(Headquarters: Pinar del Rio) Commanding Division General of Division Francisco Fernandez Bernal, now commanding Light Division organized in Santiago de Cuba Province early in March 1898. Aides de Camp: Major of General Staff Manuel Tourne Esbry Major of Infantry Julio Compagui Garcia Captain of Infantry Francisco Rodriguez Hinojosa Staff Corps: Major Manuel Tourne Esbry Captain Rafael Rueda Ibanez WESTERN BRIGADE (Headquarters: Pinar del Rio) Commanding Brigade General of Brigade Padlo Gonzalez del Corral Aides de Camp: Captain of Infantry Ramon Morales Espina Captain of Infantry Ildefonso del Castillo y Zuleta Captain Gonzalo Suarez Mendigorri 1st Battalion of the Regiment Vad-Ras, No.50. Colonel Francisco San Martin Partino Major Lino Galan Puig Major Alfredo Malibran Captain Carlos Rubio Gallego Captain Elias Cobeno Sotillo Captain Jose Palla Vidal Captain Fernando Calero Ortega Captain Antonio Vieites Ocampo Captain Luis Tamarit Llopis Captain Jose Pando Alcazar Captain Ricardo Barcenilla Herrera (Stationed at Pinar del Rio) 1st Marine Infantry, 2nd Battalion Lt. Colonel Martinez Arroyo Major Cebrian y Saura Major Carnevali y Medina Major Garcia y Gonzalez (Adjutant) Captain Pereira y Ramos (Quartermaster) Captain Marmol y Alcaraz (Quartermaster) Captain Romero y Enrique (Adjutant) Captain Perez Armario (Professor of Military Academy) Captain Quintana y Morciles: 1st Company Captain Plaza y Alberti: 2nd Company Captain Seirra Moron: 3rd Company Captain Lopez Cepero y Castro: 4th Company Captain Chacon y Lopez: 5th Company Captain Martinez Balanero: (Commissary) Lieutenant Luqua Losa: 6th Company ( only included this Lieutenant because he commanded the 6th Company rather than the normal rank of Captain ) ( Stationed at Pinar del Rio ) 1st Battalion of the Regiment San Quintin, No.47. Lt. Colonel Jose Noguera Porteria Major Antonio Guerra Riesgo Major Felipe Santa Cruz Gonzalez Captain Domingo Varela Rodriguez Captain Manuel Andia Riera Captain Manuel Villar Vasquez Captain Perfecto Serrano Rodriguez Captain Antonio Martinez Martinez Captain Juan Martin Marimon Captain Emilio Zegri Pedragosa Surgeon Enrique Solano Alemany Chaplain Eloy Hernandez Vicente ( Stationed at Pinar del Rio ) 1st Battalion of the Regiment Cantabria, No.39. Lt. Colonel Manuel Llopis Ruiz Major Jose Eiras Grande Major Ramon Santalo Tort Captain Francisco Castellanos Cervantes Captain Gregorio Erles Rodriguez Captain Gregorio Blasco Alzola Captain Jose Rueda Elia Captain Pablo Fernandez Canaveral Captain Leopoldo Paz Faraldo Captain Juan Portugues Roman Captain Juan Sanchez Barcenas Surgeon Rosendo Castells Vallespi Chaplain Tomas Suescun Ibanez (Stationed at Il. Herman Cortes) 1st Battalion of the Regiment Beleares, No.41. Lt. Colonel Juan Sanchez Sandino Major Edmundo Fort Roldan Major Fernando Lizcano Fernandez Captain Manuel Mateo Camaner Captain Andres Lopez Rivera Captain Leopoldo Toribio Gutierrez Captain Cesareo Ponton Vazquez Captain Zacarias Marques Castejon Captain Antonio Espigares Navas Captain Santiago Cucala Vineixa Captain Mariano Rioboo Poveda Captain Jose Lanceria Benedicto Surgeon Antonio Sola Huertas Chaplain Pedro Martin Sanchez ( Stationed at Bahia Honda ) 1st Battalion of the Regiment Infante, No.5. Lt. Colonel Federico Montaner Gil Major Pio Riva Orbea Major Pedro Rivera Rodriguez Captain Matias Valencia Musue Captain Jose Perez Guerrero Captain Eusebio Guallart Llanas Captain Mariano Gutierrez Gonzalez Captain Antonio Lorencio Puertas Captain Miguel Aranda Jimenez Captain Luis Losada Ortiz Zarate Captain Jose Lopez Valina Captain Miguel Esteban Crespo Surgeon Federico Hervas Soldado Chaplain Delfin Salgado Salgado (Stationed at Candelaria) 1st Battalion of the Regiment Cuba, No.65. Colonel Francisco Lopez Arteaga Lt. Colonel Jose Izquierdo Munoz Major Victor Ar guelles de los Reyes Major Jose Echavarria Limonta Major Jose Salati Montero Captain Emeterio Anton Sanchez Captain Sixto Duque Perez Captain Leoncio Rodriguez Hernandez Captain Francisco Suarez Gil Captain Adolfo Vento Castro Captain Manuel Gonzalez Gonzalez Captain Francisco Barrios Romero Captain Jose Cos Corces Captain Marcos Garcia Escaja Surgeon Luis Ferrer Garcia Chaplain Lorenzo de la Cruz Crespo Chief Musician Jose Arroyo Coca (Stationed at Line Mariel-Majana) 1st Battalion of the Regiment Canarias, No.42. Lt. Colonel Fernando Molto Ocampo Major Luis Aizpuru Mondejar Major Jose Cortina Cabrera Captain Joaquin Morencos Monge Captain Enrique Marzo Balaguer Captain Mariano Lapuente Godinez Captain Bernardino Go nzalez Romero Captain Lorenzo Benitez Melchor Captain Jose Maria Alvarez Ballesteros Captain Fidel Lastra Castillo Captain Cecilio Acebedo Alonso Captain Segundo Rubin de Celis (Stationed at Line Mariel-Majana) Vergara Peninsular Battalion, No.8. Lt. Colonel Ricardo Corras Ortas Major Eduardo Guardado Corras Major Momualdo Martinez Beuitez Major Rodrigo Agliero Marinol Captain Ramon Alvarez Olivera Captain Luis Angulo Escobar Captain Juan Martinez Martinez Captain Ricardo Otero Fernandez Captain Eloy Tellez Pascual Captain Antonio Mosquera Reinoso Captain Miguel Fresneda Menjibar Captain Mateo Domenech Ripoll Captain Jose Palan de Comasema Surgeon Aurelio Ripoll Herrera Chaplain Antonio Planells Rosello (Stationed at Line Mariel-Majana) 1st Battalion of the Regiment San Marcial, No.44. Lt. Colonel Francisco Garriga Regalo Major Rafael Hidalgo Perez Major Jose Humber Piza Major Jose Pueyas Vargas Captain Miguel Gomez Losada Captain Antonio Castano Gonzalez Captain Elias Benito Nunez Captain Aureliano Uribarri Leon Captain Angel Vazquez Gonzalez Captain Joaquin Garcia Bernabeu Captain Modesto Benavente Sanz Captain Emilio Ventura Blinetti Surgeon Joaquin Garcia Cosio Diaz Chaplain Inocente Lechuga Romero ( Stationed at Line Mariel-Majana ) 1st Battalion of the Regiment of Gerona, No.22. Colonel Ramon Perez Ballesteros Lt. Colonel Miguel Creus Corrales Major Manuel Alabau Pardo Major Adolfo Zacagnini Armenteros Captain Jose Sacanella Ruano Captain Manuel Alvarado de la Banda Captain Juan Palacios Perez Captain Godofredo Nouvilas Aldaz Captain Eduardo Santolaya Boson Captain Vincente Ripolles Ripolles Captain Fernandez Palacios Gomez Captain Pedro Porta Rivera Captain Julio Ferran Maza Captain Ramon Rodriguez Garcia ( Stationed at Mariel ) Attached to the Brigade: 1st Section, 6th Battery, 5th Mountain Artillery Regiment Volunteer Cavalry Regiment of Iberia, 2nd Squadron One Railway Company 1st & 2nd Sections, 3rd Company Telegraph Battalion Attached to Division: One Squadron of Civil Guards Lt. Colonel Rafael Rivera Ortiz Major Francisco Villalobos Ramirez Captain Baldomero Navarrete Rios Captain Federico Norberto Vera Captain Luis Portero Duque (Stationed at Vuelta Abajo) 2nd Section, 6th Battery, 5th Mountain Artillery Regiment 16th Transport Company Borbon Cavalry Regiment, 1 Squadron RECAPITULATION 11 Battalions of Infantry 3 Squadrons of Cavalry 1 Railway Company 1 Transport Company 2 Telegraph Sections Tropas afectas a la Division 2'e Batallon del 1'er Regimiento de Infanteria de Marina. Escuadron de la Guardia Civil de la Comandencia de Vuelta Abajo 3'er Escuadron del Regimiento Caballeria de Borbon. 2'a Compaania del 1'er Batallon, 4'e Regimiento de Zapadores Minadores. 6'e Batallon del 5'e Regimiento de Montana. (Art.) 16'e Compania de Transportes a lomo. 8'e Tercio de Guerrillas 1'e Seccion de la 4'e Compania de1 Batallon de Telegrafos. 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