 He then returned to the Foreign Service and became the Cuban Ambassador to Spain.In 1935, he returned to Cuba and wrote several books including "Carlos Manuel de Céspedes", "Las Banderas de Yara y de Bayamo", and "Manuel de Quesada y Loynáz".He received numerous honors and awards including the Grand Cross of the Order of Carlos Manuel de Céspedes of Cuba, the Grand Cross of Belgium, the Grand Cross of Italy, the Grand Cross of Peru, the Grand Cross of the Spanish Republic, the Grand Ribbon of the Order of the Liberator of Venezuela, the Order of Merit (Chile)", Commander of the National Order of the Legion of Honour of France, and of the Order of St. Lazaro and St. Maurice of Italy.