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Set forth below is a report submitted by Captain
Hanneken, G.N. July 17th:
The following information has been obtained from
a native, who stated that he has been held as a
prisoner by Pedro Altamirano [Pedron] for about
15 days; he escaped on or about July 4th, near
Los Cedros: That Pedro Altamirano, Pedro
Irias, [Pedro Antonio Irias], Pancho Estrada
[Francisco Estrada], with about 80 followers are
operating together and are believed to have
their camp at present near Guapinol. (Somewhere
between Guapinol and the Pantasma Valley).
Altamirano is "The Jefe" with Estrada as "Chief
of Staff" and Irias as "Segundo Jefe" with them.
Altamirano is very sick, suffering with an
infected knee, which is said to have swollen
considerably and which in addition has caused
him to have fever occasionally. This band
has one (1) Lewis Machine Gun, two (2)
Brownings, and two (2) Sub-Thompsons. That
practically all members of their band have
around one hundred (100) pesos (dollars); and
that Altamirano has his women in his camp. There
is a typewriter being used in their camp.
That this outfit had ambush laid for the
Marine-Volunteer patrol on July 3rd, on the
trail between Los Cedros and Guali, as they
thought we were coming that way. (My
patrol was camped at Guali on Juy 2nd and left
there on the 3rd). This man escaped from
the bandits at this time. My own
deductions are that: Altamirano has been
appointed by Sandino or by the other Jefes as
the "Leader" in Sandino's absence. That
Sandino has told them that he is going to
return. ...
IR29.07.27: 3-4. RG127/201/1
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