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city and hills. At the east end is a statue of Ferdinand II., and at the 
west is the monument built in memory of sixty-three Cuban patriots who 
were executed during the wars for liberty. On an elevation to the left is 
the City Hospital. Beyond the Paseo a fine military road leads to Fort 
San Severino, a bastioned stone fortification commanding the harbor 
entrance. The fort took no part in the late war, though the American 
bombardment of Versalles in April, 1898, with a total casualty list of one 
mule slain, was among the humors of the time. The summit of the ridge 
above San Severino may be visited for the beautiful view of bay and 
amphitheatre of hills, ocean, towns, rivers and valleys. 
Pueblo Nuevo, beyond the San Juan, is reached by the bridge called 
Puente Belen. In the Calzada de San Estevan, a handsome road lined 
with fine residences, we shall find a study of color effects, the pillared 
porticoes and walls tinted in bright hues of green, rose, pink, lavender, 
sky-blue, yellow and crushed strawberry. 
Excursions may be made to the Yumuri River through the gorge, beyond 
which lies the valley. One and a half miles from the city, in the face of 
the cliff, is seen the mouth of a large cave, which tradition says was the 
secret meeting place of the patriots of 1820. The-, Canimar River is 
reached by the shore road, an excellent macademized highway. The 
river is a picturesque stream flowing now between the precipitous 
