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Enrique Jose Varona, educated in Puerto Principe, began his literary career in 1864 . In 1874, he moved to Havana, dividing his time between teaching and journalism. In 1885 he was elected representative for Puerto Principe in the Spanish Cortes. Published a number of works such as Odes Anacreonticas (1868), poems (1878), Cuban landscapes (1879), philosophical lectures (1880). Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal, Propaganda de los Cigarros Susini y La Corona, Tabacalera Cubana.