TOLON, Miguel Teurbe (to-lone'), Cuban author, born in Pensacola, Florida, in 1820: died in Havana, Cuba, in 1858. When he was a child his parents went to Matanzas, Cuba, where he received his education and passed a great part of his life. In 1847 his comedy " Una Noticia" was performed at Matanzas, and in the following year he produced another, "Un Caserio." In 1848 he was forced to emigrate to New York, his political opinions being in opposition to the Spanish government. In New York he devoted his time to teaching and to literary labors, contributing to several newspapers. He returned to Cuba in 1857, where he died soon afterward. He is the author of " Preludios," a collection of poems (Matanzas, 1841) ; "Aguinaldes Matanzeros" (1847) ; "El Laud del Desterrado" (New York, 1852); " Elementary Spanish Reader and Translator" (1852); "Leyendas Cubanas" (1856) ; and " Flores y Espinas," poems (Havana, 1858).