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Created1878
DescriptionVarious documents pertaining to money given to Chinese settlers in various situations.
Created1866-03-10
Description
This is a list of 87 Chinese settlers of which 86 of them, upon arrival in Cuba, were contracted to work as fieldworkers in Havana by a Cuban businessman named Y. Gasol; the 87th settler on the list was hired by a different person to be a bread baker. The settlers arrived to Cuba aboard a ship called "A. N. Cesard". The Chinese name, Christian name, contract number, origin, and age of each settler were included in the list. March 6, 1866.
Created1869-05-06
Description
This is a cedula, or an ID card, that belonged to a Chinese settler. Havana, 1869.
Created1874
Description
These are two death certificates that were issued for two Chinese settlers. The first one was signed on October 12, 1874, and pertained to a young girl named Brigida Fuentes who was the daughter of a Chinese settler named Celestina Fuentes. The second certificate was signed on October 5, 1874, and pertained to an unknown person. Havana.
Created1874-10-10
DescriptionThis is a death certificate that was written for a Chinese settler who died on October 10, 1874. Havana.
Created1898-08-26
DescriptionThis is a certificate that granted permission for the cadaver of Alan, a Chinese settler who had died on August 25, 1898, to be buried in the Cristobal Colon Cemetery on August 26, 1898. Havana.
Created1874
DescriptionThese are 28 death certificates that were issued for deceased Chinese colonists in Havana at the Real Hospital de Caridad de San Felipe y Santiago in 1874. Havana.
Created1892-06-07
Description
This document pertains to an official permission that was granted to allow for a Chinese settler to be buried in the Cemetery of Colon. Havana, 1892.
Created1898-08-26
DescriptionThis document pertains to an official permission that was granted to allow for a Chinese settler named Aloy to be buried in the Cemetery of Colon. Havana.
Created1885
DescriptionThese letters detail investigations into illegal Chinese lotteries, including how the police should proceed and the names of people who were interviewed in the proceedings.