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Shipping Records

Created1892
Description
Documents pertaining to the import of Chinese settlers to Cuba by the Cuban government and private companies, like the Society of la Alianza y Compania. One ship, a French frigate called Valace, captained by Andre, brought 265 settlers to Havana in one shipment. Many of the settlers were contracted in…

Documents pertaining to the import of Chinese settlers to Cuba by the Cuban government and private companies, like the Society of la Alianza y Compania. One ship, a French frigate called Valace, captained by Andre, brought 265 settlers to Havana in one shipment. Many of the settlers were contracted in Macao.
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Identity Records

Created1860
DescriptionAn identity card for Manuel, originally from Macao. Manuel was twenty-four years old when this card was issued. He worked for the Society of Immigration for eight years.
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Ship Manifest

Created1866
DescriptionList of 400 Chinese settlers contracted in the port of Macao and sent to Cuba aboard the boat Jovem Thomas in October 1866.
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Ship Manifests

Created1867
DescriptionList of 258 Chinese settlers contracted in Macao and sent to Cuba transported aboard the ship "Delangle" in January 1867.
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Ship Record

Created1866-12-29
Description
These records pertain to the Spanish ship "Loyola" that left Macao in February 1867 with 372 Chinese settlers, and arrived in Havana on March 11, 1867. The first notice of the leasing of the ship to the company shipping the Chinese settlers was in late December of 1866. Afterwards, the…

These records pertain to the Spanish ship "Loyola" that left Macao in February 1867 with 372 Chinese settlers, and arrived in Havana on March 11, 1867. The first notice of the leasing of the ship to the company shipping the Chinese settlers was in late December of 1866. Afterwards, the ship set sail in and arrived in Havana, where a small inspection ensued, and the settlers and crew were authorized to disembark.
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Ship Record

Created1855-10-12
DescriptionThis is a record that was written by Antonio de Barcaiztegui certifying that the American ship "Hound" that sailed from Macao to Cuba arrived in Havana with 228 Chinese settlers on July 22, 1855, and that the arrival was documented in the book of ship entries.
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Ship Record

Created1867-01-02
DescriptionThis collection of records pertain to the Russian ship "Suomi" that departed from Macao in Jaunary of 1867 with 526 Chinese settlers, and arrived in Havana in March of 1867. Suomi- 1867.
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Ship Record

Created1865
DescriptionRecords for the ship Jovem Thomas, which brought Chinese settlers from China to Cuba. On this trip, Jovem Thomas brought 400 chinese settlers to Cuba. The ship's charter and records was to be published in the Gazette of Habana.
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Identity Record

Created1862
DescriptionAn identity card, or cedula, for Cristobal. He was originally from Macao.
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Permanent Residency

Created1863-09-10
DescriptionRelates that Jose, a Chinese settler, was granted permanent residency in Cuba after fulfilling the legal requirements.