CUP 194One of the earliest Colono manuscripts I have seen, this chart lists all 61 Chinese Colonos arriving on the same ship after disembarking in Cuba, and shows information about each Colono as listed below in the descriptions of the column headings. The Chinese historically are noted as having first arrived in Cuba in 1847, and they were typically given 8 year contracts to "work" in Cuba, but ended up being indentured servants and many were enslaved and treated worse than black slaves. This document is complete on both front and back.

General Heading of chart:

"General Registry that shows the number of Chinese and Yucateco workers, classified according to what is allowed for in the Royal Decree of the 7th of July"

Ano de 1862: Year, 1862

This is followed in script, by a town name: Guanabacoa

The "Party" name: Partido de Pepe Antonio

A location: unknown but likely Bajas p...ancion? based on other documents

Column Headings:

Partidos Pedancos y Municipales: " 'Inferior'/Lower Court Parties" and Municiplaities

Nombre de Colono: Name of the Colono

Nacion: China o Yucatan: Nation: China or Yucatan

Sexo: Varon, Hembra: Sex: Male, Female

Edad: Age

Resumen de edad de los contenidos en la planilla:

Summary of the age of those in the chart:

Hasta 15 anos: up to 15 years old

De 15 a 50: from 15 to 50 years old

De 50 en adelante: 50 and up

Estado: Status

Soltero: Single

Casados: Married

Viudos: Widow

Nombre especial que recibio a su llegada a este puerto:

Special name given upon their arrival at this port

Tiempo de Contrata: Duration of Contract

Menos de 5 anos: less than 5 years

De 5 a 10 anos: From 5 to 10 years

De 10 a 15 anos: From 10 to 15 years

De mas de 15 anos: More than 15 years

Trabajo a que se dedica: Type of Work

Servicio domestico: domestic servant

Campo: (working in the) Country

Otras ocupaciones: other work

Nombre y profesion de Patronos: Name and profession of "Boss"

Domicilio de Patrono: Address of bossCUP 194

This chart documents each worker as he/she stepped off the boat from China. Extremely rare and contains a wealth of information on 61 individuals. It shows their Chinese names and the Spanish names each of them will be adopting. Signed at end by El Capitain Vicente Cortes. The reverse contains a hand stamp reading CAPITANIA DEL PARTIDO DE PEPE ANTONIO. The manuscript has been professionally restored with Japanese rice paper, as you can see from the photos. This is the earliest manuscript I have seen relating to the Chinese in Cuba.

Price: $3000.00