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Report on Cholera Disease Affecting Chinese Population in Cuba

Created1890-07-18

DescriptionReport describing the possibility of a cholera epidemic in Havana and how to prevent the spread of the disease among the Chinese populations in Cuba. Havana, 1890.

Marriage Report

Created1864-03-05

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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…

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.