Through the streets of Cárdenas, a centenarian old man who has lost his mind walked slowly, but still had the strength to shout out loud: “I am Bernardo Carrillo de Albornoz, Captain of Artillery, who fought against the English.” The former officer owned several farms in the region, including some salt mines and the 1,140-hectare Varadero hacienda on the Hicacos peninsula, where he enjoyed the splendid beach, with very white sands and apparently, always crystal-clear waters. Paradoxes of life: Don Bernardo will be remembered more for being the owner of those places than for his action against the English in 1762.
Moves The heirs of Carrillo de Albornoz, in the mid-19th century, built the first homes, huts, and wooden houses with thatched roofs or Spanish tiles, in the place that would later be called the old Varadero, according to research by Ernesto Álvarez Blanco and Teresa Iglesias Oduardo. It has been written, although without documentary evidence in this regard, that since 1815 Braulia and Casilda Carrillo de Albornoz, Bernardo’s daughters, together with families from Cárdenas, Camarioca, and Cantel, founded a town near Paso Malo. Related Posts Cuban tobacco: island traveler June 3, 2024 The French in Matanzas May 29, 2024 La Confronta: inspiration for La Bodeguita del Medio May 18, 2024 Canchánchara: scrubland cocktail April 22, 2024 var jnews_module_304839_0_66832e20595e8 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related Posts","second_title":"","url":"","header.
