The sun., 1897-03-02
sANGUIL US CAREER.


Julio Sanguily was born at Havana In Novem-
Der, 1sa7 He studied at the historical college
OF FL Salvador, but about 1860 he came to the
United States and attended u business school at
Philadelphia for some time. The Cuban revolu-
ton OF 1903 found him In New York. He en-
listed as volunteer to fight for the independ-
enoe OF his country, and in December he left this
port as n private In the expedition commanded
by Gen. Manuel do Qucsada, which embarked
for Cuba on the schooner Galvanic. When he
arrived at La Guanaja, province Of Puerto
Principe Sanguly had an opportunity OF distin.
gushing himself In the fight tho party had with
Spanish gunboat that tried to prevent Its
landing. He was made sergeant then. and
soon after. having been promoted to the rank Of
Lieutenant, he was appointed Adjutant to Gen.
Qucsada, q post which no did not hold long. for,
apprcciating his military ability, the Comman.
der-in-Chief intrusted him with the command Of
tho patriot cavalry forces In Camagucy. the re-
nown OF whose exploits soon acquired tho pro-
portions OF legend Gen. Maxine Gomez has
often referred 10 tho GLORIOUS days Of our cav
airy when II was commanded by Sanguily."
Sanguily's most important fight at that tmo
was that Of Las Mlnas do Tana. Gen. Jordan
commanded the Cubans, and during the engage
ment sanguily's gallantry having attracted his
attention. the General remarked: ''Sanguily is
tho Ncfy pcsb ucNclopuchb Va thc Supeh
revolution"
At San Fernando, in Juno. 1870, sanguily's
left foot was shattered by q bullet, and there
after he was q cripple his right log having been
broken before the war. But this did not prevent
him from remaining In the field, and, although
he had TO be assisted into and out Of the saddle,
he was always tho first to charge tho enemy A
striking incident In the military life Of Julio
Sanguily was his capture by the Spanish on Oct.
:, 1871, while In forest hut recovering from
wounds. Gen. Ignacio Agramonte, who had
brotherly affection for Sanguily, heard OF tho
capture and to the at the hoad OF tho
escort Failing ike a whirlwlnd upon tie span.
iards, who numbered 100. Agramonte succeeded
ward in his oiiclal report, could not have been
accomplished but for the intrcpidity of Saneuily
himself, who had TO fight his own way through
fS sSnSo Of tSe edn%n %
bs s OS M wSsns Ss Rst
when spanish bullet struck him in the right
NOM On May :, is7s. sansuily wa. advanced to
the rank Of Maior-GeneraL At the death OF
Gen. lgnacio Agramonte, one year later, he as
ing Gen. Maxine Corners appointment TO that
post by the revolutionary Government. In Jenu-
OF Santa Clara, sanguiiy had command Of the In.
yading column. Shortly after passing. the
Jucaro. Moron trocha sanguily forced a large
Spanish column to surrender at San An
deal of booty; rsanguIly's, most notable fights
Fernando, .Jimird, Buey sabana,. Anama, San
AntonIo Mipas Sarapio M9S as Gnssaee Sgas
iguara. Rio Grands, and La Esperanza. In 1876
he was commissioned by the Cuban Government
to come TO the United States and organize an
start for Cuba with large supply OF arms and
ammunition on the steamer Esteile the vessel
was seized by tho Federal authorities. Before
this sangqily despatched two small expeditions,
one OF which arrived safely In Cuba The other
was wrecked off the coast Of Jamaica. Soon
after this, In January, 1873, news came from
Cuba that negotiations for peace had been en-
tered upon, and sanguily suspended his prepa-
Toward the middle OF 1873 he was married In
this city to Miss Matilde Echar,e y Alfonso, a
pclied to leave the island for political reasons.
Sanguily returned to Havana in December
1873. In 1888 he was accused OF conspiring
with Gen. Maxine Gomez to start an uprising,
regime q Gen. Calleja as Captain. General OF
the island Sanguily was under constant espion-
age and gossip had It that several attempts
were then made to assassinnte him. In order to
prevent the ontbreGa,k that hat would surely naSe
was the idol OF the Cubans, the Spanish authori-
iirs finally decided , to depSg! & him him to Spain,
the influence OF Gen. Campos. he was allowed to
return to Havana.
to the United states since then, together with
his woll.known friendship for the late jose
Marti, and, above all, his extraordinary innu-
cnce with the rising generation in Cuba, led the
Government to suspect Sanguily when prepara-
tons for the present revolution were begun.
Gcu. Calcja, his old enemy. was again Captain
General and naturally one OF his first measures
was to arrest Sanguly. on the charge that he
was one OF the promoters of the revolution.
The prisoner would have been shot, as his friend
Lopez Coloma was, had IL not been for the ener.
getic attitude ~ Gen. Williams, the Consu-licn-
eral OF the United States NJ Havana.
The remainder Of Sanguiys career IL well
known To readers of THE SUS, but II Is fitting to
mention here that while he has been set free by
Spain, Miguel Niondi. whose only offence Is
that he acted as counsel for him, is still "A
prisoner In the fortress OF Cabanas. As Niondi
Is not American citizen he will probably be
shot or sent TO penal settlement in Africa.