. The Cuba review. THE CUB A RE V IE W. 1922 to ask for protection of Cuban interests. President Zayas appointed Col. Despaigne Secretary of the Treasury—an appointment which met with general commendation. COL. MANUEL DESPAIGNE Secretary of the Treasury Col. Manuel Despaigne, Cuban Secretary of the Treasury, was born in Santiago de Cuba. He was sent to France at an early age to be educated. Later he passed some time in New York. He also visited Central America, Mexico and Brazil in his travels. He entered the Cuban Army for Liberation in 1896, and was promoted to Colonel for his valiant deeds
. The Cuba review. THE CUB A RE V IE W. 1922 to ask for protection of Cuban interests. President Zayas appointed Col. Despaigne Secretary of the Treasury—an appointment which met with general commendation. COL. MANUEL DESPAIGNE Secretary of the Treasury Col. Manuel Despaigne, Cuban Secretary of the Treasury, was born in Santiago de Cuba. He was sent to France at an early age to be educated. Later he passed some time in New York. He also visited Central America, Mexico and Brazil in his travels. He entered the Cuban Army for Liberation in 1896, and was promoted to Colonel for his valiant deeds in defense of his country. Col. Despaigne took an active part in the Assembly at Yara and Santa Cruz. During the American Intervention he was Assistant Secretary of State under Gen. Brooks. Later he passed to the Department of Customs under Major Tasker H. Bliss. Col. Despaigne was sent to Washington to negotiate the first Cuban loan of $35,000,000, and his efforts were successful. Upon his return to Cuba he was appointed Adminis- trator of Customs, an office he resigned in 1906. Gen. Menocal reappointed him and he served in that capacity from 1913 to 1917 when he again resigned that office to proceed to Washington as a member of the War Trade Board. Col. Despaigne was active in clearing up the congestion of the port of Habana. Always patriotic, alive to the interest of Cuba, Col. Despaigne attended the Financial Congress in Washington in 1920 and later in. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Munson Steamship Line. New York : Munson Steamship Line
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