Chapter IV

GENERAL VIEW OF THE ISLAND OF CUBA, ITS CITIES, TOWNS, RESOURCES, GOVERNMENT, &C. 59

Political importance of Cuba, 59 Coveted by the nations, 60 Climate and forests, 61 Productions and Population, 62 Extent--principal cities, 63 Matanzas.--Cardenas, 64 Principe.--Santiago 65 Bayamo--Trinidad.--Espiritu Santo, 66 Government of Cuba, 66 Don Leopold O'Donnell.--Count Villa Nueva, 67 General Tacon, his services, 67 State of Cuba when appointed governor, 68 Change affected by his administration, 69 His retirement, 70 Commerce of Cuba with the United States, 70 Our causes of complaint, 71 The true interests of Cuba, 71 State of education, 72 Low condition of the people, 73 Discovery of Cuba, 73 Early History.--Velasquez.--Narvaez, 74 Story of the Cacique Hatuey, 75 The island depopulated, 76 Rapidly colonized by Spaniards, 77 Seven cities founded in four years, 77 Havana removed.--The Gibraltar of America, 77 Possibility of a successful attack, 78