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The Record of Desolation and Despair: Pinar

The Spanish authorities have furnished a list of plantations destroyed by insurgents during this war in the four western provinces--precisely those not affected seriously by war until in course of the struggle that is progressing: Name. Province. Proprietor. Annual Production Bags. Value of stock and machinery. Mercedita Pinar del Rio Ernesto Longa 20,000 $250,000 Tomasta Pinar del Rio A. Ledesma 12,000 150,000 Asentista Pinar del Rio Guillermo de Sealdo 5,000 55,000 Begona Pinar del Rio Conde Reunlon 15,000 100,000 San Juan Bautesta Pinar del Rio Gutierrez Aldave 12,000 100,000 San Gabriel Pinar del Rio Conde Lombilo 12,000 100,000 Santiago Pinar del Rio J. A. Bascal 10,000 85,000 San Augustin Pinar del Rio F. Delvalle 5,000 50,000 San Claudio Pinar del Rio Eduardo Delgado 15,000 120,000 Gerado Pinar del Rio Vincante Cagigal 15,000 140,000 Santa Teresa Pinar del Rio Vicente Cagigal 4,000 35,000 Guacamaya Pinar del Rio Y. Fernandez 10,000 210,000 Santa Joquin Pinar del Rio Joaquin de Mier 20,000 200,000 Salvador Havana Conde Berreto 30,000 300,000 San Augustin Havana Francisco Casuso 15,000 200,000 Teresa Havana Domingo Arango 45,000 400,000 San Jose Havana Carolina Lacoste 80,000 700,000 Emilia Havana Manue Escobedo 10,000 100,000 Manuelito Havana Conde Duana 40,000 300,000 Luisa Havana Jose M. Herrera 15,000 180,000 Santisima Trinidad Havana Jose Arrogo 12,000 140,000 San Leon Havana Sierra Y Toscano 12,000 140,000 San Antonio Havana Mamerto Pulido 15,000 300,000 La Victoria Havana Viuda de Lejalde 10,000 200,000 Tivo Tivo Havana Herderoz de Macia 8,000 120,000 Purisima Concepcion Havana Carlos Mazorra 6,000 90,000 Aitrevido Matanzas Foyo Y. Diaz 25,000 250,000 Saratoga Matanzas Drake & Co 10,000 150,000 Laberinto Matanzas Sarafin Mederos 30,000 350,000 Carlota Matanzas J. Guerendian 20,000 150,000 Esperanza Matanzas Herederos de Pelayo 15,000 200,000 Arco Iris Matanzas L. de Ulzurrun 14,000 100,000 Diana Matanzas Herderos de Baro 40,000 400,000 Santa Leocadia Santa Clara Raurell Hermans 10,000 180,000 San Jose Santa Clara Cacicdo y Cia 8,000 120,000 San Antonio Santa Clara Cacicdo y Cia 5,000 55,000 Carmen Havana Mearinan Crespo 100,000 1,000,000 Santa Ana Havana -- 15,000 200,000 Dos Hermanos Havana Felix Sardinas 16,000 300,000 Semillero Havana Herederos de Arango 40,000 500,000 Totals 807,000 $8,915,000 To this must be added at least a hundred cane fields, and the following sugar estates, which had buildings and machinery, but sent their cane to be ground elsewhere:

Name. Province. Proprietor. Santa Ysabel Pinar del Rio A. Otamendi. Dos Hermanos Pinar del Rio Conde de la Reunlon. Nueva Embresa. Pinar del Rio Gutierrez Aldave. Rojas Pinar del Rio J. Barberia Varela Pinar del Rio E. Uzabiaga. Recompensa Pinar del Rio Marques Veitia. Manuelito Pinar del Rio Eduardo Delgado. Redencion Pinar del Rio Emilo Kessel. Loboria Pinar del Rio Gutierrez Aldave. Corojal Pinar del Rio Abelarde Ledesma. Plazaola Havana Ygnacio Herrera. Esperanza Havana Conde Romero. Aljovin Havana Candido Matos. Concordia Havana J. Romay. Encarnacion Havana Julio Hidalgo. San Ysidro Havana M. Borrell. Amistade Matanzas Heredos de Macia. Capitolio Matanzas Heredos de Macia. San Luis Matanzas Ygnacio Herrera. Peria Matanzas Pedro Matiarto. Diamante Matanzas L. Angulo. San Blas Matanzas J. M. Ponce. Penon Matanzas Viuda de Quesne. Intropdio Matanzas L. Solerre. Sanjoaquin Matanzas Gonzalo Pedroso. Elrico Havana Pedro F. Decastro.

This list of forty-two towns burned is charged to the Spaniards: Los Arroyos, Ranchula, Juan y Martinez, Salamanca, Vinales, Boniato, Sandiego de los Banos, Bejucalo, Torriente, Catelina, Auroro, Jaruco, Flora, Los Abicus, El Cristo, San Juan de los Yeras, Paso Real, Puerta Piton, Los Palacios, Ramon de los Yaguas, Santa Cruz, Bainao, Bahia Honda, San Nicholas, Roque, Sieba, Maia, Benavides, Los Abenus, Cardenas, Dos Bacos, Ibarra, Cabanas, Navajos, Cayapabos, Carrafalo, San Diego de Nunez, Cartagena, Quiabra Hacha, Moron, Sagua de los Ramos, Melena del Sur.