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Cuban Sugar Mills

 

The present communist government of Cuba has renamed almost all sugar mills, making it difficult to research family histories that make reference to mill towns. To make matters worse, half of the sugar mills in the country have been deactivated and most of them have been dismantled. This cross-reference listing of sugar mills, showing their original and current names is provided as an aid to the researcher.

dingOld Photos

Here are some old photographs of sugar mills as they once existed:

 

dingPresent Status

According to Reference 1, in 2002 the Castro government activated a plan for the reconversion of Cuban sugar mills. The Ministry of Sugar decided that, of the 156 mills that existed at that time, 71 would produce sugar, 14 would produce sugar and molasses destined as cattle feed, and the remaning 71 would be deactivated. Of these remaining 71, 5 would be converted into museums, 5 would be held in reserve and the remaining 61 would be dismantled.

On September 8, 2005 the Miami Herald reported that industry and government sources in Cuba stated that between 40 and 50 of the still active sugar mills would be closed for the 2005-2006 harvest.

As a pictorial example, one of our readers in Spain has sent us these photos of what is left of the the central Perú in the locality of Jobaibo in the province of Las Tunas. He reports sadly that the remaining mill facilities are now being used for a rabbit farm and a local university.

 

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Central Peru (summer 2004)

 

dingNotes

  • The sugar mills are listed in alphabetical order of their original names within each province. By "original names" we refer to the names in use as of 1958. Mills may have had other names prior to that date as they changed ownership during their history.
  • The identification numbers shown in the "#" column are those that were assigned by the Cuban Ministry of Sugar.

 

dingReferences

  1. The Current Restructuring of Cuba's Sugar Agronindustry, Jose Alvarez, EDIS document FE472, Department of Food and Resource Economics, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Gainsville, Florida, Jan 2004. EDIS web site: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE472
  2. Las Empresas de Cuba - 1958, Vol I, Guillermo Jimenez, Ediciones Universal, Miami, Florida, 2000. ISBN: 0-89729-904-3.
  3. La Sacarocracia - Historia de la Aristocracia Azucarera Cubana, Dr. Ruben C. Arango, Ego Group, INc., Miami, Florida, 2006 - ISBN 13: 9780977203635, ISBN 10: 0-9772036-3-8. (Early history)

 

Sugar Mill List

dingPinar del Río Province

Original Name Current Name Locality # mission
(built in 1980)1 Treinta de Noviembre San Cristóbal 110 sugar
Bahia Honda Harlem Bahía Honda 102 sugar
La Francia2
-
Los Palacios - -
Niágara Manuel Sanguily La Palma 106 sugar/molasses
Orozco Pablo de la Torriente Brau Bahía Honda 107 dismantled
San Cristobal José Martí San Cristóbal 108 dismantled

 

dingCiudad de La Habana Province

Original Name Current Name Locality # mission
Toledo Manuel Martinez Prieto Marianao 213 refinery/museum

 

ding La Habana Province

Original Name Current Name Locality # mission
Amistad Amistad con los Pueblos Güines 201 dismantled
Andorra Abraham Lincoln Artemisa 101 sugar
El Pilar Eduardo Garcia Lavendero Artemisa 103 dismantled
Fajardo Comandante Manuel Fajardo Quivicán 202 sugar/molasses
Gomez Mena Hector Molina Riano San Nicolás 203 sugar
Habana Habana Libre Caimito 204 sugar
Hershey Camilo Cienfuegos Santa Cruz del Norte 205 dismantled
Josefita Manuel Isla Perez Nueva Paz 206 dismantled
Mercedita Gregorio Arlee Manalich Melena del Sur 207 sugar
Mercedita Augusto Cesar Sandino Mariel 105 dismantled
Occidente Pablo Noriega Quivicán 208 dismantled
Portugalete2
-
San José de las Lajas - -
Providencia Osvaldo Sanchez Güines 210 dismantled
Rosario Ruben Martinez Villena Madruga 211 dismantled
San Antonio Boris Luis Santa Coloma Madruga 212 sugar
San Ramón Orlando Nodarse Mariel 109 dismantled

 

ding Matanzas Province

Original Name Current Name Locality # mission
(built in1986)1 Mario Muñoz Monroy Los Arabos 324 sugar
Álava Mexico Colón 301 sugar
Araujo Reynold Garcia Calimete 302 dismantled
Australia Australia Jagüey Grande 303 dismantled
Carolina Granma Jovellanos 304 dismantled
Conchita Puerto Rico Libre Unión de Reyes 305 dismantled
Cuba Cuba Libre Pedro Betancourt 306 sugar/molasses
Dolores Jaime Lopez Jovellanos 307 dismantled
Dos Rosas Humberto Alvarez Cárdenas 308 dismantled
Elena2
-
Canasí - -
España España Republicana Perico 310 sugar
Guipuzcoa Esteban Hernandez Martí 311 sugar/molasses
Limones Fructtuoso Rodriguez Limonar 312 dismantled
Mercedes Seis de Agosto Calimete 313 dismantled
Porfuerza Jesus Rabi Calimete 314 sugar
Progreso José Smith Comas Cárdenas 315 museum
Puerto2
-
Canasí - -
San Ignacio2
-
Agramonte - -
Santa Amalia Victoria de Yaguajay Jovellanos 318 dismantled
Santa Rita Rene Fraga Colón 319 sugar
Santo Domingo Juan Avila Unión de Reyes 320 sugar
Soledad Julio Reyes Cairo Jovellanos 321 dismantled
Tinguaro Sergio Gonzales Colón 322 dismantled
Triunfo Horacio Rodriguez Limonar 323 dismantled
Zorrilla2
-
Los Arabos - -

 

ding Cienfuegos Province

Original Name Current Name Locality # mission
(built in 1986)1 Cinco de Septiembre Rodas 456 sugar
Andreita Mal Tiempo Cruces 403 sugar
Caracas Ciudad Caracas Lajas 404 sugar
Constancia Guillermo Moncada Abreus 406 sugar
Covadonga Antonio Sanchez Aguada de Pasajeros 409 sugar
Hormiguero Espartaco Palmira 413 dismantled
Manuelita Catorce de Julio Rodas 416 sugar
Parque Alto2
-
Rodas - -
Perseverancia Primero de Mayo Aguada de Pasajeros 424 dismantled
Portugalete Elpidio Gomez Palmira 425 sugar
San Agustín Ramon Balboa Lajas 431 dismantled
San Francisco Marta Abreu Cruces 433 reserve
Soledad Pepito Tey Cienfuegos 443 dismantled

 

ding Villa Clara Province

Original Name Current Name Locality # mission
(built in 1986)1 Batalla de Santa Clara Camajuaní 460 reserve
Adela Heriberto Duquesne Remedios 401 sugar/molasses
Carmita Luis Arcos Bergnes Camajuaní 405 dismantled
Constancia Abel Santamaria Encrucijada 407 sugar
Corazón de Jesús Mariana Grajales Cifuentes 408 dismantled
Fe José Maria Perez Camajuaní 411 sugar
Fidencia Juan Pedro Carbo Servia Placetas 412 reserve
Macagua Braulio Coroneaux Cifuentes 415 dismantled
Maria Antonia Veintiseis de Julio Santo Domingo 417 dismantled
Nazábal Emilio Cordova Encrucijada 420 dismantled
Pastora Osvaldo Herrera Ranchuelo 423 dismantled
Purio Perucho Figueredo Encrucijada 426 sugar/molasses
Ramona Quintin Banderas Corralillo 427 sugar
Reforma Marcelo Salado Caibarien 428 museum
Resolución José R. Riquelme Quemado de Güines 429 dismantled
Resulta Antonio Finalet Sagua la Grande 430 dismantled
San Agustín Chiquitico Fanbregat Remedios 432 sugar
San Isidro Panchito Gomez Toro Quemado de Güines 434 sugar
San José Hermanos Ameijeiras Placetas 435 dismantled
San Pablo2
-
Zulueta - -
Santa Catalina Carlos Caraballo Ranchuelo 437 dismantled
Santa Lutgarda El Vaquerito Cifuentes 439 sugar
Santa Maria Ifrain Alfonso Ranchuelo 440 sugar
Santa Rosa Diez de Octubre Ranchuelo 441 sugar
Santa Teresa Hector Rodriguez Sagua la Grande 442 sugar
Ulacia Carlos Balino Santo Domingo 446 sugar
Unidad Unidad Proletaria Cifuentes 447 dismantled
Washington George Washington Santo Domingo 449 sugar
Zaza Bernito Juarez Placetas 450 dismantled

 

ding Sancti Spíritus Province

Original Name Current Name Locality # mission
Amazonas2
-
Sancti Spiritus - -
Escambray2
-
Fomento - -
Jatibonico Uruguay Jatibonico 512 sugar
La Vega Remberto Abad Aleman Cabaiguán 414 dismantled
Narcisa Obdulio Morales Yaguajay 418 sugar/molasses
Natividad Siete de Noviembre La Sierpe 419 dismantled
Nela Aracelio Iglesias Yaguajay 421 dismantled
Santa Isabel Ramon Ponciano Fomento 438 sugar
Trinidad FNTA Trinidad 444 sugar/molasses
Tuinicu Melanio Hernandez Taguasco 445 sugar
Vitoria Simon Bolivar Yaguajay 448 dismantled

 

ding Ciego de Ávila Province

Original Name Current Name Locality # mission
Adelaida Enrique José Varona Chambas 501 sugar
Algodones Orlando Gonzales Ramires Majagua 503 sugar
Baraguá Ecuador Baraguá 504 sugar
Cunagua Bolivia Bolivia 506 dismantled
Moron Ciro Redondo Ciro Redondo 515 sugar
Patria Patria o Muerte Morón 517 museum
Punta Alegre Máximo Gómez Chambas 518 dismantled
Stewart Venezuela Venezuela 522 sugar
Violeta Primero de Enero Primero de Enero 524 sugar

 

ding Camagüey Province

Original Name Current Name Locality # mission
(built in 1980)1 Batalla de las Guásimas Vertientes 530 sugar
(built in 1983)1 Jesús Suárez Gayol Sta. Cruz del Sur 525 reserve
Agramonte Ignacio Agramonte Florida 502 sugar
Céspedes Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Carlos M. de Céspedes 505 sugar
Estrella República Dominicana Carlos M. de Céspedes 508 dismantled
Florida Argentina Florida 509 sugar
Jaronu Brasil Esmeralda 511 sugar/molasses
Lugareño Sierra de Cubitas Minas 513 sugar
Macareño Haiti Sta. Cruz del Sur 514 dismantled
Najasa Alfredo Alvarez Mola Sibanicú 516 dismantled
Santa Marta Candido Gonzales Sta. Cruz del Sur 519 sugar
Senado Noel Fernandez Minas 520 reserve
Siboney Siboney Sibanicú 521 sugar/molasses
Vertientes Panama Vertientes 523 sugar

 

ding Las Tunas Province

Original Name Current Name Locality # mission
(built in 1987)1 Majibacoa Majibacoa 642 sugar
Chaparra Jesus Menendez Jesús Menéndez 610 sugar
Delicias Antonio Guiteras Puerto Padre 611 sugar
Elía Columbia Colombia 507 sugar
Francisco Amancio Rodriguez Amancio 510 sugar/molasses
Jobabo Perú Jobabo 618 dismantled
Manatí Algeria Libre Manatí 622 dismantled

 

ding Holguín Province

Original Name Current Name Locality # mission
Alto Cedro Loynaz Hechevarria Cueto 602 sugar
Baguanos Lopez Pena Báguanos 604 sugar
Boston Nicaragua Banes 607 sugar/molasses
Cacocum Cristino Naranjo Cacocum 608 sugar
Maceo Antonio Maceo Cacocum 621 sugar
Preston Guatemala Mayarí 626 dismantled
San Germán Urbano Noris Urbano Noris 631 sugar
Santa Lucía Rafael Freyre Rafael Freyre 635 museum
Tacajo Fernando de Dios Báguanos 639 sugar
Tánamo Frank Pais Frank Pais 640 dismantled

 

ding Granma Province

Original Name Current Name Locality # mission
(built in 1982)1 Grito de Yara Río Cauto 650 sugar
Cape Cruz Luis E Carracedo Pilón 609 dismantled
Dos Amigos Francisco Castro Ceruto Campechuela 612 dismantled
Estrada Palma Bartolomé Masó Bartolomé Masó 615 sugar
Isabel Juan Manuel Marquez Media Luna 616 sugar
Mabay Arquimides Colina Bayamo 620 sugar
Niquero Roberto Ramirez Delgado Niquero 624 sugar
Rio Cauto José N Figueredo Río Cauto 627 dismantled
Salvador La Demajagua Manzanillo 629 dismantled
San Ramon2
-
Campechuela - dismantled4
Santa Regina Enidio Diaz Machado Ceiba Hueca4 636 sugar
Sofía Renulfo Leyva Yara 637 dismantled

 

di8ng Santiago de Cuba Province

Original Name Current Name Locality # mission
Algodonal Salvador Rosales Songo-La Maya 601 sugar
America America Libre Contramaestre 603 sugar
Baltony Los Reynaldos Songo-La Maya 605 sugar/molasses
Borjita Paquito Rosales San Luis 606 sugar
Miranda Julio Antonio Mella Mella 623 sugar
Palma Dos Rios Palma Soriano 625 sugar
Santa Ana Chile San Luis 633 sugar
Union Rafael Reyes San Luis 641 dismantled

 

ding Guantánamo Province

Original Name Current Name Locality # mission
Ermita Costa Rica El Salvador 613 dismantled
Esperanza Argeo Martinez Guantánamo 614 sugar
Isabel Honduras Guantánamo 617 dismantled
Los Caños (Las Cañas)3 Paraguay Guantánamo 619 dismantled
Romelié2
-
Yateras - -
San Antonio Manuel Tames Manuel Tames 630 sugar
Santa Cecilia2
-
Guantánamo - -
Soledad El Salvador El Salvador 638 sugar/molasses

 

dingFootnotes

1. This mill appears listed in Reference 1 (corresponding to the situation in 2002) but does not appear in Reference 2 (corresponding to the situation in 1958). There are 160 mills listed in Reference 1, of which 8 were built after 1980 and thus do not appear in the earlier date corresponding to Reference 2.

2. This mill appears listed in Reference 2 (corresponding to the situation in 1958) but does not appear in Reference 1 (corresponding to the situation in 2002). There are 161 mills listed in Reference 2, of which 13 were probably closed between 1958 and 2002 and thus do not appear in the later date corresponding to Reference 1.

3. Name differs between Reference 1 and Reference 2.

4. Information from one of our readers, Dei Dez. Other references list the location of the Santa Regina mill as Campechuela.

 

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