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Dolores mansion

This is the old mansion of the former mill "Dolores" (built 1854). Some people now found a home in its ruins. They have their own tower at least. But there are legends about hearing the sound of thick chains rubbing against the floor, the swaying of armchairs, and the footsteps of people in the nights. Some residents say they feel the lament of slaves whipped by their owners and other stories, linked to what was one of the important Cuban sugar mills.
The factory owners had a large number of slaves for the domestic and agricultural work of the cultivation of sugar cane and their industrial work, in addition there were coffee plantations and palm groves, symbols of a splendor based on mistreatment and oppression. As was the custom at the time, the masters built a beautiful house there in 1872, a reflection of a remarkable economy of which there are still elements of its architecture, very deteriorated. The most striking thing is still the tower, which had a huge iron bell, whose tolling called for the endowment of slaves, dispersed in the more than 1600 hectares that made up the heritage.
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15 comments

Jaap van 't Veen said:

Sad story, beautiful image.
5 years ago ( translate )

Berny replied to Jaap van 't Veen:

Thanks Jaap,...just finished the story after your visit ;-)
5 years ago

©UdoSm said:

Dann hat das "Herrenhaus" nun endlich auch einen sozialen Zweck gefunden...
5 years ago ( translate )

michael / nureinmome… said:

Danke für die Geschichte hinter dem Bild, Berny
5 years ago ( translate )

uwschu said:

interessante Geschichte
5 years ago ( translate )

J. Gafarot said:

Touching image, sad story.
5 years ago

Boro said:

Superbe *********
5 years ago ( translate )

tiabunna said:

A sad background story, but it must have looked magnificent in its time. The laundry gives a more "down to earth" touch.
5 years ago

J.Garcia said:

Now a daily living imposes itself to a past hard to forget
Circumstances change but life goes on
Beautiful images and splendid text, Berny
5 years ago

Jean-louis Thiaudier… said:

Histoire intéressante.
5 years ago ( translate )

Keith Burton said:

This must have been a very impressive building at one time............and now you've captured it in all it's fading glory. It's good to see that it's providing a home for some people (who may not otherwise have one). The closer view of the tower in the PiP is excellent.

An interesting but tragic background story too.
5 years ago

Pilago said:

Da kommst du langsam nach Santa Clara, dort war ich auch.
5 years ago ( translate )

Berny replied to Pilago:

Diesmal sind wir nördlich vorbei, aber in meinen anderen Kuba-Alben findest Du zahlreiche Bilder aus Santa Clara ;-) Danke Dir!
5 years ago ( translate )

Boarischa Krautmo said:

gut - gerade mit der Wäsche.
5 years ago ( translate )

José Manuel Polo said:

Buena imagen y confección de la historia; al menos aquí aún queda vida.
5 years ago ( translate )