Alvarez de la Campa y Gamba, Alonso (age 16):
- My beloved mother, sisters and goddaughter. I write this to ask you to forgive me for
- all the wrong things I have done to you and to my sisters. I am sending to you my watch.
- In the dresser in my room there is a gold pendant that I want you to given to my older
- sister. I want you to take back your ring as a last remembrance. Of the two watches, one for
- father, and the one you gave me you take for you... give my chain to my sister María.
- I love you deeply and send you my last goodby.
- Your son that will see you in heaven
Alonso
Bermúdez y González de la Piñera, Anacleto (age 20):
- My beloved parents, brothers and sisters: Today, in the last moments of my life I want
- to say goodby to you and I wish you to soon find consolation. Take care of my Lola and
- let her keep my ring and ask my brother to give Lola my chain. Give me your blessing and
- don;t forget my request.
- Anacleto
Lola, remember me
your Anacleto
González y Toledo, Eladio (age 20):
- Cerra: [a friend]
- Get my handkerchief from Domínguez as a token of friendship and give him this one that
- I am including. See if my body can be recovered.
Eladio
Laborde y Perera, Angel (age 17):
- Mother, father, Luis, Victoria, family, Donata, my brothers and sisters:
- Goodby. I die innocent. I have given confession.
Angelito
de Marcos Medina, José (age 20):
- My very beloved parents: Today is the last day of my life, and I die innocent. See if
- you can save me, and if not, please come see me because this will be the last time that
- we will see each other. I have given my watch, my chain and money to a Captain. The
- Consejo has the cufflinks and the button. Tell Elena Bellido that I die thinking of her.
- Goodby, until death, forever.
Pepe
- To my grandmother a hug and a kiss; also for Cecilia, Eduardo, Felipa and Natividad. Write
- to Benito and tell him goodby in my name.
- Mother: Goodby forever from your son who loves you deeply
Pepe
Elena: I think of you and I have to cry seeing that I die innocent. Goodby forever.
Pepe
Rodríguez y Pérez, Juan Pascual (age 21):
Translations by Margarita García
- Dear father: The priest who heard my last confession will give you my watch and chain,
- a wallet, a ring and a key to a dresser. Open the middle drawer and you will find a smaller
- key that opens a lower drawer. In there you will find a group of letters from Tula. Please
- give them all back to her. Everything else of mine please distribute among mother and my
- brothers and sisters.
- Father: I die in peace, trusting that God will receive my soul because I am innocent. God is just
- and as such He will let me have resignation.
- Tula: Console yourself and have the necessary resignation as I have it. I did not think that I
- would be involved in this because you know that I have always been a methodical man. God
- has allowed this to happen and His decisions are inscrutable. Lets adore Him and we will see
- each other there. I have always loved you and I love you now.
Pascualito
de la Torre y Madrigal, Carlos Augusto (age 20):
His letter was not preserved for history.
Verdugo y Martínez, Carlos (age 17):
His family did not receive any letter.