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Rio Blanco Farm, Guira de Macurijes, Matanzas, Cuba

Notes:
The Location for Rio Blanco is approximated on this map selection. There are no current markings to identify the specific location. Rio Blanco is the farm of the Gonzalez Family. This is where several family members were born and lived. We count four generations including the first one, who migrated from the Canary Islands in the late 1800's. The Farm was often referred to as "Las Lomas de Rio Blanco", or The Hills. I had the opportunity to review a satellite map with my father (I003 Enrique Pedro Perez Gonzalez) and he confirmed these were the hills and also confirmed there were no other hills in the area.

Media

Photos		Rio Blanco Composite Image and Notes Rio Blanco is the earliest documented presence of the family in Cuba. (estimated at the mid to late 1800's). More research pending on this.
		Rio Blanco Family Group - Circa 1940

Documents		Agua Mineral en Las Lomas de Guira - 1918 Article published in el Diario de La Marina (Havana Newspaper). Mentions high quality mineral water and the hills of Guira de Macuriges. This of course is the area where the Rio Blanco Farm is located. This article is for the sake of trivia only and I don't believe it has any association with Rio Blanco itself. I never heard any family talk of mineral water. I do recall a small river near Rio Blanco with very clear water, so it does make the spring plausible.
		I124 Poetry by Benjamin Gonzalez Moreno - 1922 Benjamin was a brother to my grandmother (I009 Maria Josefa Gonzalez Moreno). This short poetic expression was published in 1922 by The Diario de La Marina newspaper in Havana. The poetry is dedicated to Jose M. I believe this would be their brother (I122 Jose Manuel Gonzalez Moreno).

Birth

Matches 1 to 4 of 4

	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Birth		Person ID
1	Gonzalez Moreno, Maria Josefa	15 Jun 1896	Rio Blanco Farm, Guira de Macurijes, Matanzas, Cuba	I009
2	Gonzalez Sanchez, Segundo			I072
3	Perez Gonzalez, Enrique Pedro	29 Aug 1932	Rio Blanco Farm, Guira de Macurijes, Matanzas, Cuba	I003
4	Perez Gonzalez, Olga Josefa	26 Nov 1928	Rio Blanco Farm, Guira de Macurijes, Matanzas, Cuba	I010

Place where they lived

Matches 1 to 1 of 1

	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Place where they lived		Person ID
1	Gonzalez, Jose	1800’s	Rio Blanco Farm, Guira de Macurijes, Matanzas, Cuba	I060