Ciénaga de Zapata
On June 18, 1912, President Gomez issued a decree granting a forestry privilege/right to the Compania de Agricultura de Zapata, which decreed corresponded to the large Zapata Swamp in southern Matanzas. Apparently, U.S. Ambassador of Cuba at the time, Arthur M. Beaupre, made a fuss of the incident and the U.S. government send a note to the Cuban government disapproving such decree. Weeks later on August 13, 1912, President Gomez suspended his decree.