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1869rif. 5608Various places in Cuba including Bejucal Havana Matanzas & Sagua la Grande 1869. Good plus. Sixteen broadside broadsheet and bifolium forms completed in manuscript. Previously folded with some short separations along old folds; one longer closed tear from lower left corner of one form. Some chipping and wear at edges not affecting text. Contemporary ink stamps. Varying degrees of tanning and foxing. A group of sixteen contracts for Chinese indentured laborers in Cuba executed during the 1860s. The importation of Chinese labor to Cuba began in earnest in 1853 and in 1860 a law passed by the colonial government essentially enjoined Chinese workers to renew their agreements. The forms present here are sixteen such contract renewals signed by Chinese workers who had completed their initial term of indentured servitude but had no recourse to fairer forms of employment or means to leave the island. "The new law required a change in the contract that required coolies who completed their original term of service to recontract with the same or another master. Otherwise they were obligated to leave Cuba within two months. There is no doubt that the Cubans issued the recontracting regulation in order to keep as many as possible of this captive alien labor force on the plantations knowing full well that very few of the coolies could have saved enough from their meager wages to pay for their passage home" - Hu-DuHart. The present group dating from 1862 to 1869 includes five renewals from Havana; four from Matanzas; three from Colon; two from Guanabacoa; and one apiece from the towns of Sancti Spiritus and Sagua la Grande. Each form gives the adopted Spanish name of the laborer his age place of birth the new and old masters in some cases the same and the duration of the new indenture from six months to two years. The forms also state that the laborers are signing fresh contracts in compliance with the law of 1860 and give the terms for worker and employer including daily hours to be worked amount of food provided weekly shelter if any and meager salaries amongst other stipulations. One contract is signed in Chinese but the preponderance are signed by "witnesses" or "interpreters" for the workers. Fascinating primary documents of the exploitative Chinese labor system in Cuba during the mid-19th century. Elizabeth Hu-Duhart "Chinese Coolie Labor in Cuba in the Nineteenth Century" Contributions in Black Studies 12 1994 pp. 43-46.
1866rif. 4747Havana: July 10 1866. Good. 3pp. on a bifolium. Separated at fold. Some wear to edge of first leaf cause some minor loss to text. A few scattered tape repairs and reattachments. Some offsetting. A colonial Spanish manuscript slave manifest for the steamship Cristobal Colon carrying dozens of enslaved Africans from Bailen to Partido del Cano both in Cuba. The text at the head reads as follows: "Nomina de los Africano bozales que conducten el vapor Cristobol Colon embarcado hoy a las siete de la mañana por el muelle de Bailen con destino al Partido del Cano unos de la propridad de D. José Rafael Diaz y otros de D. José Garcia y por encargo de sus dueños los custodia D. Juan Antonio Sanchez Bustamante y este individuo tiene biencia annal del Partido de Consolacion del Sur." Bailen is on the southern coast of Cuba north of the Isle of Pines; "El Cano" seems to have been a plantation outside of Havana while Consolacion del Sur is coastal town in the Pinar del Rio region of Cuba. The manifest lists 133 "Africanos bozales" that is slaves who could not speak Spanish in two or three columns separated between men "varones" and women "hembras" - their assigned names are given generally of Christian origin but with some range e.g "Ciforiana" "Liborio" and "Dionisia." Their ages are given one as young as nine several in their late thirties but most in their teens to early thirties. An additional leaf signed from Manila and dated July 10 1866 notes that although 133 people were sent only 115 survived the journey and lists the names of those who perished. July 10
1796rif. 5074Mexico City: May 13 1796. About very good. Broadside 17 x 12.25 inches. Old fold lines. Slight separation and loss at center fold slightly affecting a few letters. Minor wear else. Proclamation made by the Viceroy of New Spain authorizing trade between Cuba and the United States. The Caribbean was in tumult in the 1790s with Toussaint L'Ouverture overthrowing the French colonial government and outlawing slavery. Likewise in Cuba there was a similar revolt against slavery demanding abolition and equality -- both revolutions were of substantial concern to slaveholders in the American South. Specifically the present decree mentions flour and other vital foodstuffs as a measure against shortages in Cuba intended to prevent further trouble. "Para precaver la escasez de viveres y con especialidad de harinas que verosimilmente causaria la guerra concedio El Rey Permiso por Real Orden de 25 Junio de 93. para que los Anglo-Americanos.pudiesen conducirlos a la Havana pagando los derechos los puertos habilitados de España." The Viceroy at the time was Don Miguel de la Grua Talamanca de Carini y Branciforte First Marques de Branciforte. The Marques was notoriously corrupt even for colonial Spain having gained position through marriage to the Prime Minister's sister. He made sure to make some profit on everything that passed through his hands including taking advantage of the war in Cuba to remove the French from their lands and sell them to his benefit. A rare and interesting decree. We locate a single copy in OCLC at the University of Minnesota. May 13 unknown
1867rif. 3978Macau: April 6 1867. Very good. 6pp. on large folio partially-printed forms printed in two columns completed in manuscript. Old folds with minor losses at a few spots along the horizontal fold. Five hundred and fifty Chinese laborers bound for Cuba aboard the Spanish galley "Cervantes" are listed by name with their age and town or city of origin given. The laborers hail from several different cities in China and their ages range from 18 to 36 with the majority of the men in their 20s. The end of the document is signed and dated on the final page by José de Aguilar the Spanish consul at Macau. The left side of the final page contains two separate lists one with five numbers and the other with four numbers keyed to the manifest. The list of five names has an "x" next to each number perhaps noting that these men did not in fact make the trip to Cuba; each "x" could also signal that these men died during the voyage from Macau to Cuba which was a common-enough occurrence that it is often noted on manifests of this kind. Chinese indentured servitude in 19th-century Cuba was an insidious practice tantamount to slavery which flourished in Cuba even after the abolition of the peculiar institution in the British West Indies. With their free source of labor no longer available plantation owners in Cuba looked elsewhere; and they looked east. From around 1848 to the mid-1870s over 100000 Chinese indentured servants made their way to Cuba often sailing to Cuba in large groups. Once they arrived Chinese laborers indentured themselves to Cuban masters for terms of at least five years. The treatment of Asian indentured servants in Cuba varied widely with reports of some particularly ill-treated laborers ending their lives by suicide. "Some contemporaries and later historians.have condemned the servitude of the Asians as a thinly disguised revival of slavery. These critics have pointed to a variety of abuses to which the Asians were subjected both legally - with severe laws governing absenteeism vagrancy and insufficient work - and illegally in the form of harassment by vicious masters. Yet other observers have defended the system as a boon to the Asian workers. Voluntary reindenture at the end of their terms was common among the migrants suggesting that many Asians judged the system to be beneficial to them" - Drescher. Seymour Drescher & Stanley L. Engerman editors A Historical Guide to World Slavery New York 1998 pp.239-42. April 6 unknown
1867rif. 3977Havana: August 3 1867. Good. 7pp. on pre-printed folio forms completed in manuscript. Later staple. Moderate tanning and edge wear short separations along some folds. A manuscript manifest listing of 285 Chinese field hands who undoubtedly signed up as indentured laborers in their quest to escape the hardships of China in the vain hope of a better life in Cuba. The document begins "Lista de los colones que fueron embarcados en China." with the name of the French ship on which they were transported "barca francesa nombrada Ephrem" filled in and the captain noted as Boucand. The Chinese name of each "colono" settler is given and also their adopted Christian name as well as age ranging from 18 to 35 sex all men and profession all field laborers "campo". Seven of the listings have an "X" next to them along with "Falleco" passed away written in the column headed "Defuncion." Among those who died on the voyage is a 26-year-old man named Ping Chiong given the Christian name of "Angel." Formal slavery persisted in Cuba until 1886 but from the mid-19th century it was accompanied by a significant population working in indentured servitude. Cuba's massive sugar industry had consumed huge imports of African slaves in the 18th century. The abolition of the slave trade in 1808 vigorously enforced by the British Navy meant that a new source of labor was necessary. Indentured servitude became the predominant source for labor in the region. Unlike the earlier waves of European immigrants who travelled to the New World as indentured servants Asia was now the primary source. Between 1848 and 1874 125000 Chinese indentured servants arrived in Cuba alone - a figure outstripped only by the number who indentured themselves in California. A high percentage of these laborers were kidnapped from their homeland with many unable to survive the long passage from China to Cuba as the present document illustrates in sad detail. If these Chinese indentured laborers were fortunate enough to survive the voyage to Cuba these men quickly found out that their working life in the coffee and sugar fields was tantamount to slavery. August 3 unknown
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1908rif. 96370Washington: Oficino del Censo de los Estados Unidos 1908. Hardcover. Good. frontis maps charts photos index 707p. Original cloth. 24 cm. Some cover soiling browning and wear but still quite sound. Oficino del Censo de los Estados Unidos hardcover
1931rif. 6190Havana 1931. Very good. 150pp. Stiff black cloth covers printed paper label on front board. Front cover vertically creased light wear to boards; remnants of glassine stuck to covers. Contemporary inscription on front flyleaf. Internally clean. In a custom clamshell box. First edition of the first Cuban cook book published in English. Blanche Zacharie de Baralt 1865-1950 was born in New York; she married Luis Alejandro Baralt y Peoli in 1886 and the couple moved to his native Cuba in 1900. She earned a PhD in philosophy from the University of Havana in 1902 and went on to translate the poetry of Tagore and to write a book on Jose Marti. She also published this volume which was clearly geared toward the tourist market with the introduction emphasizing the idea of taking home the tastes of one's holiday abroad. Each chapter heading has an illustration and these were drawn by Federico Edelmann and Conrad W. Massaguer the one above the section for beans appears to show a cowboy riding along in a cloud of gas. Notably this work contains several important Cuban cocktails including the first appearance of the mojito referred to here as a Rum Cocktail or Cuban Mojo. Rare in the true first edition. unknown
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1957rif. 019197London: The University Press 1957. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Buckram cloth cover with blue pastedowns. 37 plates 1 in colour. The University Press hardcover
1976rif. 0012148AHavana Cuba. Good with no dust jacket. 1976. Ephemera. On offer is an original printed and completed Cuban labor commendation certificate dated 1976 issued by the Central de Trabajadores de Cuba CTC recognizing an individual worker as a Trabajador de Avanzada Advanced Worker one of the regimes principal distinctions for exemplary socialist labor performance during the post-revolutionary consolidation period. The certificate is issued to M. Dolores Perera Corrales identified as working at the Combinado del vidrio within the Sindicato Químico energético confirming that she fulfilled the requirements established for selection as an advanced worker within Cubas state industrial labor system. The printed heading reads: TRABAJADOR DE AVANZADA EN EL AÑO DEL XX ANIVERSARIO DEL GRANMABelow in full: La Central de Trabajadores de Cuba otorga el presente certificado The Central Workers Union of Cuba grants this certificate Followed by: por haber cumplido los requisitos establecidos para la selección de trabajador de avanzada. for having fulfilled the established requirements for selection as an advanced worker. The document is signed in blue ballpoint ink by Roberto Veiga Menéndez Secretary General of the CTC 19741989 with printed name and title beneath and accompanied by the official union emblem. This certificate is tied to the XX Aniversario del Granma 20th Anniversary of the Granma dating it to 1976 twenty years after the December 1956 landing of Fidel Castro and his revolutionary forces aboard the yacht Granma a foundational event in the Cuban revolutionary narrative. Condition: Single printed certificate on cardstock square format with light toning and general handling wear. Minor creasing visible across the sheet. Small damp stain approx. 1 cm at bottom of the sheet not interfering with any words. No loss to text. The document remains fully intact and visually strong. Overall Good. ; Manuscripts; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1 pages; Signed by Author . unknown
1981rif. 0012148Havana Cuba. Good with no dust jacket. 1981. Ephemera. On offer is a printed certificate issued in Cuba in 1981 by the Central de Trabajadores de Cuba CTC awarding recognition for fulfillment of the requirements of the state-sponsored Emulación Socialista program. The document is completed in manuscript to Tania Vilá identified as an employee of Tienda Internacional H. Vedado and affiliated with the Sindicato de Comercio y Gastronomía. It certifies her participation in the national emulation campaign held in connection with the 10th Congress of the Federación Sindical Mundial World Federation of Trade Unions. A prominent printed graphic incorporates the FSM insignia together with the declaration CUBA PRIMER PAÍS SOCIALISTA DE AMÉRICA linking individual workplace performance to national and international socialist identity. The certificate is signed by Roberto Veiga Menéndez Secretary General of the National CTC. Documents of this type formed part of the Cuban states system of labor organization and evaluation in which participation in structured emulation programs served to formalize performance recognition and ideological participation within the workplace. Condition: Single printed certificate completed in manuscript. Moderate toning staining and handling wear with edge wear and minor losses. Fully legible with strong printed graphics and intact signature. ; Manuscripts; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1 pages; Signed by Author . unknown
rif. *XS018419.- La Habana. 1891. La Razón. 625 x 49 cm. 1 hoja impresa por ambas caras. Pequeña falta papel afectando algunas letras sin impedir lectura. . . Economía unknown
2026rif. LRB1016921Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Idioma: Español. Aproximadamente 686 páginas. Español : Reimpresión bajo demanda. Edición original : 1902. Reproducción de la Gaceta oficial de la República de Cuba publicación oficial rica en actos administrativos textos normativos avisos públicos e informaciones de interés gubernamental. Este volumen constituye una fuente valiosa para la historia política institucional y jurídica de Cuba a comienzos del siglo XX así como para los trabajos de investigación sobre la administración y la vida pública de la época. Imágenes del libro no contractuales English : Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1902. Reproduction of the Gaceta oficial de la República de Cuba an official publication rich in administrative acts regulatory texts public notices and information of governmental interest. This volume constitutes a valuable source for the political institutional and legal history of Cuba at the beginning of the 20th century as well as for research on administration and public life of the period. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
2026rif. LRB1019001Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Idioma: Español. Aproximadamente 728 páginas. Español : Reimpresión bajo demanda. Edición original : 1902. Diario oficial cubano que ofrece un testimonio de primera importancia sobre la administración la legislación y la vida institucional de la República de Cuba. Esta publicación periódica interesará a los investigadores en historia política en derecho público y en bibliografía cubana. Imágenes del libro no contractuales English : Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1902. Cuban official gazette offering a testimony of first importance on the administration legislation and institutional life of the Republic of Cuba. This periodical publication will interest researchers in political history public law and Cuban bibliography. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
2026rif. LRB48007456Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Tapa dura. Idioma: Español. Aproximadamente 802 páginas. Español : Reimpresión bajo demanda. Edición original : 1909. Obra en español. Este libro es una colección de circulares técnicas publicadas por la Estación Experimental Agronómica de Santiago de las Vegas en Cuba. Aborda temas relacionados con la agricultura la experimentación agronómica y el desarrollo rural en el contexto histórico de principios del siglo XX. Las circulares contienen información valiosa para historiadores agrónomos y estudiosos de la agricultura cubana. Imágenes del libro no contractuales English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1909. Text in Spanish. This book is a collection of technical circulars published by the Estación Experimental Agronómica de Santiago de las Vegas in Cuba. It covers topics related to agriculture agronomic experimentation and rural development in the historical context of the early 20th century. The circulars contain valuable information for historians agronomists and scholars of Cuban agriculture. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
2026rif. LRB48055631Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Language: English. Approximately 632 pages. English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1900. Text in English. This document presents a detailed statement of expenditures made on public buildings works and wharves in Cuba during the fiscal year 1899 as reported by the U.S. Secretary of War. It includes copies of relevant contracts and provides an official record of the financial transactions related to these projects. The report is a valuable resource for historians and researchers interested in U.S.-Cuba relations and the administrative processes of the War Department during this period. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
