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EAP955/1/1

Record Id:

036-004254450

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-004254449

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100148010905.0x000001

LARK:

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

EAP955/1/1

Title:

Bautismos de Color [1765-1895]

Additional Titles:

Baptism Registers

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 that have inexact English translations. In general, an individual was defined as "mulatto/a" which denoted half African/ half European descent; "moreno/a" which was likely fully of African descent or dark skinned. Individuals are also described as enslaved or free, and in many cases their African ethnonym is given. If this occurs, it is highly likes that the person was born in Africa. If born in Cuba, the person is generally called a "criollo/a." The second most important social designation when the documents were created was whether a person was of legitimate or illegitimate birth. Some of the numerically ordered volumes are missing.

Arrangement: By volume number and date.

Additional language information: Mainly Spanish with occasional Latin.

Collection Area:

Endangered Archives Programme

Project / Collection:

Ecclesiastical records in Villas of Cuba

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-004254449
036-004254450

Is part of:

EAP955/1 : Libros Sacramentales de la Catedral de Santa Clara [1690-1909]

EAP955/1/1 : Bautismos de Color [1765-1895]

Contains:

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Hierarchy:

032-004254449[0001]/036-004254450

Container:

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Record Type (Level):

Series

Extent:

9319 TIFF images

Digitised Content:

Languages:

Latin
Spanish

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1765

End Date:

1895

Date Range:

1765-1895

Era:

Place of Origin:

Santa Clara, Cuba

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User Conditions:

Access is for research purposes only. CC BY-NC.

Arrangement:

By volume number and date.

Information About Originals:

The original material is located in the Cathedral of Santa Clara, Bishop's Residence, Cuba

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Subjects:

Baptisms
Children
Christianity
Church records and registers
Genealogy
Slavery

Places:

Cuba, Americas
Santa Clara, Cuba
Villa Clara, Cuba