Hato . . .
Jagual i Javier Velez.
Espino Modesto Aponte.
Quebrada Arena Francisco Colon.
Cerro Gordo luan Machon.
Quebrada Aniceto Vasquez.
Quemado Manuel Gutierrez.
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT .HM (i>.
Pueblo I >< >inin>rt) Oiler.
Mamey Eladio Rivera.
Gurabo abajo Do.
Gurabo arriba Jose Gal vez Ap< m te.
Cajmito Do.
Ceiba None Bartolome Azpurna.
Ceiba Sur Do.
Valenciano abaio Miguel Reinoso.
Valenciano arriba Do.
Lirios Justino Sclinwler.
APPENDICES.
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Enumeration districts and enumerators Continued.
DEPARTMENT OF HUMACAO.
Enumeration districts.
No.
Designation.
Enumerators.
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT MAUNABO.
1 Pueblo Rafael Ortiz.
2 Emajagua Kmilio Calimano.
Quebrada Arenas and Talante Federicq Amadeo.
4 Calzada and Lizas Luis Ortiz.
5 Palo-seco Erneste Velasquez.
6 Id atuyas bajo and alto Bautista Ortiz.
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT PATILLAS.
7 Pueblo Ramon Costa.
8 Cacao bajo and Quebrada arriba Luis L. Cepero.
9 Cacao alto and Jagual Octavio Rivera.
10 Rio Arriba Pedro Vergne.
11 Mulas Jose Mauras.
12 Maton and Guayabote Hemeterio Fanon.
13 Mamey and Apeadero Antonio Capella.
14 Rios and Polios Paulino Rodriguez.
15 Bajo and Jacaboa Fernando Martinez.
16 Guardarraya Pedro Aguayo.
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT YABUCOA.
17 Pueblo Este Lorenzo I. Martorell.
18 Pueblo Oeste Jose L. Cepero.
19 Calabazas Jose L. Berrios.
20 Guayabota j Luis G. Berrios.
21 Guayanes I Nicolas Perez.
22 Jacana Francisco Berrios.
23 Limones j Augusto Gautier.
24 Teja ! Ernesto Ramos.
25 Aguacate Casimiro Labres.
26 Playa , i Jose Jesus Davila, 2d.
27 Juan Martin Jose Ma Carrilla.
28 Camino Nuevo Wistremundo Ortiz.
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT HUMACAO.
29 Santo Domingo '. i Francisco Lopez.
HO San Juan i Exequiel Damiz.
31 Santiago and San Francisco Aurelio Ramirez.
32 Playa Eduardo Lacroix.
33 Marianao Rodolfo Porrata.
34 Tejas ; Carlos Buitrago.
3-~> Anton Ruiz ' Esteban Lavergne.
36 Buena Vista i Juan Lopez.
37 Candelero aba jo i Julio Monclova.
38 Candelero arriba j Federico Martinez.
39 Catano and Mabu Francisco Bruset.
40 Collores Adolfo Vilar.
41 Mambiche and Rio abajo Emigdio Ysern.
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT PIEDRAS.
42 Pueblo and Quebrada Arenas Cruz Baquero.
43 Rio abajo Francisco Roig.
44 Rio arriba Ramon Aponte.
4o Montones abajo Francisco R. Manzanares.
46 j Montones arriba Casimiro Marquez.
47 Vegas abajo Ruperto Marquez.
48 Tejas alto Hilario Martinez.
49 Colores and Boqueron Jose Casimiro Berrios.
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT FAJARDO.
50 Ceiba and Machose Guillermo R. Bird.
51 Chupacallos and Saco ' Felesforo Ramirez.
52 Rio abajo and Papuan | Jose Lucero.
53 Quebrada Seca and Guayae-an Anibal Muftoz.
54 Fajardo, parte Este Manuel Guzman Benites.
55 ! Fajardo, parte Oeste Andres Hoist.
56 Sardinera and Naran jo Yldefonso Cintron.
57 Cabezasand Demajugua i Cristobal Andreu.
58 Florencio and Quebrada Vuelta Julio Erparolini.
59 Rio arriba Estebano Guzman.
60 Rio abajo Manuel Roman.
61 Quebrada Fajardo | Placido de la Plaza.
62 Poblado de Luquillo Benijno Fernandez Saraso.
63 Pitahaya Luis Benites Calzada.
64 Juan Martinez and Sabana Carmelo Craca Pacheco,
376
REPORT ON THE CENSUS OF PORTO RICO, 1899.
Enumeration dixtriH* and > numerators Continued.
DEPARTMENT OF HUMACAO Continued.
No.
Enumeration districts.
Designation.
Enumerators.
M
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT VIEQUES.
65 Pueblo Vieques, parte Este
66 Pueblo de Vieques, parte Oeste and Florida.
t>7 Puerto Real arriba .
88
60
Til
Agusto Bonel.
Juan Sampayo.
Trinidad Quinones.
Puerto Real abaio Regalado Benites.
Mosquito and Llave Antonio Bellido.
Punta Arenas, Puerto Ferro, and Puerto Diablo Miguel Benites.
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT NAGUABO.
71 Pueblo Ramon J. Rodriguez.
72 Hucares Juan P. Albertv.
73 Duque Aristarco Garcia.
74 Daguao , Arturo del Rivero.
75 Mariana Bias Maldonado.
76 Santiago Luna and Rio Alejo Bilva.
77 I Maizales Ponero Buso Purrata.
78 Rio Blanco abajo Carmelo Roman.
79 i Rio Blanco arnba Pablo Feliciano.
80
Pefla-pobre Jose Fuentes.
ISLA CULEBKA.
Isla Culebra
JOse Amado.
DEPARTMENT OF MAYAGUEZ.
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT MAYAGUEZ.
1 Salud Antonio Boudet.
2 Rio Juan Maria Marin.
3 Carcel Jose Lago Garcia.
4 do Alfredo N. Cuebas.
5 do Ramon Brandes.
6 Candelaria Miguel Medina.
7 do Jose Leandro Montabos.
8 Marina Meridional Jesus Truiillo Lange.
9 Marina Septentrional Salvador Badrena.
10 do Fernando del Toro.
11 Mayaguez arriba Francisco del Valle Aran.
12 do ' Belisario del Valle Aran.
13 Quemado Julio Monge.
14 Bateyes ; Jose Ramirez Avilez.
15 Rio Caflas arriba Buena Ventura Pecunia.
Naranjales Do.
16 Juan Alonso Francisco C. Vera.
17 Limon Joaquin Freyre.
18 Rosario Manuel Gonzalez Rivera.
19 Montoso Hermogenes Diepa.
20 Miradero Carmelo Besosa Pena.
21 Algarrobo Alfredo Guifford.
22 Sabanetas Carmelo Lange.
23 Rio Cafias abajo Gerardo Venegas Gotal.
24 Leguisamo Alfredo Cuebas.
25 Sabalos Vidal Santana.
26 do I Rafael Gan thrio Martin.
27 Guanajibo ! Guillermo V. Cintron.
28 Rio Hondo Antonio Garcia Sanjengo.
Malezas Do.
29 Quebrada Grande Tomas Boucher Bayron.
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT HORMIGUKRUS.
30 Pueblo Elenterio Pujalo Quifiones.
Guanajibo Do.
31 Hormigueros Ambrosio Marchani.
Jaguita Do.
32 Lavadero '. Manuel I. Diez.
Benavente Do.
ISLA MONA.
33 Isla Mona J. J. Giminez.
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT AS.XM 'i>.
34 Cuarteles primero Francisco Y. Montoya.
Cuarteles tercero Do.
35 Cuarteles segundo Sil verio Aran.
APPENDICES.
377
Enumeration districts and enumerators Continued.
DEPARTMENT OF M AY AGUEZ Continued.
Enumeration districts.
Designation.
Enumerators.
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT ANA8CO continued.
Cuarteles cuarto
Afiascoarriba...
Aflasco abajo . . .
Caguabo
Playa
Hafillo
Caracol
Marias
Quebrada Larga
Pifiales
Daguey
Humatas
Cerro-gordo
Corcovado
Espino
Cidra
Carreras
Cercado
Rio-ariba
Casey-abajo
Ovejas
Casey arriba
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT CABO ROJO.
Pueblo Norte .
Pueblo Sud
Bajura
Monte Grande ,
.do.
Guanajibo
Miradero . .
.do.
Pedernales...
....do
Boqueron
Llanos Tuna .
....do
....do
Llanos Costa .
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT SAN GERMAN.
Silverio Aran.
Oscar Porrata.
Do.
Magin Montoya.
Eduardo Ynfante.
Do.
Pablo Ybanez.
Do.
Manuel Betances.
Antonio Charneco.
Do.
Emilio Goico.
Do.
Serafln Agostini.
Do.
Do.
Fidel Benites.
Do.
Do.
Rafael Mangual Lopez.
Do.
Lucas E. Muni/.
Enrique Toro Soler.
Luis Bran.
Antonio Comas Ortiz.
Jose Garrastasio.
Juan B. Marti.
Alfredo Toro Colberg.
Tomas Marini Silva.
Wenceslas Font.
Sergio Toro Ortiz.
Gil Bouget.
Gregorio Montalvo.
Manuel Toro Peralta.
Elias Montalvo Colberg.
Arturo Lopez.
Pueblo central
Pueblo oriental
Pueblo occidental
Minillas
Retire
Guama
Sabana Grande abajo
Cotui
Tuna
Maresua
Rosario baio
Hoconuco bajo
Cain alto
Hoconuco alto
Cain bajo ! Francisco PujaK
Rosario alto Augusto Aponte.
Duey bajo Gabriel Veles.
Sabana Eneas Gustavo Deljado.
Ancones Do.
Rosario Penon Vicente Lopez.
Duey alto Do.
Juan O'Neill.
Eduardo Delgado.
Salvador Agrait.
Luis Limeris.
Ramon Delgado.
Pedro Y. Pajaro.
Antonio Ynzarry.
Rafael Pujals.
Eduardo Quinones.
Do.
Carlos Muxo.
Martin R. Paradis.
Antonio Barca.
Galo Rosado.
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT LAJAS.
Pueblo
Paris
Santa Rosa
Plata
Lajas arriba . . .
Costa
Parguera
Sabana Yeguas.
Palmarejo
Llanos .
Manuel Torregrosa.
Juan Girona.
Buenaventura Pagganadri.
Do.
Alfonso Quintana Cajas.
Luis Biaggi.
Do.
Arturo Zapata.
Acisclo Ronda.
Do.
Candelaria , Bartolome Yrizarry.
378 KEPOKT ON THE CENSUS OF POKTO EICO, 1899.
Enumeration districts and enumerators Continued.
DEPARTMENT OF MA YAGUEZ Continued.
No.
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
Enumeration districts.
Enumerators.
Designation.
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT SABANA GRANDE.
Pueblo None Sefiorita Blanca M. Malaret.
Pueblo Sud , Hipolito Garcia Sejarro.
Machuchal Enrique Falcon.
Rincon Santos X Delgado.
Santana Clemento Vasquez.
Tabonuco Miguel Schetini.
do Manuel Serra Ortiz.
Rayo Angel R. Falcon.
Susua Ramon Gutierrez.
Torre j Do.
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT MARICAO.
Pueblo Enrique Cuebas Grappe.
Maricao afuera Fermin Bran.
Montoso Mateo Vera.
Jucarabones Francisco Beauchamps.
Indiera alta Jose Garcia Navarro.
Indiera Frios ." I Hipolito Cuebas.
Indiera Fnos : Hipolito Cu
Indiera baja Pedro Cord
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT LAS MARIAS.
Pueblo and Mara villa Ernesto Vissepo Cuebas.
Alto Song (Campo) Mario L. Vissepe.
Anones Belford Souffrout.
Naranjales Antonio Olivencia.
Furnias Do.
Rio Canas : Ramon Freyre Burgos.
Palma Escrita Santiago Beauchamps.
Bucarabones Pedro Vanderdys.
Cerrote Epifanio B. Perez.
Purisima Concepcion Ernesto Vissepo Hernandez.
Buenavista lose Muxo Vazquez.
Chamorro Eulojio Vicento.
Espino Do.
DEPARTMENT OF PONCE.
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT PONCE.
Barrio primero .
Barrio segundo
...do.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
it
M
11
1J
13
11 do .. Julio Yordan.
Mrs. Ana Camps.
St-fiorita Olivia Paoli.
Seflorita Angela Ruiz Gandia.
.do Seflorita Mercedes Arias
Barrio tercero Senorita RogeliaChardon.
Barrio cuarto Luis 8. Vasquez.
.do Bernardino Bocanegra.
Barrio quinto Senorita Dolores A. Duran.
...do...
.do.
Content .
. Boscana.
Antonio Pasarell.
Guillenno Atiles Santos.
.do j Oriol Pasarell, 2d.
-do . Eduardo Neuman.
15 I Playa .
If, do.
17 do.
18 Canas.
Ill do.
Carlos Gensana.
Manuel Yzquierdo.
Ricardo Arias.
Avelino Rodriguez.
Mariano Y. Clavell.
Luciano Rivera.
Gregorio Rivera.
Evaristo Velasquez.
Ramon Rivera.
24 San A nton Ysidoro Uriarte.
- i l)anctas Raimundo L'riarte.
i'ii Hiicana-Vayas Pedro I. Massanet.
_><) 1'ortiigues.
21 TilX!S
> do.
-an Patrick)
27 ('rtpitanejo.
Guaraguaos .
.do.
Francisco Trigo.
Jose Teissoniurf.
Jose C.Ortiz.
Julio Ruiz.
Quebrada Limon Genaro Solcr.
Maruono.
MaehiiL'loabajo.
.do.
Luis V. Quintano.
Ramon Vando.
Rafael San Millan.
35 Coto- Laurel Manuel Paoli.
APPENDICES.
379
Enumeration districts and enumerators Continued.
DEPARTMENT OF PONCE Continued.
Enumeration districts.
Designation.
Enumerators.
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT PONCE continued.
Colo-Laurel Cayetano Casals.
Machuelo arriba Arturo Fornaris, 2rt.
Real Rafael Balaguer.
Ce rrillos Carlos A tiles.
Maraguez Julio Ranin.
do Francisco Rodriguez Batista.
Montes Llanos Gustavo Mas.
Anon Natalio Gonzalez.
do Jose R. Vendrell.
Especial Arturo Fornaris, 1st.
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT ADJUNTAS.
Pueblo Martin Aparicio.
Saltillo Juan F. Quintana.
do Jose Cobian.
Pellejas Jose Delgado.
do Arturo Aparicio.
Capaes Manuel Garrastegin.
Portillo Regino Nieves.
Guayabo Dulce Juan Garcia Berenjuer.
Guilarte ; Ramon Llompart.
Yahuecas Americo Rodriguez.
do Francisco Santiago.
Garzas Juan Aparicio.
Limani Pedro Castro Arias.
Vega arriba Jose Schwartzkopff.
Tanama j Guillermo Carreras.
Ya vales Antonio Medina.
Juan Gonzalez and Portugues I Jose Gregorio Loba.
Guayo and Vega abajo Francisco Yrizarry.
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT AIBONITO.
Norte and Sud Angel de la Cruz.
Asomante and Caonillas . , Francisco Colon.
Algarrobo and Llano Fausto Negron.
Cuyon Juan A. del Manzano.
Pastos and Roble ! Manuel Martinez Aviles.
Plata j Ramon A. Rodriguez.
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT BARROS.
Pueblo Emilio Santo Domingo.
Ala de la Piedra and Orocovis Eladio Rodriguez.
Botijas Jose E. Zavala.
Gato Manuel Ramos.
Saltos Clemente Valle.
Sabana and Mata de cafia < Francisco Carreras.
Barros j Gervasio Colon.
Pellejas and Bauta arriba Juan M. Yglesia.
Bermejales Roman Carreras.
Bauta abajo Jose Rojas.
Damian arriba Amadeo Barredo.
Damian abajo Bautista Latorro.
Collores and Cacaos Lucas Colon.
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT BARRANQUITAS.
Pueblo Senorita Angela Santaella.
Palo lincado Julio F. Ortiz.
Helechal Jose Munoz Rivera.
Quebradillas Tomas Pagan.
Honduras Jose M. Santini.
Quebrada grande Manuel Carvajal.
Canabon Joaquin Rojas.
Barrancas Tomas Colon.
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT COAMO.
Ermita . Edelmiro Matos.
Este and Oeste | Domingo Emanuelli.
Cuyon and Palmarejo I Euripides Rodriguez.
Pasto Hermogenes Rodriguez.
ban Ildefonso Jose Baerga.
llanos ! j uan R. jusino.
Santa Cn talma j Rogaciano F. Fontanez.
Pedro Garcia i Marcos Blancos.
380 REPORT ON THE CENSUS OF PORTO RICO, 1899.
Enumeration districts and enumerators Continued.
DEPARTMENT OF PONCE Continued.
Enumeration districts.
Designation.
Enumerators.
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT COAMO continued.
Cayales
Coamo arriba
Pulguillas
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT GUAYANILLA.
Pueblo
Magas and Playa
Indios and Boca
Jagua and Concejo
Llano and Quebradas
Barrero and Macana
Sierra baja
Quebrada-honda and Jagua-Pasto .
Pasto...
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT JUANA DIAZ.
Norte and Sur
Este and Oeste
1 .1 >i nas and Sabana Liana.
Guayabal
do
Hato-Puerco abajo.
Villalba abajo
Hato-Puerco arriba ,
Villalba arriba ,
...do...
....do
Caonilla arriba
Caonilla abajo
Vacas
Jacaguas and Callado.
Collores
...do...
do
Cintrona
Capitanejo
Armuelas
Tijeras and Emajagual
Rio Caflas arriba
Rio Caflas abajo
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT PENUELAS.
Pueblo
Cuevas and Tallaboa Saliente
Tallaboa Poniente ,
Tallaboa alta
Encarnacion and Coto
Jagua ,
Rucio
do.
Quebrada Ceiba.
Santo Domingo .
Macana..
Barreal ..
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT SANTA ISABEL.
Pueblo and Playa
Felicia No. 1 and Felicia No. 2
Jauca No. 1 and Jauca No. 2
Boca, Velazquez, and Descalabrado.
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT YAUCO.
Jose E. Aponte.
Manuel Marquez.
Rosendo Quesada.
Ramon Yordan.
Alejandro Marguez.
Antonio Yrizarry.
Jose A. Pajaro.
Joaquin Yordan.
Pedro Romanacce.
Rodolfo Pacheco.
Joaquin F. Torres Lujo.
Rodolfo Pascual.
Antonio Aracil.
Dacio Pasarell.
Jose Oriol Mufioz.
Carlos Julia.
Santiago Rodriguez.
Agapito Cortes.
Joaquin Torres.
Antonio Rivera.
Felipe Colon.
Serafin M. Natali.
Oscar Munoz.
Vicente F. Rodriguez.
Mauricio de la Cruz.
Pedro G. Goico.
Ceferino Rodriguez.
Manuel Ferrer.
Rogerio Vasquez.
Luis Cruz.
Eloy Diaz.
Manuel Y. Villarouja.
Juan C. Medrano.
Manuel Rodriguez.
Carlos Marin.
Reinaldo Alvarez.
Jose N. Purcell.
Gabino Balusguide.
Rafael Soldevila.
Pedro Lanusa.
Ramon Perez.
Julio Gonzalez.
Enrique Ginestre.
Rafael Gonzalez.
Jose Belen Gotay.
Ulises Ramirez.
Romulo Purcell.
Francisco Ferrer Banza.
Marcelino Torres.
Rosendo Arce.
Rafael Vechini.
Pedro Comas.
Pueblo Norte Julio Arismendi.
do Santiago F. Negroni.
PuebloSud Jose Maria Mattei.
Guanica Ramon C. Martin.
do Tomas Berastain.
Barinas lesus Beril.
Jacana and Almacigo alto Ramon Pagan.
Insua alta nnrt Ciego Hernandez Feodosio Nigaglioni.
Insua baja Santiago Negroni Nigaglioni.
Almacigo bajo Leopoldo Porrata.
Algarrobos Alejandro Agostiiii.
APPENDICES. 381
illxtrifls and enumerator* Continued.
DEPARTMENT OF PONCE Continued.
Enumeration districts.
Enumerators.
Designation.
MCXICIPAL DISTRICT YAr> continued.
it.-' Vegas and Caimito Augusto Agostini.
1 t,:i Collores Hercilio Vasquez.
livi Rancheras Antonio Follinchi.
165 Rubias | Carlos M. Fraticelli.
166 Frailes j Angel Vargas.
If'.T Naranio ! Jose Perez Pagan.
168 i Rio Pneto Domingo Pietri Roman.
169 Aguas Blancas Francisco Lopez.
170 Duev Salvador Sune.
171 I Quebradas
172
Sierra alta
Luis Garcia Toro.
Antonio Sanchez.
APPENDIX IV.
CONTRACT FOR TABULATING THE ENUMERATION OF POPULATION OF
Till. ISLANDS OF CUBA AND PORTO RICO.
Whereas the Tabulating Machine Company, through its general manager, Herman
Hollerith, has submitted an offer to the Director of the Census of Cuba and Porto
Rico to tabulate the enumeration of the population of the said islands, and said
Director has concluded to accept said proposition,
It is hereby agreed by and between Colonel J. P. Sanger, Director of the Census of
Cuba and Porto Rico, party of the first part, and the Tabulating Machine Company,
a corporation of the State of Ne\v York, party of the second part, as follows:
The party of the second part, in consideration of the payments to be made to it as
hereinafter provided, agrees to tabulate by the Hollerith tabulating system, and
under the direction of its general manager, the enumeration of the population of
the islands of Cuba and Porto Rico from the schedules to be delivered to it by the
party of the first part according to the twenty-two (22) tables heretofore submitted.
The party of the first part hereby agrees to pay to the party of the second part for
such tabulation the sum of three and one-half (3$) cents for each person, and one
(1) cent for each building enumerated, as follow.-:
Eight-tenths (0.8) of one cent per person on completion of the tabulation of
tables 1 and 2.
Three-tenths (0.3) of one cent per person on completion of the tabulation of
tables 3 ami 4.
Three-tenths (0.3) of one cent per person on completion of the tabulation of
tables 5 and 7.
Forty-five hundredths (0.45) of one cent per person on completion of the tabula
rion of tables 8, 9, and 10.
Seventy-five hundredths (0.75) of one cent per person on completion of the tabu-
lation of tables 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15.
Nine-tenths (0.9) of one cent per person on completion of the tabulation of tables
16. 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21.
The payments for tabulating tables 1 and 2, and for tabulating tables 3 and 4, are
to be made on the completion of such tables for each province of Cuba and depart-
ment of Porto Rico, and for the remaining tables 5 to 22 inclusive, on completion of
such tables for each island.
382 REPORT ON THE CENSUS OF PORTO RTCO, 1899.
The party of the second part agrees to commence such tabulation without delay
upon receipt of the schedules from the party of the first part, and to proceed with
and complete said tabulation with diligence and dispatch.
The party of the second part further agrees to tabulate the schedules relating to
agriculture and schools for said islands according to such tables as may be required
by the party of the first part, for which tabulations the party of the first part agrees
to pay to the party of the second part, in addition to the payments above provided
for, the actual cost of such tabulation (which shall include rent, clerk hire, mate-
rial, and all other expenses) plus ten (10) per cent of such cost for the services of
the party of the second part for superintending and directing the work.
The party of the first part may at any time discontinue the tabulation of the
schedules relating to agriculture and schools by giving written notice to that effect
to the party of the second part; and in such event all records and results are, to be
delivered to the party of the first part, and the party of the second part shall be
paid for the cost of the work plus said ten (10) per cent for services, to the date of
the receipt of such notice by the party of the second part.
In witness whereof the parties aforesaid have executed this agreement in quadru-
plicate, and have hereunto set their hands and affixed their seals this 1st day of
February, A. D. 1900.
Signed by contracting parties and witnessed.
APPENDIX V.
GOVERNORS OF PORTO RICO.
1. Juan Ponce de Leon, appointed by their Majesties on March 2, 1510, captain of
the island, and turned over the command by royal order in 1511 to
2. Juan Ceron and Miguel Diaz, appointed by Admiral Diego Columbus in the use
of his rights, acknowledged by the Council of Indies. They governed until 1514, at
which period the same admiral removed them and appointed
3. Commander Moscoso, whose administration was very brief, resigning the
authority in the same year to
4. Cristobal de Mendoza, who led the expedition against the Indians of Vieques
and left for Sevilla, being substituted in his turn by
5. Juan Ponce de Leon, appointed for the second time, on September 27, 1514,
captain of the island, with civil and criminal jurisdiction on both land and sea. He
governed seven years, and as he was preparing, in 1520, for his second expedition to
Florida, he intrusted the command to
6. Antonio de la Gama, who, in September, 1519, had arrived at San Juan in the
capacity of judge, and who married a daughter of Ponce de Leon. Gama retained
the supreme authority until the beginning of 1521, in which year he transferred it,
by order of the King, to Diego Columbus, who selected as his lieutenant
7. Pedro Moreno, the municipal mayor, who had been the solicitor of the city, and
who retained the command until 1529, in which year
8. Antonio de la Gama, Ponce de Leon's son-in-law, was appointed in his place.
His management could not have been very satisfactory, as he was removed in 1531,
his successor being
9. Lucas Vazquez de Ayllon, a justice of the audiencia of Santo Domingo, in order
that, assuming the general authority, he might supervise the actions of Moreno as
APPENDICES. 383
well as of Gama. The latter left for Venezuela, and after his task was ended Ayllon
returned to the Espanola, in the same year, the command being transferred to
10. Francisco Manuel de Lando, the ordinary municipal mayor, appointed, as
Moreno had been, the lieutenant of the admiral. Lando discharged his duties until
1537, in which year the Crown recovered the right to appoint the captains and jus-
tices of San Juan. This news was very gladly received in the island, but as seven
years elapsed without the right being exercised, the ordinary mayors continued
exercising the government, to the great dissatisfaction of the residents, who com-
plained in 1541 that they had no head. Finally, in 1544, His Majesty appointed as
captain
11. Geronimo Lebron, who arrived in Porto Rico in 1545, and died a natural
death fifteen days after his? taking possession of the office. He was substituted in
the same year by
12. Licentiate Cervantes de Loaysa, a justice who resided in the Espanola, and who
was appointed on the petition of the residents of San Juan. His strict rule brought
about such dissatisfaction that in 1547 the municipality requested the monarch that
he should not be allowed to govern in perpetuity, because it would mean the ruin of
the island.
13. Luis de Vallejo governed from June, 1550, to April, 1554, being replaced by
14. Licentiate Caraza, appointed in 1555, and who governed until 1561. He was
succeeded by
15. Antonio de la Llama Vallejo, who married Leonora Ponce, the daughter of
the conqueror, and who governed to 1564. In this year the appointment of civil
officials as governors of the island was discontinued and
16. Francisco Bahamonde Lugo, a cavalry captain in Flanders, was appointed.
He was obliged in person to lead an expedition against the invasion of savages,
receiving an arrow in a muscle which endangered his life. His government ended
in Io69, and he left for Spain. At the beginning of 1570 he was succeeded by
17. Francisco de Solis, a native of Salanlanca, appointed for four years at an annual
salary of 775,000 maravedis. He was succeeded in 1575 by
18. Francisco de Obando, who continued in office until 1580, being followed by
19. Juan de Cespedes, who died the same year. The next governor arrived in the
island in 1581.
20. Juan Melgarejo, a native of Sevilla, whose duty it was to prepare a geographic
description of the country. He transferred the government in 1583 to
21. Diego Melendez, mentioned by Abbad, and who governed the island for eleven
years, from 1583 to 1594.
22. Pedro Xuarez, colonel, governed provisionally in 1593 and 1595.
23. Alonso Mercado, in 1599, captain.
24. Sancho Ochoa de Castro, in 1602.
25. Gabriel de Rojas, in 1603.
26. Felipe Beaumont y Navarra m 1614.
27. Juan de Vargas, in 1620.
28. Juan de Haro, in 1625.
29. Enrique Henriquez, in 1630.
30. Inigo de la Mota, 1635.
31. Agustin de Silva, in 1656.
32. Maestre de Campo Juan Perez de Guzman, in 1661.
33. Maestre de Campo Geronimo de Velasco, in 1664.
34. Maestre de Campo Gaspar de Arteaga, in 1670. Died on March 7. 1674.
35. Maj. Diego de Robladillo, in 1674, temporary.
36. Capt. Baltasar Figueroa, in 1674, temporary.
37 Maestre de Campo Alonso Campo, in 1675.