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HEADQUARTERS GUARDIA NACIONAL DE
NICARAGUA
MANAGUA, NICARAGUA
1 MARCH, 1932
CONFIDENTIAL
GN-2 REPORT
00001 FEBRUARY 1932
24029 FEBRUARY 1932
... 6. ENEMY OPERATIONS
A very reliable and trustworthy property
owner living near the Honduran border,
and who has for the past two years acted
as a secret agent for this station, has
reported the following information which
he received from his two brothers
(Nicaraguans) living in San Marcos,
Honduras:
“That within the past fifteen or twenty
days General Plata, formerly in charge
of the Honduran border patrol, has
furnished Teodulo Molina with eleven
rifles and a quantity of ammunition,
exact amount unknown which were
delivered by two agents of Plata at a
point near Pico de Navara (about
133-363). Arms were taken to the above
point from San Marcos, Honduras. That
Plata agreed to furnish Molina with arms
on the understanding that Molina would
operate along the border and raid on
both sides of the line. With the
re-appearance of bandits on the border
Plata anticipates that the Honduran
Government will reestablish the border
patrol, which was disbanded some months
ago, and that he will regain his
position as head of the patrol. That the
Alcade of San Marcos while not
implicated in the above transaction, has
knowledge that it has taken place.
In connection with the above report
attention is invited to the following:
(a) Up until very recently Teodulo
Molina, nephew of Carlos Salgado, either
operated alone or with one or two others
– arms of group consisted of cutachas
and one revolver.
(b) Molina has recently started to
operate with Julian Gutierrez. Gutierrez
is known to have been in San Marcos,
Honduras, during the past week.
(c) According to Native reports the
group under Molina and Gutierrez which
appeared at Gualigume (137-346) on the
night of the 17th inst., numbered
between fifteen and forty. Personally I
believe the former figure is nearer
correct. Various reports from persons
robbed or temporarily held prisoners
agree that the group had fifteen rifles,
and that the majority were armed with
revolvers which appeared very new.
Gutierrez has formerly operated in
southwest Segovia and northern
Chinandega with a poorly armed group –
arms consisted mostly of old shotguns.
(d) On leaving Gualiqueme the group
proceeded south closely following the
border and crossed into Honduras,
according to native reports, south of
Mojon (131-330). Houses were robbed on
both sides of the line.
(e) According to reports General Plata
has been financially embarrassed since
the border patrol was disbanded some
months ago. Although I have only met
General Plata on three occasions some
four or five weeks ago he sent me a note
requesting that I loan him fifteen
dollars (no reply made to note).
(f) The alcalde of San Marcos, Honduras,
Sr. Antonio Osorio, owns considerable
property in Oyote, Nicaragua (133-362).
About one year ago a patrol from this
station searched the above property and
found two letters: one signed by a
Marine Officer requesting that all
patrols treat Sr Osorio with
consideration as he was a good friend of
the Marines and Guardia; and another
signed by Carlos Salgado stating that
Sr. Osorio was contributing to the
bandit cause and directing all bandit
groups to respect his property.
M32.03.01: 11-12
Transcribed by Pleet Initiative-funded
Lebanon Valley College
student-researcher Nicholas J. Quadrini.
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