
Registry of Chinese Settlers
List of workers who were recently hired by various employers. It lists the name of the employer or company, the name of the settler and their personal details.
List of workers who were recently hired by various employers. It lists the name of the employer or company, the name of the settler and their personal details.
Relates that Leonardo Sanchez, a permanent resident of Cuba and a baptized Catholic, married Marcelina Diaz. She was born in Matanzas and they had two daughters, who were both baptized and registered in the book for those of European descent in their parish church. Report concerns whether or not their children, who were of "mixed race," could be considered white, determined by which book their baptisms are recorded in. Churches would use different books for Europeans, whites, and minorities.
List of workers who were recently hired by various employers. It lists the name of the employer or company, the name of the settler and their personal details.
List of workers who were recently hired by various employers. It lists the name of the employer or company, the name of the settler and their personal details.
This is a second labor contract that was shared between Constantino, a Chinese settler, and his owner, D. Ludres Valle. Valle was a Chinese landlord. The term of the contract was for one year (1868). This document is signed by the governor of Cuba and signed in Chinese by Ludres Valle and Constantino.
Relates the marriage restrictions that were imposed in all of the settled communities. Several mixed marriages were either suspended or annulled by the government and the churches.
An identity card, or cedula, for Cristobal. He was originally from Macao.
A contract between, Sim Cheng Cristobal, a Chinese settler, and the agent of Ignacio Fernandez de Castro. The contract was to last for an undisclosed amount of time and lists the legal requirements of both the employee and the employer. Signed by MacKay, the agent, and Cristobal, who signed in Chinese. Also features the contract in Chinese.
Cristobal, a Chinese settler, converted to Christianity in the city of Havana. He was originally from Canton. In his baptism, Cristobal offered his loyalty to the Cuban government and the church in order to eventually receive permanent residency in Cuba, a legal requirement.
List of workers who were recently hired by various employers. It lists the name of the employer or company, the name of the settler and their personal details.