1 January 1928.  Sandino to Major Quesada.

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1 January 1928.  Juan J. Colindres to Maxiliano vallecio.

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2 January 1928.  Sandino to General Manuel Echevarria.

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3 January 1928.  Francisco H. Moran to Tomas Mendez  [a].

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3 January 1928.  Francisco Moran H. to Tomas Mendez  [b].

 

28.01.03 Moran H, Francisco Mendez, Tomas  [b]   As Military Chief, and using the powers invested in me by General Sandino, I hereby appoint Lt. Tomas Mendez as Chief of this outpost, and authorize him to organize it in the place called La Majada, jurisdiction of Ciudad Sandino, and place under his command all arms and the subsistence of those forming said outpost.  Sr. Mendez has the duty to remain vigilant at said outpost and to repress any movements and arrest any suspicious person, reporting the same to his Jefe.    La Majada [date]    Patria y Libertad    /s/  Major     [Engl only.  MCD.  Filed w/ 28.01.11.  221/1]

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3 January 1928.  Sandino to General Manuel Echevarria  [a].

 

28.01.03 Sandino Echevarria, Manuel  [a]   General -------:    7.5 feet long, 3 wide, 4.5 feet long, 4 red and 3 white on the blue field of 48 stars.  Blue square of 3 ft. by 2 feet 4 inches.  We conserve as a trophy of the battle of Las Cruces a flag of the great nation of the US of NA, which was grabbed by one of our brave heroes from the hands of a Yankee, at the moment when said Yankee was fleeing shamefully through the bushes of our mountains.  The flag is composed of three colors, red, white, and blue.  It measures 7.5 feet long by 4.5 wide.  It has six white bars and 7 red, but the six white ones are 3 long and 3 short: the red ones are 3 long and 4 short. On the blue field there are 48 stars.    General Echevarria:  I do not believe you need to be so minute for that, but I do it so that you may have sufficient data.    /s/    [Engl only.  nd.  HOL.  43A/29]

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3 January 1928.  Sandino to General Manuel Echevarria  [b].

 

28.01.03 Sandino Echevarria, Manuel  [b]   General --------:    Send me the Revista Ariel and the papers which you have read because I want to send them to Esteli with little Molina.  Patria y Libertad  /s/   It is better to make propaganda than to store things that have already been said or felt.  I am sending two pairs shoes, one for you and the other for Tellez.  Maradiaga has not sent me the provisions and the merchandise brought by Molina is rough clothing and boxes, Camel cigarettes.    [Engl only.  nd.  HOL.  43A/29]

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3 January 1928.  Sandino to General Manuel Echevarria  [c].

 

28.01.03 Sandino Echevarria, Manuel  [c]   General ---------:     I received your commentaries on the battle of Las Cruces and as I had already made another in the form, which I sent to the different neighborhoods of the mountain, I will try to copy yours as war correspondent, but with certain changes, such as their numbers and the place where it took place.  I will always send mine too, and I am sending it to you for corrections for the press.  You can correct the same original.    I salute you kindly,    Patria y Libertad    /s/     [Engl only.  nd.  HOL.  Filed w/ 28.01.01.  43A/29]

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4 January 1928.  Sandino to General Manuel Echevarria.

 

28.01.04 Sandino Echevarria, Manuel    General -------.    I beg you to come with a bearer to fix up a trip to meet some gentlemen who are coming from Mexico.  They saw General Montoya in Jalapa and he told them not to pass El Plantel and they will be received there.    Patria y Libertad    /s/      [Engl only.  nd.  HOL.  Filed w/ 28.01.01.  43A/29]

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4 January 1928.  Sandino.  Manifesto.

 

28.01.04 Sandino Manifesto   Stronghold of the Defenders of the National Sovereignty of Nicaragua, Decree No. 19.    Augusto C. Sandino, General in Chief of the Autonomist Army of Nicaragua to the Nicaraguan people and the Governments of the other sister Republics makes known:    That if the Autonomist Army constituted a powerful military institution, perfectly organized which rests the honor of the Republic, in use of the faculties conceded by the same army; recognizes and accepts in the frathernal sense as brothers in the same Isthmus, the Union Central Americana, broken and interrupted by the Yankee Buccaneers, recognizing at the same time the constitution named by the same Union.    On making it known to my compatriots and Governments of the five Republics; it is with the object of making felt our spiritualism as fostered brothers of the same section and in the same way to name our legal representatives in each of the sections of the Isthmus.     Patria y Libertad    /s/    Communicate to all Nations of the Hispanic Continent.     Patria y Libertad  /s/  El Chipote    [Engl only.  HOL.  43A/29.  Also in AB: 206]

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4 January 1928.  M. A. Thompson to Abraham Rivera.

 

28.01.04 Thompson, M.A. Rivera, Abraham   Bocay, January 4, 1928.    Dear Don Abram,    I received letters from my uncle written on the 25th of December, from the foot of curious.  He gave me the glad news that Lewis was alive and well.  Some one of his mozos came and told him that they had left Lewis in Bilway about the 10th of Dec., that he was awfully thin, owing to his illness, but was then entirely better.  Don Abram poor old Don Marcelino was killed here on the 30th of December.  Manzanans was down at Modesto's place, raising hell with everybody.  Marcelino went to bring up Modesto, when Manzanans jumped on him, wounding him in several places.   Marelino shot him, and returning his wounds with his machete, as it was dark no one could interfere.  When a light was lit both of them were dead.  Marcelino had his left bust split open.    Be good to yourself father Abraham, and come quick.  Miguel is here but will be leaving again on the 15th.  Everybody sends their best regards.   Your friend as ever,    /s/     [Engl only.  EDS1.  Filed w/ 28.08.07.  205/1]

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5 January 1928.  Blanca Arauz to Gregorio Sandino.

 

28.01.05 Arauz, Blanca Sandino, Gregorio     San Rafael del Norte, [date]    Senor -----, Managua.    Kindly Father-in-law:    Today I received the answer for General Feland, there is hope for Augusto to surrender, these communications are private.  I believe there will be more conferences in my home soon, pray to God, Augusto told me to let you know about this and also to his mother Sra. Margarita, so she will console herself.  I am very glad, because there will be no more blood spilled, thank the Lord for that, and we will be in peace, they all tell me that they cannot write because they don't have time, but they will write at the first opportunity.    Warmest greetings to Sra Margarita and America and my mother-in-law and the rest of the family.    Very Kindly, I am of Yours,    /s/  Blanca Sandino    [Engl only.  38/30]

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