He was the Registrar of Properties for the city of Guanabacoa and later went on to serve in the Cuban House of Representatives and the Cuban Senate for Las Villas province. He served as the President of the Cuban Senate from 1945 to 1950.[1] He was a signatory of Cuba's 1940 Constitution.
New York Times; Cuban Third Front Selects Candidate; 20 March 1948 Page 7.
New York Times; Cuba Chided of Defence: Senator Accuses Batista of Secrecy of Policy; 15 June 1941 Page 17.
The Miami Daily News; Vote in Cuba Dashes Batista Comeback Hope; 2 June 1950 Page 1.
Sarasota Herald-Tribune; Cuba Exile Heads Hit British Deal; 9 January 1964 Page 3.
Grandes Debates de la Constituyente Cubana de 1940 by Néstor Carbonell Cortina; Ediciones Universal, 2001; ISBN0-89729-957-4.
Otero, Juan Joaquin (1954). Libro De Cuba, Una Enciclopedia Ilustrada Que Abarca Las Artes, Las Letras, Las Ciencias, La Economia, La Politica, La Historia, La Docencia, Y ElProgreso General De La Nacion Cubana - Edicion Conmemorative del Cincuentenario de la Republica de Cuba, 1902-1952. (Spanish)