g 248;
receives transfer of government from General Wood, 248;
Cabinet, 254;
first message, 254;
prosperous administration, 259;
non-partisan at first, 264;
forced toward Conservative party, 264;
reelected, 266;
refuses to believe insurrection impending, 266;
refuses to submit to blackmail, 268;
betrayed by Congress, 269;
acts too late, 270;
seeks American aid, 271;
interview with W. H. Taft, 276;
resigns Presidency, 280;
estimate of character and work, 282;
death, 284.

Palma y Romay, Ramon, III, 327.

Parra, Antonio, scientist, II, 252.

Parra, Maso, revolutionist, IV, 30.

Parties, political, in Cuba, IV, 59;
origin and characteristics of Conservative and Liberal, 181, 261.

Pasalodos, Damaso, Secretary to President, IV, 297

Pasamonte, Miguel, intrigues against Columbus, I, 58.

Paz, Dona de, marries Juan de Avila, I, 154.

Paz, Pedro de, I, 109.

Penalosa, Diego de, Governor, II, 31.

Penalver. See PENALOSA.

Penalver, Luis, Bishop of New Orleans, II, 179.

"Peninsulars," III, 152.

Pensacola, settlement of, I, 328;
seized by French, 342;
recovered by Spanish, II, 7;
defended by Galvez, 146.

Pereda, Gaspar Luis, Governor, I, 276.

Perez, Diego, repels privateers, I, 179.

Perez, Perico, revolutionist, IV, 15, 30, 78.

Perez de Zambrana, Luisa, sketch and portrait, III, 328.

Personal liberty restricted, III, 8.

Peru, good wishes for Cuban revolution, III, 223.

Philip II, King, appreciation of Cuba, I, 260.

Pieltain, Candido, Governor, III, 275.

Pierce, Franklin, President of United States, policy toward
Cuba, III, 136.

Pina, Severo, Secretary of Finance, IV, 48.

Pinar del Rio, city founded, II, 131;
Maceo invades province, IV, 61;
war in, 73.

Pineyro, Enrique, III, 333;
sketch and portrait, 334.

Pinto, Ramon, sketch and portrait, III, 62.

"Pirates of America," I, 296.

Pizarro, Francisco de, I, 54, 91.

Platt, Orville H., Senator, on relations of United States
and Cuba, IV, 198;
Amendment to Cuban Constitution, 199;
Amendment adopted, 203;
text of Amendment, 238.

Pococke, Sir George, expedition against Havana, II, 46.

Poey, Felipe, sketch and portrait, III, 315.