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	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Alfredo
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	AllRefer.com - Alfredo Zayas (Cuban History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Alfredo Zayas[AlfrA´thO sA´yAs] Pronunciation Key, 1861–1934, president of Cuba (1921–25).
		He and GOmez quarreled violently, and it was with Menocal's help that Zayas defeated GOmez for the presidency in 1920.
		However, as soon as some balance was attained Zayas entered on an administration that was almost universally criticized as weak, wasteful, and corrupt.
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	Alfredo Zayas
		Zayas was one of 27 members at the Constitutional Convention.
		In the very early years of the Cuban Congress, Zayas was sent to jail for involvement in a scandal.
		In May of 1912, Zayas was elected as the presidential candidate of the Liberal party.
	library.thinkquest.org /18355/alfredo_zayas.html (227 words)

	AllRefer.com - Alfredo Zayas y Alonso Information
		In 1924 he left office with his personal wealth greatly increased and backed Gerardo Machado's successful bid for the presidency.
		Zayas first became prominent as vice-presidential candidate of the newly formed Liberal Party in 1905, led by Gómez.
		Unsuccessful, he supported the 1906 Liberal rebellion that ousted President Tomás Estrada Palma and resulted in renewed US rule.
	www.allrefer.com /alfredo-zayas-y-alonso (215 words)

	ORIGIN OF THE SURNAME: ZAYAS'
		ZAYAS is the surname of an ancient and noble Castilian family that had its ancestral seat in the province of Soria, in a place called Zaya, from where the family adopted the surname.
		Jose Maria Zayas Jiminez was a spanish writer born in Sabanilla (Cuba) of the nineteenth century; he studied to be a lawyer, but he dedicated his life principally to Education and was Director of the College of Cuba.
		His brother, Francisco de Zayas y Jiminez, a medical doctor, born in Papian (Cuba) in 1827, was one of the most highly acclaimed doctors in Havana, a department head of the faculty, and a distinguished agronomist.
	genforum.genealogy.com /zayas/messages/48.html (338 words)

	Juventud Rebelde_ Prensa de la Juventud Cubana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		En 1916 Zayas ganó por amplio margen las elecciones, pero le dieron la brava y Menocal se reeligió de modo fraudulento.
		Se dice que Menocal visitó a Zayas en esos días para quejarse del despojo del que lo hizo víctima, y que Zayas, recordando el bravazo de 1916, comentó: “¡Y como duele eso!” Al doctor Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso le apodaban El Chino.
		Zayas concurriría a las urnas llevando al general Francisco Carrillo como vice, y José Miguel, a Manuel Arango, ejecutivo de la Cuban Cane Sugar Co. Los liguistas cantaban: “Zayas-Carrillo, el triunfo en el bolsillo”.
	www.jrebelde.cubaweb.cu /2005/enero-marzo/feb-27/zayas.html (1146 words)

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		Alfredo Zayas Afonso logra superar la crisis intervensionista con notable éxito, llevando a cabo sus designios personales, pero no pudo lograr evitar la cada vez más acentuada corrupción política en la vida pública cubana.
		Fue, Alfredo Zayas Alfonso, un buen presidente, que por su ascendencia "isleña" ayudó a sus compatriotas y a la Asociación Canaria por ellos fundada, en uno de cuyos actos dio a conocer personalmente su origen canario-materno, por lo que sentía enorme orgullo.
		Alfredo Zayas, no obstante, recibió una comisión representativa de los mismos y, siempre conciliador, ofreció intervenir y mediar en el claustro para que "no se aprobase la desafortunada propuesta", a decir de investigadora cubana Hortensia Pichardo, en sus "Documentos para la Historia de Cuba" Tomo III, pag.
	www.elguanche.net /crisiscubana1921.htm (2111 words)

	The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition: Zayas, Alfredo@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		ZAYAS, ALFREDO [Zayas, Alfredo], 1861-1934, president of Cuba (1921-25).
		He is survived by longtime companion Eva Zayas of Cambridge; one daughter, Tania Zayas of Cambridge; one son, Julio Jr.
		Alfredo Zayas was headed west at 76 mph on Nonantum Road when he lost control in a sweeping turn near Water Street.
	www.highbeam.com /ref/doc0.asp?docid=1E1:Zayas-Al (331 words)

	MSN Encarta - Cuba
		He oversaw the election of Conservative Party candidate Alfredo Zayas, which was relatively free of fraud.
		Zayas presided over a period of economic boom and bust.
		As the 1924 elections approached, Zayas’ Conservative Party, too long associated with corruption and cooperation with the United States, had little chance of victory.
	ca.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761569844_11/Cuba.html (3260 words)

	Alfredo Zayas y Alonso - TheBestLinks.com - Cuba, May 20, TheBestLinks.com:Find or fix a stub, 1861, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
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		Alfredo Zayas, Alfredo Zayas y Alonso, Cuba, May 20, TheBestLinks.com:Find or...
		Alfredo Zayas y Alonso (1861 - 1934) was a Cuban general and political figure.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Alfredo_Zayas.html (109 words)

	5. The West Indies. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The war period was one of great prosperity for the sugar industry, large quantities being shipped to the U.S. But after the war the market collapsed, with serious results for Cuba.
		Alfredo Zayas, candidate of the coalition National League, elected, but his opponent, José Gómez (Liberal), launched accusations of fraud.
		Enoch Crowder, who arranged for new elections (March 15, 1921), which resulted in another victory for Zayas.
	www.bartleby.com /67/2301.html (145 words)

	Orígenes - Compendio Histórico - Genealógico del Linaje Zayas.
		Lo de la genealogía de Zayas ha sido una constante de la familia a lo largo del tiempo, pues siempre hubo quien se ocupara en organizarla hasta donde llegaban sus conocimientos.
		Después de sendos eruditos capítulos dedicados a la etimología del apellido Zayas y a la Heráldica, con inclusión del escudo de la familia, con su origen y descripción; entro en materia sin poder moverme en el profuso laberinto de las tantas generaciones.
		Jaime, hijo del rey, embaraza a una doncella que trabaja en palacio y que lleva el apellido Zayas por ser del pueblo de ese nombre, Señorío de su familia.
	www.zayaspublishing.com /textos/comentarios_octavio.asp (891 words)

	Elections: Latin American Studies: Collections: SSHL
		Indeed, Zayas was no longer recognized as a member of the party by most of the Liberals, and so in 1919 he took his group and formed a new organization which he called the Popular party" (pages 399-400).
		Aguilar 1993: In 1920, "Alfredo Zayas was the candidate of the Partido Popular Cubano, a small ex-Liberal faction, while José Miguel Gómez ran as the Liberal candidate.
		Munro 1974: "Zayas' hope for reelection vanished when the conservatives, who had supported him in 1920, chose ex-President Menocal as their candidate, and in August 1924, he threw his support to Gerardo Machado, the liberal nominee" (page 41).
	sshl.ucsd.edu /collections/las/cuba/1912.html (8864 words)

	Cubafacts.com - History of Cuba from Hatuey to Castro: Chapter 6 - The Early Republic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Liberal candidates Jose Miguel Gómez and Alfredo Zayas won the presidency and vice presidency, respectively.
		Vice President Zayas, the Liberal candidate for the next elections, was defeated by the Conservative ticket.
		By the end of his term in office, Zayas was being publicly accused of tax fraud, nepotism, embezzlement, corruption, use of military for political purposes, neglect of education and sanitation, and allowing an increase in prostitution and in indolence in general.
	www.cubafacts.com /History/history_of_cuba6.htm (1500 words)

	cuba heritage .com - Zayas, Alfredo , 1861- (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso was born on the twenty-first of February, 1861, in the city of Havana where his whole life has been spent.
		In 1882 at the age of twenty-one he received the degree of Licenciado en Derecho from the University of Havana and entered upon the practice of the law.
		He has been a frequent contributor to the press and to magazines on political and historical subjects; he was for six years Librarian of the Sociedad Económica de Amigos del Pais and for many years its President.
	www.cubaheritage.com /subs.asp?sID=103&cID=3 (243 words)

	Las fuerzas sociales
		En 1922 y 1923 surgieron varias agrupaciones cívicas, en su mayoría críticas del gobierno de Alfredo Zayas.
		Zayas llegó a la presidencia mal cuando abandonó las filas liberales para aliarse a Menocal.
		Basta asomarse a las páginas de “La política cómica” y ver las caricaturas de Zayas con Crowder a sus espaldas sujetando su mano mientras firma los decretos presidenciales, para comprobar que existía una total libertad de expresión.
	www.pdc-cuba.org /uva_25.htm (832 words)

	CUBA/ El Gobierno de Zayas (1921-1925)
		Alfredo Zayas tomó posesión en medio de las llamadas "vacas flacas" cuando el precio del azúcar había bajado hasta 1.75 la libra.
		Zayas interviene y se le hacen importantes concesiones a los estudiantes revolucionarios, encabezados por Julio Antonio Mella.
		Zayas fue personalmente a Cienfuegos y, según afirman testigos de la época, resolvió el asunto repartiendo dinero.
	www.contactomagazine.com /zayas100.htm (1516 words)

	Historical Text Archive: Articles: Cuba, 1902-1925
		The Liberal Alfredo Zayas, the Vice President, lost to the Conservative, General Mario García Menocal, 215,000 to 201,000.
		Zayas of the National League ran against Gómez of the Liberal Party.
		During Zayas' 1921-25 presidential term, he did not run the country for half of it.
	www.historicaltextarchive.com /sections.php?op=viewarticle&artid=259 (1592 words)

	Alfredo Zayas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso was born on the twenty-first of February, 1861, in the city of Havana where his whole life has been spent.
		In 1882 at the age of twenty-one he received the degree of Licenciado en Derecho from the University of Havana and entered upon the practice of the law.
		He has been a frequent contributor to the press and to magazines on political and historical subjects; he was for six years Librarian of the Sociedad Económica de Amigos del Pais and for many years its President.
	www.latinamericanstudies.org /zayas-bio.htm (244 words)

	Columbia Encyclopedia - Zayas Alfredo - AOL Research & Learn
		He and Gómez quarreled violently, and it was with Menocal's help that Zayas defeated Gómez for the presidency in 1920.
		The election was denounced as fraudulent, and the United States intervened to prevent civil war.
		However, as soon as some balance was attained Zayas entered on an administration that was almost universally criticized as weak, wasteful, and corrupt.
	reference.aol.com /columbia/_a/zayas-alfredo/20051208164009990011 (174 words)

	1921-25. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Crowder's meddling in Cuban politics, however, combined with rampant government corruption and a collapse in Cuba's monocultural sugar economy, helped to revive Cuban nationalism.
		Under Zayas the Cuban government gradually adopted a policy of opposition to U.S. interference.
		He attempted to solve the problems of the sugar industry by restricting production; also stimulated industrial development with higher tariffs, and promoted public works and sanitation.
	www.bartleby.com /67/2302.html (273 words)

	Síntomas de la crisis del sistema republicano
		Algunos opinan que Zayas mantuvo una “actitud de supeditación al imperialismo estadounidense”; otros, que se “defendía hábilmente”.
		Una de las formas de Zayas para lidiar con Crowder fue filtrar a la prensa el memorando 13, lo cual creó un escándalo que debilitó al general y contribuyó a ahondar el creciente sentimiento nacionalistas, pero también sumó desprestigio a los gobernantes criollos.
		A su vez, Zayas logró negociar la retirada de numerosas tropas americanas de Camaguey, y Don Cosme de la Torriente obtuvo finalmente que Washington ratificara el tratado Hay-Quesada reconociendo la soberanía de Cuba sobre la Isla de Pinos.
	www.pdc-cuba.org /uva_24.htm (760 words)

	history240lecturepages19
		In the next elections, Alfredo Zayas replaced Gomez, and General Mario García Menocal followed him in the elections of 1913 (his presidency spanned several terms, and ended in 1920).
		Alfredo Zayas, a conservative candidate won the 1920 election by a narrow margin.
		Zayas deferred the charge of the government to Crowder, who became the U.S. Ambassador to Cuba.
	home.att.net /~history240/history240lecturepages19.html (1690 words)

	A short history of Cuba
		This result is challenged by the Liberals and Gómez leads an unsuccessful revolt against his regime.
		Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso of the conservative Partido Popular Cubano/Liga Nacional (Cuban Popular Party/National League, PPC/LN) becomes president after the elections of 1920 with the support of the conservatives against his former co-partisan Gómez.
		Zayas' government is criticized as weak, wasteful, and corrupt.
	www.electionworld.org /history/cuba.htm (520 words)

	Orígenes - Compendio Histórico - Genealógico del Linaje Zayas.
		La Divinidad ha concedido a los Zayas el privilegio de pertenecer a una de las familias que originalmente poblaron la Isla de Cuba, de las cuales solamente han subsistido 27.
		Aunque no hemos podido aún enlazar a todos los ZAYAS del mundo, considero que nuestro esfuerzo, no sólo cumple con los deseos de nuestros parientes que nos precedieron en estos menesteres, sino que deja una base muy sólida y abre puertas a los nuevos investigadores.
		Recibimos entonces la grata visita de Alfredo Zayas Rozos, hijo del inolvidable "Pepe", a quien todos los ZAYAS debemos votos de gratitud.
	www.zayaspublishing.com /textos/introduccion.asp (3695 words)

	José Miguel Gómez (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In 1905 Gómez planned to run for the presidency with Alfredo Zayas on behalf of the Liberals.
		Gómez and Zayas began to split the Liberal party.
		Zayas beat Gómez for the presidency in 1920.
	toshare.dynup.net /en/Jos%c3%a9_Miguel_G%c3%b3mez.htm (239 words)

	Zayas [y Alonso], Alfredo biography - S9.com
		Born: 1861 AD Died: 1934 AD, at 72 years of age.
		1861 - Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso was born on February 21 in the city of Havana, Cuba.
		He is a son of Dr. Jose Maria de Zayas y Jimenez, a noted lawyer and educator.
	www.s9.com /Biography/Zayasy-Alonso-Alfredo (130 words)

	The U.S. in the Philippines, Hawaii and Latin America
		And in anticipation of elections that were to be held in 1920, the Conservatives invited the U.S. to Cuba to establish new election laws.
		In the new elections, a conservative-popular alliance ran Alfonso Alfredo Zayas.
		Zayas, meanwhile, was involved in graft, and in anticipation of the presidential elections to be held in 1924 the Conservatives replaced him as their candidate.
	www.fsmitha.com /h2/ch14us.htm (3379 words)

	Historical Text Archive: Articles: US and Cuba, 1903-59
		If one doubted that fact, he or she only had to watch the US send troops for "training" over the protests of Gomez when there was a revolt of Afro-Cubans in 1912.
		Zayas won because the Liberals boycotted the election.
		In 1923, Crowder was named Ambassador to Cuba but Zayas saw himself as strong enough to dismiss the Crowder Cabinet and appoint his own, thus being able to reward his friends.
	www.historicaltextarchive.com /sections.php?op=viewarticle&artid=695 (1585 words)

	Elections: Latin American Studies: Collections: SSHL
		So an arrangement was made whereby Gómez was to become the joint candidate of the two groups for the presidency and Zayas for the vice-presidency…Again there was an exciting campaign, fairly conducted, and this time the united Liberals won.
		They elected, not only Gómez and Zayas, but also all twenty-four senators, and fifty-one representatives as against thirty-two, on a vote of 201,199 to 130,256.
		Lockmiller 1969: "Congress assembled on January 13, 1909, and passed on the certificates of election of its members...At a session of the congress on January 20, the presidential and vice-presidential votes were canvassed and Gómez and Zayas were respectively proclaimed elected president and vice-president of the Republic of Cuba" (page 191).
	sshl.ucsd.edu /collections/las/cuba/1902.html (8045 words)

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