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Court Documents

Created1886-03-30
DescriptionRecords indicating that Chinese Consul in Havana requested the paperwork of Jose Afa, a Chinese settler and permanent resident in Cuba, who was detained by police in connection to an illegal lottery.
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Court Records

Created1886
DescriptionJose Afa, a Chinese settler, was arrested and jailed for running an illegal lottery.
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Prison Records

Created1886-03-28
DescriptionRecords from the Royal Prison in Havana. Jose Afa, a Chinese settler, was arrested and jailed at the Royal Prison for running an illegal lottery.
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Police Records

Created1886-03-06
DescriptionRecords indicating that the police located and broke up an illegal Chinese raffle in Havana under the orders of the Chief of Police, Maria de Rala y Aranaz. The raffle, Chiffa, was located near a fruit stand and the Consulate in Havana. Jose Manuel Ledon investigated.
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Baptism Certificate

Created1869-06-07
DescriptionCandelaria, a slave, converted to Christianity. She was the slave of Juan Sibario and was the daughter of the Chinese settler, Eustaguia. Her godmother was Merced Sonata Cruz, a creole slave. She was owned by Antonio Agustin Villa.
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Birth Certificate

Created1877-05-10
DescriptionRecord for Candelaria Maria, the child of a Creole, Clara and an unknown father. Her grandmother was Jacoba Loria. Her godfather was Angel Grey Valdes and her godmother was Maria Medina who was a slave of Carlos Dias Arguelles. She was baptized in Cerro.
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List of Runaway Chinese Workers

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. Their names, ages, and nationality are listed along with the dates of their escape and capture.
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List of Runaway Chinese workers

Created1858
DescriptionThis is a list of runaway slaves that has been caught and placed in a slave prison in March 1858.
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Investigations of Runaway Chinese Workers

Created1870
DescriptionInvestigation of the origin of Higino Canton, a Chinese settler who has escaped form his owner and later captured. He is imprisoned in the Depot of Cimarones in Bejucal.
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List of Contracted Chinese Workers

Created1861
Description61 Chinese settlers were hired to work in the fields. They were transported to Cuba aboard the ship Sage Francis under contract with Torices, Puente y Co and Ferran y Dupierris.