▁his ▁eng agement ▁is ▁highly ▁unclear . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁a ▁Spanish ▁military ▁attach é ▁in ▁Washington ▁reported ▁to ▁Madrid ▁that ▁Cort ina ▁helped ▁him ▁identify ▁a ▁cargo ▁of ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁rif les , ▁sent ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁to ▁Lis bon ▁and ▁intended ▁for ▁a ▁Car list ▁dep ot ▁in ▁B ada j oz . ▁If ▁true , ▁that ▁would ▁suggest ▁that ▁either ▁Cort ina ▁changed ▁sides ▁or ▁that ▁he ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁Car lists ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁Madrid ▁government ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time . ▁Though ▁also ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁Cort ina ▁frequently ▁visited ▁Spain , ▁he ▁was ▁hardly ▁reported ▁as ▁engaged ▁in ▁Car list ▁activities , ▁focused ▁on ▁promotion ▁of ▁his ▁lingu istic ▁business . ▁During ▁res urg ence ▁of ▁Carl ism ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁mentioned ▁in ▁party ▁propag anda . ▁ ▁L ingu ist ▁and ▁business man ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 8 0 s ▁Cort ina ▁comm enced ▁teaching ▁Spanish . ▁His ▁own ▁market ing ▁and ▁independent ▁reviews ▁al ike ▁claimed ▁that ▁Cort ina ▁Institute ▁of ▁L anguages ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 . ▁Through out ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s ▁he ▁was ▁rather ▁noted ▁as ▁giving ▁less ons ▁offered ▁by ▁other ▁institutions , ▁e . g . ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁by ▁Brook lyn ▁Library ▁or ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁by ▁Brook lyn ▁Y M CA . ▁The