Laciana is a region full of amazing stories. Yesterday went through the pages Newspaper engineer Eloy del Potro, one of the founders of the College Carrasconte and today makes it one of his students, Joseph Cowboy Churches, Pepin Vaquero in memory of his countrymen as the largest still have not forgotten those days of anguish of 1964 when the news was very confused about the attack of pirates who had boarded the ship he was traveling in the official English merchant navy.
Now, almost 50 years later, the last issue of The Joint contains a beautiful article documented the deceased brothers, Thomas and Juan Antonio, which recovered tragic story that killed his brother when only was 23 years of age.
was the September 13, 1964 when "our brother was murdered on the distant warm Caribbean waters as a result of a pirate and terrorist attack, carried out against the English ship that Sierra Aranzazu, heading to Havana, with general cargo , sailed outside the dire consequences and implications of the so-called missile crisis and the blockade of the island of Cuba. "
Those were terrible days, the news very scarce and contradictory, until the assassination of Leon confirmed. "The neighbors are torn between the deepest regret, the strongest condemnation and indignation and, as opposed, affection and moral support offered to our parents. "
The funeral was crowded and popular alms promoted by Villablino Radio Station "is paid for the cemetery where lie the remains of our brother, in Las Rozas."
Pepin's parents had a store kiosk Villablino and this was their second child. Leading wood studied at the Academy where he earned Carrasconte Virgin brilliant academic results despite being a free student. His friend Luis Mateo Diez writer described him thus: "Pepin was a child of boundless intelligence, the smartest of us all, the smartest of the school (...) He was smart and intelligent, had a lively observer's knowledge of the facts, who understands things the first time. (...) The readings helped forge his vocation as a seaman, merchant marine. " Everyone remembers Pepin as a great reader. Study
Preu in Leon, in the Marist, and Boating in Madrid and Bilbao. After making the practice won the title of Officer of Machines at the Escuela Oficial de Náutica de La Coruña.
After the summer of 1964 he embarked on the Sierra Aranzazu, which sailed on 31 August from Ceuta to Havana carrying general cargo: food, machinery parts, agricultural tools and toys and was captain Pedro Ibargurengoitia .
At noon on September 13 American reconnaissance aircraft flew over the ship giving several passes at low altitude, after a boat approached from the stern and being neglected, which surprised the captain, when two boats appeared, on the quarter, reaching one on each side of the ship. "In a surprise move, without warning, opened fire with machine guns 20 and 40 mm., Alternatively, with tracer bullets and explosive drills into the bridge of the Sierra Aranzazu, the habitat of the crew and the dead work."
Some bullet broke the fuel tank and a fire broke out, the captain was wounded in the leg, he ordered the abandonment of the ship and asked the radio operator to issue SOS signals, but could not, the radio also was useless.
There were many wounded, but confusion could leave the ship, which was burning on all sides, in a boat, I was very bored by the bullets. Three of the injured were very serious, one captain, who made a tourniquet but was killed by the gunfire. Pepin
Cowboy had been shot by an explosive bullet in the abdomen and his condition was very serious. Nothing could do for him, murióa 3 in the morning.
The night was long, the dawn of the Coast Guard plane the saw. The attack was part of Drive: 2 dead a very serious injured, 3 seriously injured and 13 survivors.
Day 19 arrived in Madrid. "The truck carrying the coffin of Pepin Cowboy, arrived late afternoon to Villablino." All Laciana awaited him and he cried.
F. Fernandez / Villablino
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