Tomás Collazo Tejada (August 15, 1866 - March 30, 1924) was a Cuban statesman, mambí Colonel, and veteran of the Cuban War of Independence.
Early history Tomás Collazo y Tejada was born in Santiago de Cuba in Santiago de Cuba Province on August 15, 1866.
He was the youngest of three brothers including Enrique Collazo Tejada and Guillermo Collazo Tejada.The Chicago Chronicle. (July 7, 1895). Cuba. Collazo's Expedition Plans.; 1895. Newspapers.com. Retrieved June 2, 2024, from https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-chicago-chronicle-cuba-collazos-ex/148542541/
Cuban Liberation Army He joined the ranks of the Cuban Liberation Army. In September 1895, Gen. Tomas and Enrique Collazo led an expedition that was reported by the Spanish consuls in Florida.Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States. (1896). United States: U.S. Government Printing Office. Returning to Cuba on the Horsa Expedition, they landed on the southern coast of Santiago de Cuba in November 1895. He was quickly incorporated into Gen. José Maceo's mambí force.Riera Hernández, M. (1985). Ejército Libertador de Cuba, 1895-1898: antecedentes históricos, fotos y biografías de mayores generales y generales de división y brigadas, anexos informativos. United States: EE.UU..
Tomás Collazo Tejada held the position of Colonel and Chief of Staff of the Eastern Department in 1896.Presno Bastiony, J. A. (1955). Universidad de La Habana. Cuba: Departamento de Intercambio Universitario.
Political career In 1910, the appointment of General Tomás Collazo as Extraordinary Envoy and Minister Plenipotentiary of the Republic in Paris was submitted for Senate approval. He was soon assigned as the Envoy Extradordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the President of France.The Public Statutes at Large of the United States of America. (1923). United States: U.S. Government Printing Office. In February 1911, he attended United States Ambassador to France Hon. Robert Bacon's luncheon at the Embassy in Paris as the Minister of Cuba.Bulletin of the Pan American Union. (1911). United States: The Union. He held the position until his resignation in 1913.The Cuba Review and Bulletin. (1913). United States: Munson Steamship Line.France-Amérique magazine: revue des nations américaines. (1914). France: (n.p.).
Death Tomás Collazo y Tejada died in Havana, Cuba on March 30, 1924.
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