, ▁later ▁promoted ▁to ▁capit án ▁he ▁joined ▁ 2 . ▁B ater ía ▁Mont ada ▁of ▁A til ano ▁Fernández ▁Neg re te , ▁forming ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Vas co - Nav ar res e ▁troops . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁clear ▁whether ▁he ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁unit ▁throughout ▁ 1 8 7 5 . ▁In ▁early ▁ 1 8 7 6 , ▁during ▁final ▁months ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁the ▁claim ant ▁reward ed ▁Rafael ▁with ▁condado ▁de ▁O la eta . ▁At ▁un spec ified ▁time ▁– ▁probably ▁during ▁the ▁same ▁period ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁– ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁comand ante , ▁though ▁some ▁sources ▁claim ▁he ▁ended ▁the ▁campaign ▁as ▁ten iente ▁cor onel . ▁Re un ited ▁with ▁his ▁brother , ▁they ▁part ed ▁the ▁claim ant ▁in ▁Ar neg uy , ▁the ▁first ▁French ▁town ▁on ▁their ▁way ▁to ▁ex ile . ▁ ▁Car list ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁ ▁Cort ina ' s ▁early ▁where about s ▁on ▁ex ile ▁are ▁obsc ure ; ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁latest ▁he ▁settled ▁in ▁Paris . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁he ▁" was ▁sent " ▁by ▁his ▁king ▁to ▁Mexico ; ▁no ▁details ▁are ▁known . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁he ▁sa iled ▁from ▁Mexico ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁comm enced ▁teaching ▁Spanish . ▁Starting ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s ▁he ▁acted ▁as ▁representative ▁of ▁Carlos ▁VII ▁in ▁North ▁America . ▁He ▁remained ▁on ▁good ▁terms ▁with ▁the ▁claim ant ,