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From: Cancio Ortiz de la Renta <>
Subject: Re: [CUBA] Irish in Cuba, etc.
Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2001 21:40:18 -0400
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Dear María:
A very interesting piece of history. I assume this happened shortly before Maceo
was kill in action. For some reason Martínez Campos was not pursuing war as
aggressively as required by the situation and thus playing unto the old US
designs for Cuba. This situation ended when General Valeriano Weyler took over
command and thus, revolution ended, the need for direct US intervention to take
over the rest of Cuba; the first part of the province of Cuba was taken over in
1819. Maceo an Martínez Campos new each other, sympathized and had had meeting(s)
as both were franc masons. This whole period is very unprecise as it seem that
Spain, after the war, choose to ignore whatever happened and set to reconstruct
whatever was left.
It is very interesting the lack of information about General Joaquín Vara de Rey
and the homage and recent recognition to Admiral Cervera y Topete. I had hope for
more information and further clarifications at the centenary, which I'm still
waiting.
By the way, what ever happened to your forebear after the war was over. In Puerto
Rico it was a very sad period and oppression was strongly set for the next 50
years, with W.W.II and the communist spread the local situation liberalized but
with "care". Now it is starting to get for the worse.
My first impression is that your Terry most probably came from southern Spain to
Cuba. Certainly a matter worthwhile investigating.
Best regards,
Cancio

wrote:

> Cancio,
> Thank you so much. I am going to try to start my search in Pinar del Rio. I
> would like to go back as far as I can. By the way, my great great great
> grandmother was Mercedes Terry. She had a son named Andres Sanchez Terry.
> And my great grandmother was Mercedes Sanchez Cruz which married my great
> grandfather
> Pablo Suarez Jorda. His father was from Asturias and the mother from
> Catalonia.
> They lived in Guane and Mantua and my great grandfather had several farms,
> such as varona, cayo redondo, pueblo nuevo and others. (Pablo Suarez Solis)
> his father from Asturias founded the small town of Dimas. By the way, my
> great grandfather although totally opposed to the Cuban independence made a
> deal with General Maceo in where it was decided to burn his own home and not
> the whole town and therefore saved the town from some misery. Maybe this
> information will help someone or ring a bell in someone memory. If you have
> more information, please write soon.
> Thanks >^^<
> Maria
>
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Viernes, 1 de junio de 2001

Estimado amigo:

Cordiales saludos,

Cancio Ortiz de la Renta

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