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Treasure tale fuels Remedios thrill seekers in Cuba
In Remedios Cuba a legend of Bartolome Manso de Contreras and a vast bequest to three cloistered daughters sparks belief among locals and Cuban émigrés. Historians call the fortune a fantasy while heirs hunt through 18th century records and church archives for a papally disputed prize.
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Remedios
Cuba
Julia Humbelina Perez
Eusebio Leal
Havana
Bartolome Manso de Contreras
Manso de Contreras
Bartolome
Juan de Loyola
Rafael Farto
National Archives
Convent of
Santa Clara
London
The
Vatican
Monsignor
Angelo Gallardi
Papal Nunciatura
Church of Remedios
Mansos de Contreras
Remedios Church
Manso Contreras
Humbelina Perez