Cuba and Puerto Rico

CUP 539

Early Cuban postcard of a nursing goat.

Price: $60.00

CUP 538

7 issues of La Campana de Cuba y Actualidades. Published in 1896. Fold stains. Ano II 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 37, 39. Extremely rare. B

Price: $1400.00

CUP 537

9 issues of Illustracion de la Guerra de Cuba y Filipinos. Published in 1896. Fold stains. Ano I: 26, 32, 33, 40 42, 44. Ano II: 53, 57, 58. Extremely rare. B SOLD

Price: $1800.00

I thought it would be of interest to put together a set of manuscripts that tell the story of Chinese colonos in Cuba. (Note: these files are all relating to different people, not the same person)

Authorization to allow 3000 Chinese settlers to come to Cuba: http://www.historyrevealed.eu/the-americas-new/cuba-and-puerto-rico/12851-communication-from-the-captain-general-cup367.html

Extremely rare ship manifest listing each Chinese being shipped to Cuba. An extremely rare item: http://www.historyrevealed.eu/the-americas-new/cuba-and-puerto-rico/10812-original-and-complete-1868-chinese-ship-manifest-cup086.html

In rare cases Chinese would be imported without authorization: https://www.historyrevealed.eu/the-americas-new/cuba-and-puerto-rico/12850-citation-of-the-general-captain-cup366.html

This is an extremely rare item. As the Chinese were setting foot on Cuban soil there were detailed records kept for each person......even showing the Chinese name they had and the Spanish name they were given: http://www.historyrevealed.eu/the-americas-new/cuba-and-puerto-rico/11582-this-is-one-of-the-earliest-charts-cup194.html

Claim from the “Colonizing Agency” for payment for bringing 14 Chinese to Cuba to work in the quarries: https://www.historyrevealed.eu/the-americas-new/cuba-and-puerto-rico/12836-document-dated-in-havana-cup352.html

Then he had to register with the Chinese consulate in Havana: http://www.historyrevealed.eu/the-americas-new/cuba-and-puerto-rico/13339-certificate-of-nationality-of-one-asian-cup448.html

Before getting his ID card he had to swear to uphold the laws of Cuba: https://www.historyrevealed.eu/the-americas-new/cuba-and-puerto-rico/11754-affidavit-of-an-asian-cup245.html

He also had to swear to the police as to his profession back in Macao: https://www.historyrevealed.eu/the-americas-new/cuba-and-puerto-rico/12915-asian-1872-profession-relative-cup392.html

He was issued an ID card: https://www.historyrevealed.eu/the-americas-new/cuba-and-puerto-rico/13348-identity-card-for-foreigners-cup457.html

If he did not have his ID card with him he had problems: https://www.historyrevealed.eu/the-americas-new/cuba-and-puerto-rico/13352-a-chinese-is-explaining-why-he-does-not-have-a-pass-cup461.html

At times he would escape: https://www.historyrevealed.eu/the-americas-new/cuba-and-puerto-rico/13350-one-asian-was-out-of-the-deposit-cup459.html

Then he had to undertake a contract for work...........spelling out in details what kind of food, clothing, etc he would be entitled to: http://www.historyrevealed.eu/the-americas-new/cuba-and-puerto-rico/13224-1872-work-contract-for-a-chinese-colono-cup439.html

In rare cases the work contract was in Chinese: https://www.historyrevealed.eu/the-americas-new/cuba-and-puerto-rico/13185-1871-chinese-contract-cup425.html

He had to be paid: https://www.historyrevealed.eu/the-americas-new/cuba-and-puerto-rico/12927-cuba-slavery-pagare-cup404.html

In some cases he was rented out: https://www.historyrevealed.eu/the-americas-new/cuba-and-puerto-rico/12613-pagar-for-the-rent-cup335.html

Then he would recontract again and needed to get a reference letter: http://www.historyrevealed.eu/the-americas-new/cuba-and-puerto-rico/11743-character-reference-for-an-asian-cup234.html

The owner had to request permission to the court to recontract a colono. This he would do for a number of them at one time: https://www.historyrevealed.eu/the-americas-new/cuba-and-puerto-rico/13345-permission-to-recontract-nine-asians-cup454.html

The recontract was a different form than the one used for his initial contract: http://www.historyrevealed.eu/the-americas-new/cuba-and-puerto-rico/13361-extend-hiring-of-a-chinese-worker-cup470.html

Eventually he wanted to gain his freedom and apply for permanent residency: https://www.historyrevealed.eu/the-americas-new/cuba-and-puerto-rico/11751-early-request-by-an-asian-for-residency-cup242.html

To gain his eventual freedom he had to furnish a baptism certificate: https://www.historyrevealed.eu/the-americas-new/cuba-and-puerto-rico/12916-asian-1874-i-beg-you-cup393.html

Sometimes that birth certificate could not be located: https://www.historyrevealed.eu/the-americas-new/cuba-and-puerto-rico/12910-asian-1876-the-yllmo-cup387.html

Often he ran into problems with the law for various offences and a police report was filed: https://www.historyrevealed.eu/the-americas-new/cuba-and-puerto-rico/12901-police-headquarters-of-matanzas-cup378.html

When he died there were documents from the hospital: http://www.historyrevealed.eu/the-americas-new/cuba-and-puerto-rico/12621-1888-death-notice-of-a-native-cup343.html

At times, the death would be questioned: https://www.historyrevealed.eu/the-americas-new/cuba-and-puerto-rico/13220-interesting-court-file-on-the-life-of-a-chinese-colono-cup435.html

BONUS ITEM: Cuban Chinese Masonic warrant card: https://www.historyrevealed.eu/the-americas-new/cuba-and-puerto-rico/10813-this-is-a-1960-warrant-card-cup087.html

Price: $17030.00

CUP 535

1871 Cuban document stating that a Chinese man was arrested and jailed for not having his identity papers. B

Price: $180.00

CUP 534

Rare 19th century auca Arivada Dels Voluntaris Catalans de Cuba. Size 31x42cm. Back covered with Japanese rice paper. Fraying at margin edges, not affecting images proper. B

Price: $800.00

Note: An auca is a graphic format popular in Spain and especially in the region of Catalonia around Barcelona. The genre dates at least to the 17th century but was banned during the 18th century before experiencing a renewal during the 19th and later the 20th centuries as a uniquely Catalonian form of expression. It takes the form of a cartoon or a comic strip, typically with 48 blocks of image and text, although some may have less. An auca is generally produced as a single sheet, but occasionally a booklet form is used. The captions tend to have some sort of consistent rhyme to assist with the flow and storytelling. Many times, the term “auca” appears in the title, but another term, “aleluya,” is used, apparently interchangeably. Some sources indicate that the aleluya originated in Castile and originally included religious elements that were shed over time. Auca was a very popular form of anti-Nationalist propaganda during the Civil War. This is the only auca that was produced on the subject of the Spanish insurrection.

CUP 532

Small 1895 cartoon illustration from The Review of Reviews, showing the Caribbean Islands watching Uncle Sam about to walk over them from Florida. B

Price: $10.00

CUP 531

Early 20th century postcard of Guantanimo Bay, Cuba. B

Price: $25.00

CUP 530

Archive of 8 manuscript documents from Puerto Rico during the Spanish American war and its lead up. Included are a February 1891 issue of El Principiante, an 8 page letter to the Minister of War written in 1896 and 8 different documents from different military units serving on the island. B

Price: $800.00

CUP 529CUP 529

Rare pre-Castro chromo album of World War 2 from Chocolates Felices, produced in 1941. All 96 stickers present. Covers replaced some time ago. M SOLD

Price: $400.00

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Early 20th century Spanish chromo card of Aurelio Mario Gabriel Francisco García Menocal y Deop. B

Price: $25.00

CUP 527

1933 Spanish comic book with cover page doing a parody of world geography, showing Cuba as a negro boy taking a bath. B

Price: $40.00

CUP 526CUP 526

1966 Spanish childrens book on San Antonio-Mario Claret.

Price: $90.00

CUP 525

1959 Mexican comic book El Latigo de Maracumbe (A Cuban Legend).

Price: $90.00

MP 521

Map of Cuba and Jamaica, showing railways and steam routes. Inset of Havana. Bacon’s Geographical Establishment. Size: 35x50cm. M

Price: $150.00

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Two gum card of Rufus Trench, by Fleer, published in 1961. M

Price: $60.00

Note: Rufus Trench (1747-1779) was an American pirate who was imprisoned by his own crew. He escaped to Havana, Cuba where he stole a ship and recruited a new crew.

CUP 522CUP 522

1883 request for freedom by a slave for not receiving his primary instruction. 2 pages. M

Price: $170.00

CUP 519

Telegram of the year 1897 during the war in Cuba where the governor is informed that several rebels relating on the telegram have been presented to the commander, several of them brown and brunette. It is observed how the slaves had joined the rebel parties. M

Price: $130.00

CUP 517