1880 Cedula De Vecindad for a Matanzas Native Visiting the United States
by Cuban Officials
- Used
- Signed
- Condition
- Fair with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Cochrane, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
Matanzas, Cuba. Fair with no dust jacket. 1880. Non-Book. On offer is an identification document, a Cedula de vecindad, for a Cuban from Matanzas who is traveling to the United States. It is referred to as a passport on the document. The cedula is a typed form, dated 1880, filled in with ink. It includes identifying details of the Matanzas man D. Leoncio Junico. On the recto is a manuscript note dated 1881 indicating that the man is traveling to the USA. It is signed by a Cuban official and Junico. This cedula is from the early post-slavery era in Cuba and provides insight into the documents required by the average citizen at the time. The Chinese coolie trade, a system of indentured labor that targeted young, poor Chinese men, operated from 1847-1874. The coolie trade took place, in large part, between the shipping port in Macao (now a part of China, then under Portuguese rule) and Havana, Cuba (then under Spanish control). Coolies were transported from China on ships, many of which had formerly been used as African slave ships (Yun & Laremont, 2001). The coolie ships often had slave names (eg Africano, Mauritius) or ironic names (Dreams, Hope, Live Yankees, Wandering Jew) (Yun & Laremont, 2001, p. 110). Many did not survive the journey, with approximately 16,400 Chinese coolies [dying] on European and American coolie ships to Cuba during a 26-year period (Yun & Laremont, 2001, p. 111-112). This accounted for a mortality rate of 12-30%, though, on some voyages, the death rate reached 50% (as in the case of the Portuguese ship Cors in its 1857 sailing). These deaths were caused by violence, rebellions, thirst, suffocation and sickness (Yun & Laremont, 2001). To learn more about the Chinese coolie trade and its importance in world history, click here to read our in-depth research blog on the topic. This document measures 5.75x8.5 inches. It shows significant signs of age including age toning, folds and small punctures that do not impact readability. It is entirely legible. Spanish language. Overall Fair. ; Manuscripts; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1 pages; Signed by Author .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc. (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0012109
- Title
- 1880 Cedula De Vecindad for a Matanzas Native Visiting the United States
- Author
- Cuban Officials
- Format/Binding
- Non-Book
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair with no dust jacket
- Place of Publication
- Matanzas, Cuba
- Date Published
- 1880
- Keywords
- MATANZAS, CUBA, Travel, MOBILITY
- Bookseller catalogs
- 19th Century Manuscript;
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About the Seller
Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc.
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Cochrane, Alberta
About Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc.
Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc. (formerly M. Benjamin Katz Fine Books/Rare Manuscripts) is based out of both Ontario and Alberta, Canada. We do business by appointment, and have had an online presence selling fine books and rare manuscripts since 1999. Specializing in handwritten, historically significant books, manuscripts, diaries, documents and ephemera. A member of The Manuscript Societyeach treasure on offer is guaranteed authentic and as represented for life. Worldwide clientele includes esteemed collections and public, private and university libraries on both sides of the Atlantic and Pacific. Always buying collections and estates.
Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc.has been an online sales and auction presence with over 7000 transactions since 1999.
Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc.has been an online sales and auction presence with over 7000 transactions since 1999.
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