zá , ▁a ▁Dutch man ▁from ▁Gu ay ama ▁and ▁José ▁Vic ente ▁Roman , ▁a ▁Saint ▁Tom as ▁resident ▁of ▁Puerto ▁Rico ▁since ▁ 1 8 1 1 . ▁After ▁June ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 8 2 1 ▁when ▁an ▁ins urg ent ▁squad ron ▁led ▁by ▁a ▁such ▁Vill an ue va ▁had ▁appeared ▁in ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁port ▁of ▁May ag ü ez ▁int ending ▁to ▁se ize ▁the ▁port ▁battery ▁and ▁set ▁fire ▁to ▁the ▁city , ▁all ▁of ▁Puerto ▁Rico ▁remained ▁on ▁alert . ▁On ▁that ▁occasion ▁the ▁ins urg ents ▁were ▁rejected ▁by ▁the ▁neighb ors ▁of ▁May ag ü ez . ▁The ▁military ▁Department ▁of ▁Western ▁Puerto ▁Rico ▁( which ▁covered ▁from ▁Agu ad illa ▁to ▁Gu ay an illa ), ▁the ▁Spanish ▁army ▁had ▁ 2 9 ▁individuals ▁assigned ▁to ▁May ague z ▁and ▁Agu ad illa ▁for ts , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁obvious ▁that ▁such ▁def enses ▁were ▁completely ▁in ade qu ate . ▁By ▁ 1 8 2 2 , ▁in ▁the ▁neighbor ing ▁Dan ish ▁island ▁of ▁San ▁Tom as ▁there ▁were ▁height ened ▁rum ors ▁of ▁an ▁invasion ▁to ▁Puerto ▁Rico , ▁island ▁in ▁which ▁fields ▁and ▁coast s ▁were ▁being ▁carefully ▁monitor ed ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁avoid ▁the ▁formation ▁and ▁organization ▁of ▁expedition ary ▁groups ▁that ▁could ▁launch ▁an ▁attack ▁against ▁it . ▁ ▁Under ▁instructions , ▁seven ▁hundred ▁citizens ▁of ▁France ▁and ▁Germany , ▁under ▁the ▁orders ▁of ▁the ▁Duc oud ray ▁Hol stein ▁had ▁depart ed