Catalina Companioni

The people of Sancti-Spiritus would send their children to distant places to acquire their education. On April 19, 1788, they proposed to start a school of arts in the city. It opened at a convent. Many individuals contributed 300 pesos each, to be paid in 3 installments. Among the contributors were: The mayor Jose de Canizares; General depositary Agustin Canizares; Second Lieutenant of Cavalry Bautista Canizares; Presbyter Major Sacristan Miguel Marrero; Agustin Castaneda; Pedro Jose Perez, Francisco J. Peralta; Jose Antonio Chamendia; Pedro Tellez; Juan de los Santos Gomez; Andres Solano; Ana Maria Castaneda, widow; Catalina Companioni, widow; Ana Gonzalez, widow.. Information from page 419 of https://cubangenclub.org/upload/files/Historia_de_Sancti-Spiritus_-... NOTE; SHE IS A WIDOW