen. Valdez and received sey..
efal military coratons. He became the
warm personal friend Of Valdez, who was af
'erward ds The most popular Captain General
o. Cuba. lie was for time, Commando
in'Chiei oi Tue National Guard of Spain, and
subsequently, Commander.in Chief of several
PROVINCES. During all this period of favor
win The royalIst party, il is said that he re
NAMED faithful TO his democratic principles
and though caressed by The Queen aud Mo.
lAer Christina, he desplsed and distrused her
VI the lnsurrection which ended in tho
expulsion Of Christina from the regency, Lo
ptz was made Governor Of Madrid, post
winch he held until Espar,ero became re.
e'h'' atlet which he positively refused 10
300 y ~ spite Of the solicitations of par
,eto' A. Sslalor Of The Kingdom, from tie
Liberal city OF Seville he studied The Doll
acs and institutions Of Spain, and then first
learned the condition Of the Spanish colonies,
and especially the expressions under which
Cuba, the country OF his adoption, labored.
Inc expulsion Of the Cuban deputies from
The toftes further disguised him, and, re-
signng bis offices, he departed for Havana.
not without some trouble in obtaining per.
mission.
Al this time, ls39,) General Valdez was
captain General of Cuba. Daring the va
tlous po illcal troubles Of Spain, Lopez held
different posts of honor and emoument in the
tsland, bot, at length he resigned all except
MS rank as General, and then undertook the
working OF an abandoned copper mine, as
pFeleSt Tor returning to the Central Depart
'heh'' Here ne began TO mngle with the
people and concert plan for the Liberation
OF Cnha. The enterprise of last year, which
miscnfr'ed SO completely, was the result Of
his efforts.