History
The date of the foundation of the fictitious town of Seva is unknown, but the town's demise on August 1898 is amply documented in the book Seva, by Luis López Nieves. The author uses as a historical backdrop the Hispanic-American War. In the story the invasion of Puerto Rico begins on May 5, 1898 when the US Army disembarks on the beaches of the small town of Seva. The residents mount a ferocious opposition and stop the Army at the beach until August 6, 1898, when they are surrounded by additional army reinforcements that had landed on the southwestern coast of the island. On August 10, 1898 the US Army shoots the 720 citizens of Seva that are captured in the final battle.
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