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- Member of: Chinese Immigrants in Cuba: Documents From the James and Ana Melikian Collection
Created1895-06-26
DescriptionA money script for Hermenegildo Jauregio for 49 pesos. It was to be used to pay his Chinese workers' wages.
Created1895-06-24
DescriptionA money script for Venancio Hoa for 39.24 pesos. It was to be used to pay his Chinese workers' wages.
Created1895-05-06
DescriptionA money script for Antonio Leon for 62 pesos. It was to be used to pay his Chinese workers' wages.
Created1861-04-28
DescriptionJosefa Lam Chang, a Chinese immigrant born in Canton, was granted citizenship in Cuba. The Ministry of Foreign Relations's Doctor Armando Garcias Garagarza confirmed her citizenship. Changs's parents were named Wong Fi Cho and Secci. Also features a small photo of Josefa Lam Chang.
Created1855
DescriptionA cedula or identity record for Loreto, a Chinese settler. He was originally from Luai Sen. He worked for B. Solares to work in a copper factory.
Created1878
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This is a check for a thousand pesos made out to Bustamante and Cardena. It was to be used to pay their workers their wages.
Created1865
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Records for the ship Emigrante, which brought Chinese settlers from China to Cuba under contract with Pedro Reinaldo. On this trip, the Emigrante brought six settlers from China to work for Marino Gillado.
Created1938
DescriptionThis is a document stating that Joaquin Nong cannot make more than 600 pesos annually in accordance with the law.
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.
Created1872
DescriptionDetailing the death of Rafael, a Chinese settler. He was from Canton and thirty years old when he died. He was buried in the Cemetery of Christopher Columbus.