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- Member of: Chinese Immigrants in Cuba: Documents From the James and Ana Melikian Collection
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DescriptionThis is a series of reports files by the mayor of Guanabacoa concerning the treatment of Chinese settlers in Cuba, including punishment for crimes and the death penalty.
Created1858
DescriptionList of Chinese settlers who have run away from their owners and were later captured in Guanabacoa in 1858.
Created1858
DescriptionList of Chinese settlers who had run away from their owners and were captured in Guanabacoa in 1858. Their names, ages, and physical descriptions are listed.
Created1865
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5.Application Documents "Letter Home" (permanent residence on the island of Cuba), 1865. Contains: Identity card of Chinese settlers legalized with a police seal; letter of recommendation from the owner certifying that fulfilled his contract of 8 years; Chinese settlers statements; Government contract (Guanabacoa).
Created1863
DescriptionRecords indicating that the police hired a Chinese settler for road construction. Mentions the hiring practices of rural workers who have a history of working in construction. Signed in Chinese
Created1956-07-16
DescriptionNotice from Dr. Jesus M Gonzalez y Fuente, doctor and lawyer, to Vicente Lee and Manuel Chiang allowing them to open their store, Lee and Chiang in Guanabacoa.
Created1866
DescriptionSummary of an examination into the relationship between Catholicism and the Chinese settlers that had been baptized, labeling it "deplorable" because complete integration had not taken place and that the settlers were still worshiping "idols" due to their isolation in agricultural work. 1866.
Created1874
DescriptionDeath certificate for a "free" asian settler. He died in el Hospital de San Felipe y Santiago. 1874.
Created1874-11-20
DescriptionDeath certificate for Santosa Chinese immigrant. He died in the Hospital de Caridad de San Felipe.
Created1874
DescriptionThis is a death certificate for Ysidora, a Chinese settler. He died in the Hospital of Saint Philip and Saint James in Havana.