(1799 - 1891)
Eminente naturalista, publicó el Compendio de Geografía de la Isla de Cuba, primer libro de su tipo escrito e impreso en el país. Pero su obra monumental es Ictiología Cubana, fruto de sus investigaciones de más de cincuenta años.
Award by the Critics to the Best Published Scientific-Technical Works
2000 | Agricultural Drainage

”Agricultural Drainage” is a very useful work for students and professionals from Hydraulic, Civil, and Agricultural Engineering’s fields, because in the text appear some aspects related to the levelling of soils and the application of agricultural drainage in areas with tropical and subtropical climates, on which specific researches are required about the rainfall pattern, the behaviour of soils and the characteristics of cultivations. Due to its practical values, this book becomes a reference for professionals and technicians from this branch, as well as for businessmen and agricultural producers.