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- Member of: Chinese Immigrants in Cuba: Documents From the James and Ana Melikian Collection
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Created1858
DescriptionThis is a list of runaway workers who had escaped from their owners.
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Created1858
DescriptionThis is a list of runaway workers who had escaped from their owners.
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Created1857
DescriptionThis is a list of runaway workers who escaped from their owners.
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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.
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Created1863
DescriptionRelates that Agustin, a Chinese settler, was granted permanent residency in Cuba after fulfilling the legal requirements. He was baptized and had a record of employment.
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Created1864
DescriptionThis is a letter from Manuel Aliatoe to the Governor Bishop of Havana concerning the baptism of Chinese settlers.
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Created1867
DescriptionMaria, a Chinese settler, converted to Christianity. Maria offered her loyalty to the Cuban government and the church in order to eventually receive permanent residency in Cuba, a legal requirement. Ramon Ibarra Pastor is listed as her godfather.
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Created1862
DescriptionLetters from the diocese in Remedios concerning the baptism of Chinese settlers who are brought to Cuba to work.
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DescriptionOfficial naturalization document of Simon, a Chinese settler, who was granted his carta de naturaleza, or naturalization documents. Relates that Simon had take an oath of loyalty and obedience to the Cuban government that was required of him.
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Created1866-08-28
DescriptionCertifies that Simon Perez, a Chinese settler, completed an eight-year-contract with his employer, the Sugar Refinery de Carmen.