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1. EAP955/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP955/1
Title:
Libros Sacramentales de la Catedral de Santa Clara [1690-1909]
Scope & Content:
This is one of three collections of ecclesiastical records digitised by the EAP955 project team in three different Cuban cities. Books digitised are of two main types: Baptisms and Burial Registries. The Baptismal Registries are divided by race between the "de color" (of color), and those deeme...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Latin and Spanish
Date Range:
1690s-1900s
Extent:
15570 TIFF images

2. EAP955/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP955/1/1
Title:
Bautismos de Color [1765-1895]
Scope & Content:
These bound volumes contain paragraph length entries for recording information of people who the Church classified "of colour." This was primarily a racial designation that was determined by skin color, the race of one's parents, and other factors. In Cuba, there were many ways to describe race ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Latin and Spanish
Date Range:
1765-1895
Extent:
9319 TIFF images

3. EAP955/1/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP955/1/2
Title:
Bautismos de Blancos [1689-1874]
Scope & Content:
These bound volumes contain baptismal information on people that the church classified as "whites". All racial designations were inexact and contextually dependent assignation. In general, anyone born of white parents, whether on the Iberian peninsula, in Cuba, or elsewhere, was categorised as "...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Latin and Spanish
Date Range:
1689-1874
Extent:
5095 TIFF images

4. EAP955/1/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP955/1/3
Title:
Entierros de Color [1800-1887]
Scope & Content:
These bound volumes are chronologically arranged and contain information of the death and burials of individuals who the Church categorised as "of colour". Most people were classified as one of the following: de color, pardo, moreno, pardo libre, moreno libre, esclavo, indio, mulatto, etc. These...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Latin and Spanish
Date Range:
1800-1887
Extent:
1156 TIFF images

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