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Project / Collection Ecclesiastical documents from Santiago de Cuba, Bayamo, Trinidad and Baracoa, Cuba Language Spanish Digitised Content Platform Endangered Archives Programme

1. EAP843/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP843/1
Title:
Iglesia Espiritu Santo (Espiritu Santo Church) - Libros Sacramentales (Sacramental Books)
Scope & Content:
The Espiritu Santo Church in the oldest standing Catholic Church in Cuba. It dates to 1638 and was originally a hermitage dedicated to free people of African descent. It is located within the old city walls, in the area of Havana known as "Old Havana." Sacramental books are divided by race be...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Latin and Spanish
Date Range:
1737-1826
Extent:
2887 TIFF images

2. EAP843/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP843/1/1
Title:
Libros de Bautismos de Pardos y Morenos (Baptismal Books for Brown and Black People)
Scope & Content:
Baptismal Registers for Brown and Black People were created by priests or scribes in order to record the event of baptism from free and enslaved people of African, Asian, or Indigenous descent. They are primarily written in Castillian Spanish with occasional insertions of Latin phrases or words....
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Latin and Spanish
Date Range:
1737-1826
Extent:
2887 TIFF images

3. EAP843/1/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP843/1/1/1
Title:
Libro 7 Bautismos de Pardos y Morenos (Book 7 Baptisms of Brown and Black People)
Scope & Content:
This bound volume contains information on baptisms of Pardos y Morenos (blacks and brown people) who attended the Church of Espiritu Santo during the years 1737-1747. Each entry is standardized and contains the names of the parents, when available, the person being baptised, godparents, the pri...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Latin and Spanish
Date Range:
1737-1747
Extent:
160 TIFF images

4. EAP843/1/1/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP843/1/1/2
Title:
Libro 10 Bautismos de Pardos y Morenos (Book 10 Baptisms of Brown and Black People)
Scope & Content:
This volume contains baptism records for an unkown number of individuals. It was deemed to deteriorated to digitize by the archivist, Felix Knights. The book covers these baptisms in the years 1759-1768. This information is key for historians because these were the years of the British invasi...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Latin and Spanish
Date Range:
1759-1768
Extent:
4 TIFF Images

5. EAP843/1/1/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP843/1/1/3
Title:
Libro 12 Bautismos de Pardos y Morenos (Book 12 Baptisms of Brown and Black People)
Scope & Content:
This volume contains baptism records for 1,754 individuals of color between the years March 1773 and July 1777. These individuals are identified by race (black, brown, mixed race, African) and often by African ethnic origin (congo, carabali, mandinga, mina, etc.). They are also listed as legit...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Latin and Spanish
Date Range:
1773-1777
Extent:
587 TIFF Images

6. EAP843/1/1/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP843/1/1/4
Title:
Libro 16 Bautismos de Pardos, Indios, y Morenos (Book 16 Baptisms of Brown and Black People)
Scope & Content:
This volume contains the baptismal records for 1,497 individuals who were baptised in the Espiritu Santo Church in Havana between the years 1786 and 1789. These individuals are identified by race (black, brown, mixed race, African) and often by African ethnic origin (congo, carabali, mandinga, ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Latin and Spanish
Date Range:
1786-1789
Extent:
417 TIFF Images

7. EAP843/1/1/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP843/1/1/5
Title:
Libro 22 Bautismos de Pardos y Morenos (Book 22 Baptisms of Brown and Black People)
Scope & Content:
This volume contains the baptismal records for 447 individuals who were baptised in the Espiritu Santo Church in Havana between the years 1799-1800. These individuals are identified by race (black, brown, mixed race, African) and often by African ethnic origin (congo, carabali, mandinga, mina, ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Latin and Spanish
Date Range:
1799-1800
Extent:
319 TIFF Images

8. EAP843/1/1/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP843/1/1/6
Title:
Libro 27 Bautismos de Pardos y Morenos (Book 27 Baptisms of Brown and Black People)
Scope & Content:
This volume contains roughly half of the baptismal record entries for the years 1797-1799. This volume contains records for 359 people. These individuals are identified by race (black, brown, mixed race, African) and often by African ethnic origin (congo, carabali, mandinga, mina, etc.). They...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Latin and Spanish
Date Range:
1797-1799
Extent:
463 TIFF Images

9. EAP843/1/1/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP843/1/1/7
Title:
Libro 29 Bautismos de Pardos y Morenos (Book 29 Baptisms of Brown and Black People)
Scope & Content:
This volume contains roughly half of the baptismal record entries for the years 1807 and 1809. This volume contains records for 663 people. These individuals are identified by race (black, brown, mixed race, African) and often by African ethnic origin (congo, carabali, mandinga, mina, etc.). ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Latin and Spanish
Date Range:
1797-1799
Extent:
409 TIFF Images

10. EAP843/1/1/8

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP843/1/1/8
Title:
Libro 30 Bautismos de Pardos y Morenos (Book 30 Baptisms of Brown and Black People)
Scope & Content:
This volume contains roughly half of the baptismal record entries for the years 1809 and 1810. This volume contains records for 661 people. These individuals are identified by race (black, brown, mixed race, African) and often by African ethnic origin (congo, carabali, mandinga, mina, etc.). ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Latin and Spanish
Date Range:
1809-1810
Extent:
380 TIFF Images

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