Cosideration on Spanish Colonial Territorial Occupation System in Cuba

1. Considerations on the Spanish Colonial Territorial Occupation System in Cuba Juan Ramon Jimenez Verdejo Shuji Funo Shu Yamane The University of Shiga Prefecture, Japan

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4. Territorial Division of the island of Cuba 4

5. Territorial Division of the island of Cuba 5 FIRST SEVEN VILLAGES

6. Territorial Division of the island of Cuba 6

7. Territorial Division of the island of Cuba 7

8. Territorial Division of the island of Cuba 8

9. Territorial Division of the island of Cuba 9

10. 10 HATO 2 leagues, the raising of livestock. CORRAL 1 leagueraising of smaller livestock. One Cuban league is 4.240 kilometers (approximately the distance that a person walks in one hour). 2 leagues, 1 leagues,

11. 11 The Realengo was the free land between the Hatos and Corrals, which were the property of the Spanish kingdom.

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13. The period for the creation of Hatos and Corrals was from the year 1509 to 1742. During this period a total of 858 Corrals, 100 Hatos and 26 Hatos with Corrals were created. However, the use of the Hato and Corral as units of territorial area remained until the first part of the 20th century. In the cartography of the AGI there are 149 maps where 287 Hatos and Corrals were drawn. The older map dates from 1728 up to 1847. This basically means that during the creation of Hatos and Corrals the graphic information of maps was not used 13

14. 14 PINAR DEL RIO

15. 15 LA HABANA

16. 16 ISLA DE LOS PINOS

17. 17 MATANZAS

18. 18 SANTA CLARA

19. 19 CAMAGUEY

20. 20 GROUPING OF HATOS AND CORRAL Case of La Habana

21. 21 A) ROAD the grouping of circles had their reference points taken by fixing the distances from the city of La Havana , the coast and the east road toward the city of Matanzas . Four Hatos and 24 Corrals were created. GROUPING OF HATOS AND CORRAL Case of La Habana

22. 2 GROUPING OF HATOS AND CORRAL Case of La Habana B) Hato and Road where the references are the Hato of Ariguanao , and the road to Batavano from the city of La Havana to the south coast. Two Hatos and 19 Corrals were created.

23. 23 C) RIVER: the main reference is the center of the river Bayamo at this point and with an area 6 leagues in diameter, the Hatos and Corrals are grouped. Three Hatos and 46 Corrals were created. GROUPING OF HATOS AND CORRAL Case of La Habana

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33. 33 Municipality of Guira de Melena . County of La Havana

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