▁on ▁the ▁far ▁shore . ▁The ▁Spanish ▁soldiers ▁had ▁no ▁boats , ▁so ▁they ▁en list ed ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁native ▁fish erm en . ▁However , ▁once ▁they ▁reached ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁river , ▁the ▁fish erm en ▁f li pped ▁the ▁boats , ▁and ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁Spanish ▁soldiers ' ▁heavy ▁metal ▁arm or , ▁most ▁of ▁them ▁d rown ed . ▁Only ▁two ▁women — one ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁beautiful ▁María ▁de ▁E str ada — sur v ived , ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁being ▁taken ▁by ▁a ▁Ca ci que . ▁De ▁E str ada ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁later ▁escaped ▁the ▁" power ▁of ▁the ▁Ca ci que " ▁and ▁married ▁Pedro ▁S ánchez ▁Far f án ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Tr in idad . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁shore ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Cuba , ▁on ▁all ▁three ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁Bay ▁of ▁Mat anz as . ▁The ▁bay ▁cut s ▁deep ▁in ▁the ▁island , ▁and ▁three ▁rivers ▁flow ▁in ▁the ▁bay ▁inside ▁city ▁limits ▁( R io ▁Y um uri , ▁San ▁Juan , ▁and ▁Can imar ). ▁To ▁the ▁south - east , ▁the ▁landscape ▁r ises ▁into ▁a ▁hill ▁called ▁Pan ▁de ▁Mat anz as , ▁divided ▁from ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁coast ▁by ▁the ▁Y um uri ▁Valley ▁and ▁a ▁coast al ▁r idge . ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁of ▁Mat anz as ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁three ▁neighborhood s : ▁Vers alles , ▁Mat anz as , ▁and