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The village of Progreso is 300 meters above sea-level on Isla San Cristóbal. In the mid-1920s it had about 300 inhabitants.
Manuel J. Cobos' Hacienda House, Hacienda El Progreso in 1888
Manuel J. Cobos' Hacienda House, Hacienda El Progreso in 1888
The schooner Manuel J. Cobos named after Progreso's founder, moored along the jetty in Wreck Bay.
The store in Progreso belonged to Alvarado and Cobos. Practically all workers on the island received their wages from the same gentlemen.
One Sucre Monetary Note Issued by Hacienda El Progreso in 1905
View of the Worker's Houses, Hacienda El Progreso in 1888
Manuel A. Cobos welcomes the Albemarle expedition to Galápagos. He strongly urges them to make San Cristóbal their terminal station.
Monetary Note and Coins Issued by Hacienda El Progreso in 1905
When Albemarle sailed back to Panamá, Harry Randall moved in with Manuel A. Cobos. Nearly every day he went riding with his host.
The Wreck Bay pier in 1938
Rogerio Alvarado was married to Josefina, Manuel A. Cobos' older sister. He lived most of the time in Guayaquil.
View of Worker's House, Hacienda El Progreso in 1888
Paul Bruun was captain of the Manuel J. Cobos for about 18 months before he started trading with the Norge. The island community was dependent on the old schooner to obtain provisions from the continent. Delays and fuel shortages proved fatal for Bruun, her former skipper. When this photo was taken in 1934, the schooner had been re-named San Cristóbal.
Manuel J. Cobos poses with Workers, Hacienda El Progreso in 1888
When Jens Aschehoug and Per Bang visited Galápagos in 1922, the steam-powered sugar factory was in full operation, but decay had set in.
Manuel A. Cobos (4th from left) invites the Floreana party for sight-seeing at the sugar factory. Cobos wears a broad-rimmed hat, riding breeches and a revolver holster across his chest.
Manuel J. Cobos poses with Workers, Hacienda El Progreso in 1888
Hacienda El Progreso's Bodega at Puerto Chico in 1905
The local matazarno tree was excellent for house construction, but trunks of this size are not to be found in Galápagos. Photo is probably of a mainland tree.