merely that she may in the words of her President "show herself worthy of the favors which God has lavished upon her," and make herself a joy unto herself and a convenience and a benefaction to the peaceful world. It is into such an estate that she has now found the sure way to enter, and is indeed confidently and triumphantly entering, through achievements which, though embraced in only half a dozen years, are worthy of a generation of progress and are auspicious of immeasurable generations of progress yet to come; achievements toward which her present Chief of State has greatly and indispensably contributed. But that Even of The story of Cuba is from Velasquez to Menocal. That is the story which we have tried to tell. is by no means the whole history of Cuba. that portion of it we have been able here to give only an outline of the essential facts. But surely the span of four hundred and seven years must not be reckoned as a finality. It is only the beginning of the annals of a land and a people whose place among the nations of the world in honorable perpetuity is now assured as far as it can be assured by human purpose and achievement. These pages are, then, in fact, merely the prologue to records of progress and attainment which shall honor the name of Cuba and adorn the story of the world, "far on, in summers that we shall not see." From Velasquez to Menocal. The span is tremendous, in character as well as in lapse of time. It is a span from the fanatical and ruthless conqueror seeking only his own and his country's advantage, selfish and sordid, to the broadminded and altruistic statesman and philanthropist, seeking the advantage and the advancement of his fellow men. It is a span, in brief, from the Sixteenth Century age of force to the Twentieth Century age of law. Nevertheless, the span and the contrast involve a certain analogy. It was the work of Velasquez, masterful man of vision that he was, to begin the transformation of a land of aboriginal barbarians into at least a semblance of civilization; the transformation from the primitive, scarcely more than animal, existence of the Cuban autochthones, to the strenuous if sophisticated life of Spain. It has been and is the work of President Menocal and his accomplished and patriotic colleagues to induct the land and people from the discredited remnants of a false colonial system into the clearer light, the fuller life and the immeasurably more spacious and elevated opportunities of a free and independent people who "comprehend the responsibilities incumbent upon the founders of nations." INDEX ABARZUZA, SR., proposes reforms for Cuba, Abreu, Marta and Rosalie, patriotism of, Academy of Sciences, Havana, picture of, Adams, John Quincy, enunciates Ameri- can policy toward Cuba, II, 258; por- Agramonte, Enrique, in Cuban Junta, IV, 12. Agramonte, Eugenio Sanchez, sketch and Agramonte, Francisco, IV, 41. Agramonte, Ignacio, portrait, facing, III, 258. Agriculture, early attention to, I, 173, Aguilera, Francisco V., sketch and por- Aguirre, Jose Maria, filibuster, IV, 55; Albemarle, Earl of, expedition against Ha- Aldama, Miguel de, sketch and portrait, Aleman, Manuel, French emissary, II, Alquiza, Sancho de, Governor, I, 277. Alvarado, Pedro de, in Mexico, I, 86. American Revolution, effect of upon Spain Andrea, Juan de, II, 9. Angulo, Francisco de, exiled, I, 193. Anners, Jean de Laet de, quoted, I, 353. first suggested, II, 257, 326; campaign Antonelli, Juan Bautista, engineering Apezteguia, Marquis de, Autonomist Apodaca, Juan Ruiz, Governor, II, 311. Arana, Melchior Sarto de, commander of Arana, Pedro de, royal accountant, I, 238. Arango, Augustin, murder of, III, 188. Aranguren, Nestor, revolutionist, IV, 85; Araoz, Juan, II, 181. Arias, A. R., Governor, III, 314. Arignon, Villiet, quoted, II, 26, 94. Army, Cuban, organization of, III, 178; Army, Spanish, in Cuba, III, 181, 295. Arrate, José Martin Felix, historian, II, Arredondo, Nicolas, Governor at Santiago, Asbert, Gen. Ernesto, amnesty case, IV, "Assiento" compact on slavery, II, 2. Asylums for Insane, II, 317. Atrocities, committed by Spanish, III, 295; Weyler's "concentration" policy, Attwood's Cay. See GUANAHANI. Avellanda, Gertrudis Gomez de, III, 331; Avila, Juan de, Governor, I, 151; marries Aviles, Pedro Menendez de. See MENEN- "BABEQUE" Sought by Columbus, I, 18. Bacon, Robert, Assistant Secretary of State Bahia Honda, selected as U. S. naval Balboa, Vasco Nuñez de, I, 55, 91. Banderas, Quintin, revolutionist, IV, 34; Baracoa, Columbus at, I, 18; Velasquez Barreda, Baltazar, I, 201. Barreiro, Juan Bautista, Secretary of Ed- Barrieres, Manuel Garcia, II, 165. Barsicourt, Juan Procopio. See SANTA Bayamo, founded by Velasquez, I, 68, Bayoa, Pedro de, I, 300. Bay of Cortez, reached by Columbus, I, 25. Bees, introduced by Bishop Morell, II, Bells, church, controversy over, II, 82. Betancourt, Pedro, Civil Governor of "Bimini," Island of, I, 139. Bishops of Roman Catholic Church in Cuba, I, 122. "Black Eagle," II, 346. Black Warrior affair, III, 138. Blanchet, Emilio, historian, quoted, II, Blue, Victor, observations at Santiago, Bobadilla, F. de, I, 54. "Bohio" sought by Columbus, I, 18. 226. Brinas, Felipe, III, 330. British policy toward Spain and Cuba, Broa Bay, I, 22. Brooke, Gen. John R., receives Spanish Buchanan, James, on U. S. relations to Burgos, Juan de, Bishop, I, 225. Bustamente, Antonio Sanchez de, jurist, CABALLERO, José Agustin, sketch and por- Caballo, Domingo, II, 173. Cabanas, defences constructed, II, 58; Cabellero, Diego de, I, 111. Cabezas, Bishop, I, 277. Cabrera, Diego de, I, 206. Cabrera, Luis, I, 198. Cabrera, Lorenzo de, Governor, I, 279; Cabrera, Rafael, filibuster, IV, 70. Cagigal, Juan Manuel de, Governor, II, Cagigal, Juan Manuel, Governor, II, 313; Cagigal de la Vega, Francisco, defends Caguax, Cuban chief, I, 63. Calderon, Gabriel, Bishop, I, 315. Calderon, Garcia, quoted, II, 164, 172. Calderon de la Barca, Spanish Minister, |