200 humboldt's cuba. 



IHstricts. Whites. Free colored. glares. 

 Eastern Department : 

 Cuba (with Bayamo, Holguin, 



andBaraeoa) 33,733 50,230 46,50-0 



Puerto Principe" 25,989 6,955 16,579 



Total 257,380 115,691 199,292 



In all 572,363. 



Though it may seem strange that the approximate 

 estimate presented to the Cortes in 1811, shows a 

 total population 28,000 greater than the actual cen- 

 sus of 1817, this contradiction is only apparent. 

 This census is doubtless less imperfect than that of 

 1791, yet it does not comprise all the population, 

 because of the fear everywhere inspired in the peo- 

 ple, by an operation which is always supposed by 

 them to be not only direful, but the precursor of 

 new taxation. On the other hand, the Provincial 

 Deputation thought proper to make two modifications 

 in the census of 1817, when sending it to Madrid : 

 1st, adding 32,641 whites (transient traders and 

 crews of vessels), whose business call them to Cuba ; 

 and 2d, adding 25,967 African negroes imported 

 during the year 1817. By these additions the Pro- 

 vincial Deputation obtained a total population of 

 630,980, of which 290,021 were whites, 115,691 free 

 colored, and 225,261 slaves. 1 



1 So far as my opinion goes, I believe that in 1825 there were 



