WHOLE VOL. THE WEST INDIES VAZQUEZ DE ESPINOSA 635 



of water coming down, higher than the tops of the tallest houses, 

 and they carried some along for a considerable distance. The damage 

 started with the property of Diego Ximenez, which is leased by Diego 

 de Padilla; to try and detail the losses incurred, would transcend the 

 brevity desired for this dispatch. The number of persons drowned 

 would appear at the present moment to reach 350 ; so far it has 

 been impossible to locate all the missing, who are numerous, both 

 Spaniards and Indians ; and the exact figure is not yet known. 

 1669. The mills it ruined, or damaged, are as follows : 



The mill of Diego Ximenez, completely. 



That of Sancho de Madriaga, completely. 



" " Dona Mariana Maldonado, badly. 



" " Capt. Bartolome Ximenez Vera, badly. 



" " Alonso Falguero, badly. 



" " Francisco Perez Guillen, one head down. 



" " Don Antonio Seron, completely. 



" " Salvador de Campo, completely. 



" " Don Caspar Muhoz, slightly. 



" " Juan Guillen, completely. 



" " Alonso Merlo, completely. 



" " Francisco Guillen, completely. 



" " Antonio Garcia Vasquez, completely. 



" " Don Antonio Ossores, completely. 



" " Licentiate Ibarra, completely. 



" " Jeronimo de Sierra, completely. 

 1670. 



That of Hernando Carrillo remained standing, but it carried 

 ofif the houses and the people living in them. 



" Antonio de Rueda, completely. 



" Bernardo de Ureiia, completely. 



" Domingo de Roa ; one head gone, the other badly 

 damaged. 



" Andres Aguado, completely. 



" Manuel de Guevara ; one head gone, the other and the 

 houses badly damaged. 



" Pedro Nunez de Cabrera, completely, 



" Lorenzo de Vera, completely. 



" Francisco de Voeda, completely. 



" Pedro de Verasatigui, completely. 



" Jeronimo Lopez, completely. 



" Bartolome Fernandez de Angulo, completely. 



