, 1879-01-16

THO Career OF i'afaht No"tomna-s!h .a..
Ex-KrErnt 1'es u! s't'"s'a-'.1A .,..t.' AaseA'"t'
o"" LIS m ~. so'nrs ,asus r.,n,a nv" -" -,
r,o a.,,1, IA ,rnn.nrc,i If Inn Haltlomcro
r,.,ar,o,, rrrnc,,t. ,nl,lcr. and statesu,au Of
c.,a,, a,,I H. ,,mrlr ,,,If a rrntrrv n ,,rou;.
,,.,A ,,,,,,, f., .,,c military nm, ul,tcoi history
''e"s wy ~ W. r.ss.s-,, ,Is. ,,,a ri, ~
stirring Incident and romnncc. haa foFfune
WIS ya.aabte a1,t raprIcls ns tint OF his na;fye
land. n,stnr fruu, lie humble station Ut II
,s,n",,,v r,,,,'. .,,r :, tbr hs rank t,f thc Chief
""eot" ''l"r 1A ~ s ..,,h ..,,., - .,
ticncsnl ot spain, cHuo"co "'u LILIES u Nv.
bLlfty, nntl bccollIu L lranuec, to tao Gays u
Ills t.owcr t!ls i,lan inatlc and unlnalc Minlstscs.
and 1t lust forret tluerm Cl,risttnc to rcnounco
atena. From this slcyht !'c 1sll TO ex'c' pfas'l'
c.i rs q .rattur by l'Is foes. a second time
ntartt NJ th. hcat ot afI,,,rs by tho turn oi to-
Ill.,, .a,s .",sni ,,,n,, l,r wn. forrr I, RI.
' osen1s, ssvp' w., :rsn,, w -, .he r,e;..,.
tsrn from pubic ,lsc' 'n.oa4" % an '"s s's'ss',
tinles nnd cxtcrlrnfcs al long eafesr' a.
r... ,n,i vnrarity of tic peasant,
'icne ~ A"a ''s ns"..,,,,. H.. ua,,,a T.,
n.Fn at u'a'asut'' ."r, .',..' '''r'..,s. -
Esparcro WIS destined by Ills parcnts for tho
tl,,,rct,. nv naturp for the army. Scarcely had
In ",,,"r,i ,,nor ~. ,rclc.tas,i,. rtut,ics when
-" ~ e's.'t" s .t.. -, ~.
the event tooh u.as' ."1s M ''ss''pe' ~, ta'' W..
career. The Frcncl, invasion VI 1s!S
rt,nsra The snrtk Of every ,oyal Standard,
..v,, ,,,o s,,nt.h xf,ut.uts ware In nm
a"a t"c opa',ten '|a WV " '"o
trnnt rahHs OF tae 'uIuh'eeta' EspaF'e5"
| jolngl with artloF in tl,a movements ha-
run l,y bls assoe,ates, a,,tl became volunteer In
i!le s,i,.!pnt.' cur,,*, wticl was known rs tho
the ynrIos rt,t tu,llters with thu invaders Wt1cn
iii. nriet service wus cu,lculic, ynus,g EspArlc-
r., entered military school, md Was graduated
~ t,,e ntrr tf 13. with tu rink Of S.,l,-I Ic,tu-
ant. AssIrucI vi iirst to d regiment If Intantry
f., ,,urrstn nj Vul]ndo after the rctrcut of The
inunrin trups hu becujn4: attached tu the nsll,Y
With wn. sent. under command OF tiell. MurtI-
In. IT, n,,iM,t,r thu tnsurgcut South Amcrira,,
m'i,,ntcs. Espurtcro waa promoted tn Il Cap.
tutnuy nj tlls iiIl,s, anil n tho SANG year lslA,
ro,u TO Ills rink Of Mulur. ltls military
! tnirnt pntued him the uusitlon uf Lieu,
trnnnt. ColU,cl tn is17, mi! That OF Colonel In
III. Twn vrnrs later. Qitrr the conttuisttu
nf ayar,,rhu. by Which statn abandoned
i"r r,n In South Amrriru, Esparte.o rc,uruc.
hMna in .,.,rntriny with Il number d
,nr, s,,cl. M JO,cz, Euryprz, Msfuto, A!nIx
% mi "scrrns win, w.'r,. tn hs ns.oratta Will
ill.,, i. n s"~'.rr In Itttie forcsaw ut thut time
iIn bT,,,sl,i With hin frou, Peru co,lsIlcrub
r,. ,xI.," ~ I,a,, w,,,' nj INV. Siati,r,
~ ,,n,,,,,n ,.,h ti,r rnnk m Hr;vnjcr In ufes
m "rtiv iii r. iva viii, tiu ,lau.hlcr ol 4 rir
nr',,,ri",,,r IL lint civ Md rlarrir. her ii, spt
- ~ ,u,,',.,I,m, ~ h.r fHt,Icr. Hn urucct,tu
,,t t''S 81; l,,,,nt ...M, of,arw.r1 IN In. t.ln
~ L.. n r, .Sa'"'s''' s>'9'' "''-' '" - @''~
" ~, ,x,, E.,.,t,n,,1 VII etnI}s,,r,l II,
r. lou ts.- ""I tI"r,..s,, ,i.i.re, htustn ~ fayI
01 III lin rish,s II s,.s.sslon t., tiu tnruno Vile
wefe ssa 'r W" ,,a's, .nu III, H.saah nt XII
.a,,t !" .iu r.n.r},.r', w". tr,.s tn ia t!,rlar
.an n.,,1 1sx.,,n,r,y tsnh ib. part Of It
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tsh s,I ','rs,,, ~ IL t"v"r ~ III, t'"rtn. m,
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