thanks a lot. Though notice not a single Caridad church back then, which of course tres bad news. Maybe it was a barrio. mzervoud@bellsouth.net wrote:Mike, I can't help you with regards toa town named Caridad, but according to Peter Carr's book "Guide to Cuban Genealogical Research" (ISBN#0-8063-5028-8), the following churches existed in the province of Pinar del Rio around 1840-1850: San Rosendo (Catedral) - in Pinar del Rio - founded 1571 San Marcos - in Artemisa - founded 1805 San Jose - Bahia Honda - founded 1794 La Visitacion de Santa Isabel - in Baja (Dimas) - founded 1767 Ntra. Sra. de Guadalupe - Cabanas - founded in 1823 Ntra. Sra. de la Candelaria - Candelaria - founded in 1811 San Francisco Xavier - Cayajabos - founded in 1798 Ntra. Sra. del Rosario - Consolacion del Norte - founded in 1569 Ntra. Sra. de la Candelaria - Consolacion del Sur - founded in 1690 San Juan Nepomuceno - Las Mangas - founded in 1789 San Basilio el Magno - Las Pozas (Cacarajicara) - founded in 1675 Jesus Nazareno - Los Palacios - founded in 1760 Ntra. Sra. de las Nieves - Mantua - founded in 1750 Santa Teresa de Jesus - Mariel - founded in 1804 Ntra. Sra. del Carmen - Puerta de Guira - founded in 1806 Ntra. Sra. de las Mercedes - Quiebra Hacha - founded in 1800 Ntra. Sra. del Carmen - San Diego de Nunez - founded in 1805 San Juan Bautista - San Juan y Martinez - founded in 1761 La Purisima Concepcion - San Cayetano - founded in 1840 El Nino de Jesus le Los Pinos y La Santa Cruz - San Cristobal - founded in 1688 I hope that is of some help. Regards, Martha Ibanez Zervoudakis Founder and Director of the Cuban Genealogy Club of Miami, Fl., Inc. www.cubangenclub.org >Last night I discovered after a long search that my gr-gr-grandmother, >Ana de los Dolores Cabrerizo Gonzalez, was born in the "Caridad, Pinar del >Rio" around 1840-1850. The lady at a church in Pinar who told me this said >this this was a church in the city, But the only Caridad church I could >find in the city of Pinar del Rio has only been around since the 1970s, so >that couldn't be it. Does anyone out there have any information on whether >there was a church in the 19th century that this may be referring to, or, >alternatively, whether there is a town in the Province of Pinar del Rio >named "La Caridad"? ==== CUBA Mailing List ==== *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Posting any personal attacks will result in loss of posting privileges. La publicacion de cualquier ataque personal causara perdida del privilegio de usar la lista. --------------------------------- Découvrez le nouveau Yahoo! Mail : 250 Mo d'espace de stockage pour vos mails ! Créez votre Yahoo! Mail