This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: daleyl Surnames: Enamorado Cabrera Garcia Iniguez Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.caribbean.cuba.general/5493.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: An oral history about Calixto (Garcia-I~niguez) Enamorado Cabrera Many wars were fought for Cuban freedom, the first large scale conflict was the 1868-1878 "Ten Years' War." War continued with peak resistance during the Guerra Chiquita (circa 1878-1880); and culminating in the 1895-1898 War of Cuban Independence. Family oral history tells that somewhere between about 1889-1893 when grandfather who would never be tall and then at perhaps 14 to 16 was small for his age. At that time war smoldered in the eastern Cuba countryside. Near Campechuela at the western end of the Sierra Maestra, he was caught by a Spanish patrol, Grandfather was about to be hung, for such was the standard fate of any Cuban male caught in rural areas during rebellions. Just in time a Spanish officer took pity on his beardless youth and let him go. A reference that shows eastern Cuba was still at war circa 1893 is:Swiggum, S. and M. Kohli (last updated 4-29-08 and accessed 10-8-08) JELUNGA / LEON XIII / SANTIAGO / JEHANGIR / WING SHING 1890: Ships list http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/descriptions/ShipsI-J.html "JELUNGA / LEON XIII / SANTIAGO / JEHANGIR / WING SHING 1890 was a 5,191 gross ton ship, length length 410.5ft x beam 48.2ft (125,12m x 14,69m), one funnel, three masts (rigged for sail), steel construction, single screw and a designed speed of 12 knots. There was accommodation for 80-1st and 42-2nd class passengers. Built by Wm Denny & Bros, Dumbarton for the British India Associated Steamers, she was launched as the JELUNGA on 30th Oct.1890. Her maiden voyage started on 2nd Feb.1891 when she sailed from London for Suez, Batavia and Brisbane. In 1893 she was chartered to Cia Trasatlantica, Spain who renamed her LEON XIII and used her as a troop transport for the Cuban rebellion. Reverted to B.I.A.S in 1894 and the Queensland service, she was again chartered to Cia Trasatlantica in 1896 and renamed SANTIAGO. Returned to B.I.A.S in Dec.1896 and reverted to her original name and to the London - Australia s! ervice, she made two Boer War trooping voyages in 1900. In 1902 she made trooping voyages between Madras and Hong Kong and on 27th July while on passage from Shan-hai-Kwan to Calcutta with troops, her propeller shaft snapped and she was towed to Singapore where the troops transferred to another ship. In 1903 she transferred to the ownership of British India Steam Navigation Co and om 21st Mar.1908 was sold to Robert, Shankland & Co who used her on the London - Hamburg - Rotterdam - Halifax - New York route for three round voyages under the name of New York & Continental Line. With the liquidation of this company, she reverted to B.I.S.N.Co in settlement of her mortgage. Sold to Bombay & Persia Steam Nav. Co. in July 1914, renamed JEHANGIR and used on the Bombay - Persian Gulf route. In 1921 she came under the ownership of Lau Wei Chun, Hong Kong and was renamed WING SHING. She went aground at Hong Kong on 18th Aug.1923, was salved and broken up. [Merchant Fleets by Duncan H! aws, vol.11, British India S.N.Co.] Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.