Commanding Division: General of Division Ernesto de Aguirre y Bengoa Staff: Colonel Julio Alvarez Chacon Major Arturo Escario Herrera-Davila Captain of Infantry Pedro Cavanna Sanz Captain of Artillery Luis Massat Tomas Captain of Cavalry Carlos Escario Herrera-Davila Captain Sebastian Mantilla e Irure Captain Emilio Simon Lazaro Captain Bernabe Campos Garcia Captain Enrique Macia Rojas FIRST BRIGADE [ NORTH ] ( Headquarters Sagua ) Commanding Brigade: General of Brigade Diego Figueroa Hernandez Aide de Camp: Captain of Infantry Jose Rodriguez Hernandez 1st Battalion of the Regiment Luzon, No.54. Lt. Colonel Jose Pulleiro Meredo Major Jose Ruibal Puente Major Estanislao Herreros Puertas Captain Severo Alvarez Lugin Captain Juan Almazan Exposite Captain Manuel Luengos Garcia Captain Joaquin Anino Diez Captain Justo Menendez Escalada Captain Isaac Garcia Conde Captain Pedro Tallon Arcos Captain Camilo Garcia Rego Captain Ciriaco Vazquez Casares Captain Enrique Armesto Lopez Surgeon Salvador Palacios Parcero Chaplain Fidel Castillo Tolosana ( Stationed at San Domingo ) 1st Battalion of the Regiment Zaragoza, No.12. Lt. Colonel Joaquin Linares Pinero Major Manuel Martin Sedeno Major Isidoro Pena Romeralo Captain Francisco Linares Pinero Captain Pedro Garcia Encinas Captain Manuel Diaz Negrillo Captain Raimundo Aznar Mareca Captain Luis Prosper Ramos Captain Manuel Merino Campos Captain Tomas Pinero Romero Captain Garardo Nunez Martin Captain Juan Alvaro Alonso Surgeon Matias Ferrer Dalgedo Chaplain Justino Munoz Fernandez (Stationed at Sagua la Grande) 1st Battalion of the Regiment Galicia, No.19. Lt. Colonel Jose Romo Sanchez Major Lorenzo Bono Sorolla Major Joaquin de Hevia Diaz Major Jose Rodriguez Calva Captain Gregorio Valdes Alonso Captain Francisco Martinez Ibarra Captain Manuel Caubon Fraga Captain Castor Casado Nunez Captain Abelardo Garcia Rodriguez Captain Antonio Brandres Cazcarro Captain Alberto Presentacion Martinez Captain Agustin Blanco Rapunt Surgeon Ignacio Cornet Pala Chaplain Vincente Moreno Jimenez ( Stationed at Sagua la Grande ) One Squadron of Civil Guard Colonel Eduardo Recas Risareli Lt. Colonel Jose Lopez de Sola Major Guillermo Castanos Bradell Captain Antonio Lerdo Diaz Captain Francisco Perez Alvarez Captain Francisco Medel Pastor Captain Jose Sanchez Moreno Captain Gaspar Cantero Gil Captain Julio Pantoja Aguado SECOND BRIGADE [ SOUTHWEST ] ( Headquarters at Sagua ) Commanding Brigade: General of Brigade Diego Figueroa Hernandez Staff: Captain of Infantry Jose Rodriguez Hernandez Captain Manuel Abad Enrique 1st Batta1ion of the Regiment Burgos, No.36. Major Manuel Neira Gayoso Major Benito Marquez Martinez Major Pedro Cano Lopez Captain Camilo Baraibar Maltrana Captain Manuel Lopez Alonso Captain Francisco Gonzalez Ugarte Captain Joaquin Mesonero Pizarro Captain Juan Jimenez Berrospe Captain Jose Gonzalez Estevez Captain Luis Castellon Delgado Captain Jose Fabieres Ronda Chaplain Francisco Gracia Morellon ( Stationed at Cruces ) 1st Battalion of the Regiment Lunchana, No.28. Colonel Eusebio Boy Tomas Major Leocadio Villasevil Alguacil Major Pedro Cordon Breton Captain Juan Garcia Orobio Captain Isidoro Laso Lopez Captain Vincente Llivina Fernandez Captain Valero Todo Diego Captain Fernando Torres Lopez Captain Antonio Maldonado Martinez Captain Ricardo Cabrineti Navarro Captain Ramon Allende Sanchez Surgeon Antonio de Torres Sola Chaplain Jose Jiminez Gonzalez ( Stationed at Cruces ) 1st Battalion of the Regiment Saboya, No.6. Colonel Fernando Serrano Martinez Major Manuel Sotulo Uria Major Doroteo Aguado Velasco Major Isidoro Romero de Castro Captain Jose Gonzalez Duenas Captain Gaspar Orta Gonzalez Captain Arturo Gonzalez Pascual Captain Valentin Melgar Casado Captain Emilio Columbo Cano Captain Isidoro Campos Blanco Captain Joaquin Tourne Siloniz Captain Jose Rey Castrillon Captain Enrique Benito Marrase Surgeon Ignacio Gato Montero Chaplain Leon Velilla Lopez ( Stationed at Cruces ) 1st Battalion, Mobilized Regiment Gallegos ( Stationed at Cienfuegos ) One Squadron of Civil Guard Major Domingo Lomo Garcia Captain Felix Euxa Indar Captain Emilio Planchuelo Anoz Captain Manuel Ros Perez Captain Jose Garrido Diaz THIRD BRIGADE [ SOUTHWEST ] ( Headquarters at Trinidad ) Commanding Brigade: General of Brigade Juan Manrique de Lare Staff: Captain of Infantry Alvaro Arminan Perez Captain of Infantry Francisco Parales Vallejo Captain Candido Pardo Gonzalez Antequera Peninsular Battalion, No.9. Lt. Colonel Aristides Goicoviche Ballesteros Major Padro Murcial Camara Major Enrique Malev del Castillo Captain Manuel Guia Fernandez Captain Leaudro Sanchez Maestro Captain Inocencio Gomez Orduna Captain Nicolas Molero Lobo Captain Leon Manzanas Martin Captain Tomas Redondo Menoves Benito Uriz Erro Rodrigo Peruyero de la Prida Alfredo Lopez Garrido Surgeon Ramon Ramos Herrera Chaplain Juan Tur Riera ( Stationed at Santa Clara ) 1st Battalion of the Regiment Bailen, No.24. Lt. Colonel Augusto Pamies Puig Major Fernando Moscoso Losada Major Rafael Gerona Armendi Captain Felix Arce Diez Captain German de Dastro Crespo Captain Antero Gonzalez Liquinano Captain Jose Soria Salazar Captain Juan Mulet Chambo Captain Antonio Heres Palaez Captain Prudencio Rodriguez Rivera Captain Pascual Sanz de No Captain Florencio Rodriguez Martin Captain Manuel Garcia Jurjo Surgeon Andres Gonzalez Toboada Chaplain David Armesto Rodriguez ( Stationed at Cruces ) 1st Battalion of the Regiment Soria, No.9. Lt. Colonel Jose Alfos Villanueva Major Jose Panfil Munoz Major Vicente Alonso Rolando Captain Luis Malleut Pacheco Captain Pablo Vegas Garro Captain Mariano Bachiller Parejo Captain Jeronimo Burgos Tesoro Captain Jose Alegre Egea Captain Emilio Ardisoni Medina Captain Juan Puig Suner Captain Manue1 Arrovo Fernandez ( Stationed at Santa Clara ) Cataluna Rifle Battalion, No.1. Lt. Colonel Domingo Alonso Guerrero Major Enrique Guardado Corras Major Carlos Garcia Cabrera Major Luis Ejarque Vara Captain Enrique Martinez Trujillo Captain Diego Jimenez Turull Captain Manuel Martin Barallobre Captain Esteban Martinez Prados Captain Manuel Dasi Puntarro Captain Jose de la Escosura Espronceda Captain Emilio Saenz de Tejada Captain Silverio Gonzalez Conejo Captain Carmelo Nogueras Belinchon Captain Rafael Salamanca Alonso Captain Jose Arminan Perez Surgeon Leandro Escudero Hernandez Chaplain Augusto Go mez Garcia Bugle Major Emilio Borras Vilanova ( Stationed at Cienfuegos ) Attached to Division: 1st Section, 5th Battery, 5th Mountain Artillery Regiment 9th, 11th and 17th Transport Companies Volunteers of Spain, Espana Cavalry Regiment ( number of Squadrons unknown ) Sagunto Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Squadron Squadron Civil Guards Lt. Colonel Manuel Ferreira Molina Major Manuel Mellado Hidalgo Captain Pedro Escribano Senoret Captain Jose Grandal Ramos Captain Sebastian Panero Mata Captain Luis Rabadan Terron ( Stationed at Cienfuegos ) 1st Section, 2nd Company, Telegraph Battalion RECAPITULATION: 11 Battalions of Infantry 4 Squadrons of Cavalry (plus Espana Regiment) 1 Section of Artillery 1 Telegraph Section 3 Transport Companies Tropas que componen esta Division 1'er Batallon del Regimiento Infanteria de Saboya, num.6. 1'er Idem del id. de Soria, num.9. Idem id. de Zaragoza, num.12. Idem id. de Extremadura, num.15. Idem id. de Galicia, num.19. Idem id. de Luchana, num.28. Idem id. de Burgos, num.36. Idem id. de Luzon, num.54. Batallon Cazadores de Cataluna, num.1. Idem id. de Barcelona, num.3. Batallon de Voluntarios Movilizados de Pando. Escuadron de Trevino del Regimiento Caballeria de Sagunto. 18 Tercio de la Guardia Civil. 1'a y 2'e Seccion, 4'e Bateria del 5'e Regimiento de Artilleria de Montana. 1'a y 2'e Seccion, 5'e id. de id. id. 11'a y 17'e Compania de Transportes a lomo. Una Seccion de la 9'e idem de id. a id. 2'e Compania de Arraste. 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