Matching Items (61)
Filtering by
- All Subjects: American
- All Subjects: La Compania Asiatica
- All Subjects: Manuel
- Member of: Chinese Immigrants in Cuba: Documents From the James and Ana Melikian Collection
![78710-Thumbnail Image.png](https://d1rbsgppyrdqq4.cloudfront.net/prism/s3fs-public/2021-07-24/78710-Thumbnail%20Image.png?VersionId=G4.hRkftfkTMV0JjwzxfQ4WFaahb0qNb)
Created1861
DescriptionRecords for the ship Alice Thorndike, which brought Chinese settlers from China to Cuba under contract with Torices, Puente y Co. On this trip, the Alice Thorndike brought 342 settlers from China to work.
![78942-Thumbnail Image.png](https://d1rbsgppyrdqq4.cloudfront.net/prism/s3fs-public/2021-07-27/78942-Thumbnail%20Image.png?VersionId=ujaYUKr7R2oQna.R85nYhmLbKJB1SlQE)
Description
List of 590 Chinese settlers brought from China to Cuba to serve as indentured servants. They arrived in Havana abroad the American frigate, the Sky Lark. 1855.
![78809-Thumbnail Image.png](https://d1rbsgppyrdqq4.cloudfront.net/prism/s3fs-public/2021-07-24/78809-Thumbnail%20Image.png?VersionId=t5fDEW1MAh81cpFFlKhZCeHz69WCwU2D)
Created1868-08-05
DescriptionRelates that Luis Parodi, a Chinese settler, was granted permanent residency in Cuba after fulfilling the legal requirements.
![78814-Thumbnail Image.png](https://d1rbsgppyrdqq4.cloudfront.net/prism/s3fs-public/2021-07-24/78814-Thumbnail%20Image.png?VersionId=ofCI26yuEekan6VXsv0nzGLWV7GtpNAz)
Created1861
DescriptionRecords for the ship Kate Hooper, which brought Chinese settlers from China to Cuba under contract with Ferran y Dupierris and Torices, Puente y Co. On this trip, the Kate Hooper brought six settlers from China to work in the fields.
![78314-Thumbnail Image.png](https://d1rbsgppyrdqq4.cloudfront.net/prism/s3fs-public/2021-07-24/78314-Thumbnail%20Image.png?VersionId=OTjnwGQDy721aWy2rU8zpJXFRDQyMW38)
Created1858
DescriptionList of Chinese settlers who ran away from their owners and were later captured. After capture, they were held in the Municipal Slave Deposit in Santa Maria del Rosario. Their names, ages, and nationality are listed along with the dates of their escape and capture.
![78319-Thumbnail Image.png](https://d1rbsgppyrdqq4.cloudfront.net/prism/s3fs-public/2021-07-24/78319-Thumbnail%20Image.png?VersionId=0xM8tGP5SoppGZhrhE9I8eotJIQ4v_tw)
Created1860
Description
Records for the ship Messenger, which brought Chinese settlers from China to Cuba under contract with Torices, Puente y Co. On this trip, Messenger brought workers from China to work.
![77349-Thumbnail Image.png](https://d1rbsgppyrdqq4.cloudfront.net/prism/s3fs-public/2021-07-24/77349-Thumbnail%20Image.png?VersionId=66ffxYgVvkhSTpok6isu2tPbnL6ro9Ly)
Created1864-06-09
DescriptionLuis Parodi, a Chinese settler, converted to Christianity. In his baptism, he offered his loyalty to the Cuban government and the church in order to eventually receive permanent residency in Cuba, a legal requirement. Enrique Parodi was his godfather.
![77416-Thumbnail Image.png](https://d1rbsgppyrdqq4.cloudfront.net/prism/s3fs-public/2021-07-24/77416-Thumbnail%20Image.png?VersionId=qNOejoXJowB6WDXDVdQ_cR2MI_BbPp6Z)
Created1880-06-06
DescriptionCertificate of nationality of a Chinese settler, Manuel. It was signed by the Consulate General. He was originally from Canton.
![77426-Thumbnail Image.png](https://d1rbsgppyrdqq4.cloudfront.net/prism/s3fs-public/2021-07-24/77426-Thumbnail%20Image.png?VersionId=wJhG4gql4VyM08wnh3sx07Kca_LtCkxr)
Created1863-10-09
DescriptionRelates that Telesforo Landa, a Chinese settler, was granted permanent residency in Cuba after fulfilling the legal requirements.
![77454-Thumbnail Image.png](https://d1rbsgppyrdqq4.cloudfront.net/prism/s3fs-public/2021-07-24/77454-Thumbnail%20Image.png?VersionId=w.BDW7juLaF45c3X0hmvuS3TB.rm6hRQ)
Created1865-03-22
DescriptionRecords for the ship Encarnacion, which brought Chinese settlers from China to Cuba under contract with Marino Gillado. On this trip, Encarnacion brought twenty settlers from China to work for Juan Vermay.