( Lately depleted of many Battalions for operations in Santiago de Cuba ) [ Headquarters: Havana ] Commanding Division General of Division Parrado Staff Aides-de-camp: Major of Infantry: Jose Taviel de Andrade y Lerdo de Tejada Captain of Cavalry: Fernando Bayle Mangino Captain of Artillery: Ricardo Munoz Arias WESTERN BRIGADE Commanding Brigade: Brigadier General Maroto Battalion of the Regiment San Quintin, Peninsular No.7. Lt. Colonel Jose Martinez Lacos Major Federico Ezquerdo Mateos Major Florentino Gonzalez Valdes Captain Fernando Sampedro Rozalein Captain Fausto Santaolalla Millet Captain Antonio Falceto Franco Captain Teodoro Iraola Antuano Captain Eustaquio Yague Captain Antonio Valdepares Marin Captain Nemesio Lopez Bande Captain Policarpo Navarro Sanchez Captain Antonio Navarro Sanchez Captain Eduardo Santana Carbonell Captain Manuel Casas Medrano Captain Jose Santana Carbonell Surgeon Alejo Moreno Camacho Chaplain Jose Garcia Rodriguez Baleares Provisional Battalion Major Francisco Matheu Ripoll Major Juan Luis Bonafe Major Carlos de Galisteo y Brunenque Captain Lucio Rinza Sanchez Captain Juan Garcia Garcia Captain Jose Rosello Aloy Captain Pedro Marirodriga Merino Captain Jeronimo Palou de Comasena Moragas Captain Luis Alvarez Blanco Captain Francisco Nogales Tuduri Captain Manuel Martinez Vinsach Captain Antonio Osuna Quintana Captain Jaime Vidal Villalonga Captain Jose Palou de Comasena Moragas Surgeon Jose Ramon Coll Chaplain Basilio Usieto Lopez Cavalry Regiment Villaviciosa ( 4 Squadrons ) Colonel Manuel Martin Gonzalez Ortiz Lt. Colonel Ramon Leal Rivas Major Ricardo Segurado Alberca Major Cristobal Moreno Monroy Captain Crescencio Jimenez Lazaro Captain Cesar Malo Romero Captain Feliciano Alfonso Fernandez Captain Rafael Valenzuela Villalobos Captain Domingo Echenique Sopena Captain Antonio Zuzuarregui Flores Captain Pedro Cifres Zambrano Captain Federico Ochotorena Palacios Captain Jose Cabalcanti Alburquerque Captain Fernando Chaves Perez del Pulgar Captain Angel Ortega Armas Captain Antonio Verda Lopez Talaya Surgeon Felix Echevarria Unquies 1st Veterinary Mariano Isla Colmenares 2nd Veterinary Miguel Garcia Limort 3rd Veterinary Joaquin Gonzalez Roldan Cavalry Regiment Borbon ( 3 Squadrons ) Colonel Enrique Bayles Marchuetas Lt. Colonel Luis Trujillo del Olmo Major Ildefonso Gomez Nieto Major Osvaldo Capas Selles Major Francisco Obregon Fedriani Captain Juan Lopez Gonzalez Captain Eduardo Guiral Zayas Captain Manuel Aguilar Juster Captain Jose Suarez Montero Captain Ricardo Martinez Rex Captain Jose Nogueras Frias Captain Manuel Julve Garcia Captain Julian Iglesias Iglesias Captain Juan Bravo Rodriguez Captain Fernando Suarez Vigil Captain Pedro Bouligni Enrich Surgeon Antonio Redondo Flores 1st Veterinary Eduardo Ortiz Sandaruri 2nd Veterinary Manuel Rubio Iglesias 3rd Veterinary Avelardo Opacio de la Rosa ( See Pinar del Rio Division for 4th Squadron, I will include all officers for the Cavalry Units that are known to me at their respective first mention, as Troop and Squadron commanders and there where-abouts, as yet, are not 100% clear. T.D.H. ) CENTRE BRIGADE Commanding Brigade: First Battalion of the Regiment of Reina, Peninsular No.2. Lt. Colonel Manue1 Benedicto Galvez Major Antonio Velasco Vera Major Antonio Mata Fernandez Major Saturio Garcia Perez Captain Gaspar Holguin Romero Captain Jose Quintero Ibanez Captain Lorenzo Miguel Delgado Captain Jose Clapes Juan Captain Manuel Padilla Delgado Captain Alfonso Ferrer Montilla Captain Sabastian Costa Martin Captain Eulogio Colmeiro Ferreiroa Captain Juan Micheo Agua Captain Eulogio Tomas Vidal Captain Ramon Soriano Cebrian Captain Manue1 Fuentes Grande Barbastio Rifle Battalion, No.4. Major Antonio Huertas Ortega Major Ramon Diaz Gomez Major Miguel Mae so Camacho Captain Leon Munoz Gutierrez Captain Pedro Mendez Vega Captain Emilio Echevarria Barcelo Captain Joaquin Catalina Basabru Captain Benito Carreno Trelies Captain Juan Garcia Daz Captain Jose Irigoyen Torres Captain Pablo Aparicio Miguel Captain Eliseo Subiza Castro Captain Epifanio Moriones Aranza 1st Battalion of the Regiment La Lealtad, No.30. Lt. Colonel Claudio Gata Zaragoza Major Juan Barrajon Villalon Major Antonio Serra Orts Captain Andres Rodriguez Martinez Captain Pablo Puebla Gonzalez Captain Manuel Alvarez Martin Captain Fausto Villarejo Hall Captain Ildefonso Calvo Gregorio Captain Eusebio Mejia Toledo Captain Sabastian Blanco Linares Captain Joaquin Munoz Gallego Captain Jose Jimeno Bayot Captain Domingo Arenas Nunez Captain Simeon Sanchez Robles Captain Pedro Sarraga Rengel Surgeon Leopoldo Badia Gonzalez Chaplain Exuperio Alonoso Rodriguez 1st Battalion of the Regiment Otumba, No.49. Lt. Colonel Jose Martinez de Morentin y Salgado Major Juan Aragones Carsi Major Santiago Company Delgado Captain Francisco Garcia Cardona Captain Luis Rodriguez Gallen Captain Joaquin Jose Garcia Captain Enrique Marques Mas Captain Jose Morales Jinenez Captain Juan Jimeno Acosta Captain Rafael Martinez Alventosa Captain Miguel Gomez Martin Captain Antonio Sanz Masana Captain Rafael Nunez Morales Captain Vidal Arias Fojeda Surgeon Francisco Ortega Gomez Chaplain Antonio Canada Moreno 1st Battalion of the Regiment Espana, No.46. Lt. Colonel Eduardo Mijares Olias Major Vicente Villahoz Bolanos Major German Villanueva Diaz Captain Mariano Siminiani Bernardo Captain Felix de la Fuente Moreno Captain Antonio Ramirez Leon Captain Julian de Francisco Lopez Captain Ramon Lorenzo Garcia Captain Pedro Garcia Solana Surgeon Alberto del Moral de la Torre Chaplain Francisco Rubio Cortes Canarias Provisional Battalion, No.2. Lt. Colonel Nicanor del Valle Fuentes Major Antonio Ferrando Rubiny Major Manuel Durillo Garcia Major Ricardo Villar de los Reyes Captain Enrique Churt Macia Captain Manuel Tova Munoz Captain Federico Lacassa Sala Captain Domingo Polo Dols Captain Federico Escobar Gonzalez Captain Leonardo Grande Canosa Captain Jose Campos Gomez Captain Pablo Espejo Valle Captain Jose Sena Montero Captain Francisco de Quintana Leon Surgeon Francisco Grana Bermudez Pizarro Cavalry Regiment, No.30. ( 5 Squadrons ) Colonel Antonio Garcia Cutando Lt. Colonel Miguel Socasan Navarro Major Aniceto Rebollo Pavon Major Isidoro de la Fuente Vazquez Major Francisco Gonzalez Anleo Major Antonio Martinez de Leon Captain Andres Suris Juera Captain Ricardo Cantador Lopez Captain Gonzalo Leon Lores Captain Angel Leon Lores Captain Agapito Garcia Hernandez Captain Adolfo Perinat Torreblanca Captain Salustiano Obregon Varonas Captain Juan Donat Rosillo Captain Eduardo Barron Ures Surgeon Saturio Escudero Euciso Chaplain Joaquin Loriente Trallero Veterinary Major Aquilino Ortega Palomares 1st Veterinary Gregorio Escobar Martin 2nd Veterinary Manuel Romero Barea Numancia Cavalry Regiment. ( 2 Squadrons ) Colonel Carlos Palacio de Hazana y Aguilera (Marques de Fuente Pelayo) Lt. Colonel Manuel Canga Arguelles y Villalba Major Felipe Paramo y Constantini Major Agustin Aguilera Gamboa (Conde de Alba de Yeltes) Major Claudio Lazaro Moreno Captain Tomas Gonzalvez Ros Captain Jose Porrua Fernandez Captain Tomas Sanchez del Pozo Captain Julio Martin Laferte Captain Carlos Araujo Garcia Captain Daniel Caceres Ponce Captain Juan Esteban Valentin Captain Jose Caro Cuells Captain Pablo Damian Lopez Surgeon Francisco Galnares Diaz 1st Veterinary Inocencio Simon-Arias Camison 2nd Veterinary Jose Negrete Poveda (See Holguin Division for other two Squadrons) EASTERN BRIGADE Commanding Brigade: Brigadier General Caballos 1st Battalion of the Regiment Guadalajara, No.20. Colonel Rufino Perez Feijoo Major Emilio Guerra Bo Major Roberto Gavila Gavila Captain Lucas San Juan Blazquez Captain Jose Camps Menendez Captain Ceferino Gomez Exposito Captain Jose Ramos Fernandez Captain Manuel Cortes Morro Captain Luis Camps Menendez Captain Antonio Jimenez Pajarero Captain Celestino Rodriguez Salgado Captain Luis Coello Munoz Captain Juan Azorin Martinez Surgeon Diego Segura Lopez Chaplain Agustin Coy Cotomad 1st Battalion of the Regiment Almansa, No.18. Lt. Colonel Jose Fernandez Gonzalez Major Ramon Perez Fernandez Major Enrique Puig Marti Captain Matias Gutierrez Cruz Captain Nicolas Martin Gomez Captain Antonio Huertas Moleres Captain Francisco Ballesta Gonzalez Captain Federico Aguirre Abreu Captain Ladislao Hidalgo Dominguez Captain Braulio Robles Garcia Captain Francisco Fojo Iglesias Captain Antonio Roldan Munoz Captain Francisco Losada Gaiburo Captain Juan Arjona Alberniz Surgeon Alberto Rodriguez Alvarez Chaplain Damian Perez Alfageme 1st Battalion of the Regiment Guipuzcoa, No.53. Lt. Colonel Ignacio de Torres y Perez Major Francisco Serra March Major Celestino Martinez Rubio Captain Pedro Adroban Mas Captain Rufino Fernandez Menendez Captain Francisco Gil Martin Captain Jose Mendez Rodriguez Captain Apolinar Revuelta Garcia Captain Hilari Diez Ibeas Captain Marcelino Solar Cuff Captain Felix Ros Berenguer Captain Federico Esparza Torres Captain Francisco Buerba Buerba Surgeon Eliseo Rodriguez Sallans Chaplain Jose Pascan Ambros Alfonso XIII Cavalry Regiment, No.32. (4 Squadrons) Colonel Diego Munoz Cobo y Serrano Lt. Colonel Alejandro Rossell Mena Major Autonio de la Lastra Rojas Major Miguel Feijoo Pardinas Major Simon Fernandez Miguel Captain Manuel Palarca Munoz Captain Ricardo Marin Riano Captain Brigido Moreno Perez Captain Faustino Perier Granadino Captain Salvador Echenique Meoqui Captain Carlos de Leon Dorticos Captain Juan Saez Jauregui Captain Jose Chinchilla Chinchilla Surgeon Pedro Sanz de Sicilia Chaplain Luis Escalona Esparraguera 2nd Veterinary Miguel Martinez Quesada 3rd Veterinary Juan Alcaniz Saiz OUTER ZONE ( Havana ) Commanding General Pagliery Havana Provisional Battalion, No.1. Lt. Colonel Julio Castilla Marmol Major Jose Aguilera Barrachi Major Lanreano Gerona Armendi Captain Filomeno Alba Martin Captain Jose Lopez Sommor Captain Antonio Martinez Minguez Captain Luis Zurdo Andres Captain Vicente Gutierrez Muniz Captain Eliseo Toledo Garcia Captain Bartolome Marquez Santos Captain Ricardo Fernandez Tamarit Captain Ceferino Gutierrez Vecilla Captain Eusebio Suarez Garcia Captain Carlos Tro Sanchez Captain Jacinto Pita Camacho Captain Jose Munoz Costa Captain Vicente Descals Santamaria Captain Bruno Perez Ortega Havana Provisional Battalion, No.2. Lt. Colonel Benito Vallespinosa Sistere Major Enrique Liebana Fernandez Captain Jose Amat Vera Captain Faustino Renedo Lopez Captain Blas Soler Piero Captain Gaspar Tapia Ruano Captain Pedro de Vicente Goncer Captain Isaac Camino Quintaura Captain Jose Rargeton Jabre Captain Francisco Castell Andago Captain Isidoro de la Torre Marquez Captain Adolfo Camencia Ramirez de Verger Captain Carlos de Benito Rivera Captain Angel Novoa Rodriguez Captain Jose Carpinter Andres Civil Guard Cavalry ( 2 Squadrons ) Colonel Guillermo Tort y Gil Lt. Colonel Eduardo Arminan Mijares Major Tomas Sanz Serrano Captain Bernardo Fernandez Escribano Francisco Sainz de Rozas Captain Joaquin Escasena Quilez Captain Luis Romero Aguirre Captain Manuel Esperanza Fernandez Captain Natalio Pastor Munoz Captain Francisco Vilalla Martin Captain Jose Penabella Reyes 8 Companies of Fortress Artillery ( See from page 67 onwards for data relating to officers of the various units of Artillery, Engineers, Etc. ) Attached to the Division the Sixth Telegraph Company RECAPITULATION 13 Battalions of Infantry 22 Squadrons of Cavalry 8 Companies of Fortress Artillery 1 Telegraph Company Guarnicion de la Plaza y Fortalezas Batallon Provisional de la Habana, num.1. Representacion idem. id. de Canarias. Seccion de ordenanzas. Representacion del 1'er Bon, del Reg. de San Fernando, num.11. (Barrio de Jesus del Monte) Idem del id. de Castilla, num.16. (Jesus del Monte) Idem del id. de Aragon, num.21. (Jesus del Monte) P.M. del Reg. Cab. de Pizarro, num.30. Idem del id. del Principe, num.3. 10'e Batallon de Ar tilleria de Plaza. 11'e Idem id. Representacion del Deposito de doma y aclimatacion de Art. 1'er Batallon del 3'er Regimiento de Zapadores Minadores. Representacion del de 1'er Batallon del 4'e Regimento de id. Idem del Batallon de Telegrafos. Idem del id. de Ferrocarriles. Compania de obreros de Ingenieros. Segunda Brigada de Sanidad Militar. P.M. del l7 Tercio de la Guardia Civil Representacion de la Brigada de Transportes a lomo. Cuerpo militar de Orden Publico. Representacion del Tercio de Voluntarios y Bomberoa Movilizados, num.2. Idem del 6'e Tercio de Guerrillas. Back to Table of Contents: Booklet No. 4, The Spanish-American War Back to El Dorado List of Issues Back to Master Magazine List © Copyright 1997 by The South and Central Military Historians Society This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com