More Resources in PARES
(noun) a periodical publication containing written information about current events
IMPORTANT: Please contact, and credit, the CGC if you use any part of this collection by sending an email to secretary@cubangenclub.org.
About IberArchivos
Iberarchivos is an initiative to promote access, organization, description, conservation, and the dissemination of the documentary heritage of Ibero-American countries.
Iberarchivos is a financial fund that supports projects submitted for the aid of archival projects. Currently, 17 countries are part of the program: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Spain, the Philippines, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Uruguay.
Files of Interest - Cuba
Please note that clicking on the links in this section will take you to the PDF uploaded by Iberarchivos.
Índice de inmigrantes de Victoria de las Tunas durante la etapa Neocolonial
Conservación y rescate de la información contenida en los censos o padrones del Fondo Documental Ayuntamiento Neocolonia del término municipal de Holguín (1899-1958)
3 Jun 1939 – Relación de Excombatientes que llegaron a la Habana a bordo del vapor “Orduña” el día 27 de mayo, procedentes de Francia.
Indización de Protocolos Notariales de los años 1940 a 1950 del Archivo Histórico Provincial – Ciego de Ávila
Índice Cronológico del Abogado Joaquín Agüero Anglada – Tomo 1 (1940)
About The Cuban Newspapers found in PARES Database
These databases were compiled by one of our members, Lydia Reyes. She has accumulated thousands of names which appeared in Cuban newspapers from 1814 to 1898. These newspapers appear as parts of files located within PARES. Our heartfelt congratulations and thanks to Lydia for sharing her hard work with us!
IMPORTANT: PARES was redesigned after the creation of this database so that information on the Newspaper Locations Database may not be exactly the same now – The “bloque” part of Lydia’s database seems to be the same but the number may have changed.
Cuban Newspapers found in PARES
Archivo Histórico Nacional
Directions for Accessing the Database and Locating the File on PARES
•Search the Alphabetical Database (below) for the desired name
Don’t forget to note the newspaper code and date.
•Consult the Newspaper Locations Database (below) and
write down the signatura (Reference) information for that newspaper.
Once you have the above information...
•Go to PARES
•Select the option Búsqueda Avanzada
•In Filter by Archive – use the dropdown menu and select Archivo Histórico Nacional
•In Filter by reference number, type the signature (reference number) you found. NOTE: Do not leave spaces between words, numbers or commas. (Ex: Ultramar,69,exp.9)
•Click the button next to Full reference number
•Click Search
•Click on the file – A file description page will open.
•Click on View Images box
•When the file opens in the viewer, use the Select Image dropdown menu to go to the appropriate “Bloque” and “number “ – You may need to browse a few pages to search for the name as these files were processed when PARES changed the site.
Quartermaster Service Files - Santiago de Cuba
Archivo Histórico Nacional
Visit our Military Records page for more information.
About Licenses to Travel to Cuba
Records on boarding licenses of secular and ecclesiastical persons to the island of Cuba, dispatched by the Council of the Indies.
The pages contained in these files can number between 6 through as many as 30 for EACH PERSON. These files represent 3,656 persons that applied for passports to travel to Cuba!
Our president, Mariela Fernandez, reviewed the above files and created a Name Index. Without this index, researchers would have to access each individual folder on PARES, scan for the ancestor’s name and then search for the file. Thank you, Mariela, for such a time saving tool!
Licencias de Embarque a la Isla de Cuba (1801 - 1835) Archivo General de Indias
Click Here – Licences to Travel to Cuba – Name Index
Don’t forget to note the “Signatura”
Once you have the name of the individual from the index above...
•Log on to PARES
•Select Búsqueda Avanzada – New page opens, then:
•In Filter by Archive – Use the drop-down menu and choose Archivo General de Indias – Leave Groups/Fonds blank
•In Filter by Reference Number – Type the name of the file (Ultramar,xxx) in the space provided. (NOTE: do not leave spaces between words, numbers and commas.)
•Select the button next to Full reference number
•Click Search – The search results window will appear noting the archive (Archivo General de Indias) and the search results for (Ultramar,xxx)
•Click on the name of the file listed. You will be taken to a description page for that file.
•On the description page – search for “Contains: This unit of description contains xx units more”
•Click on “xx units more” – This is the list of files by individual
•Click in the drop-down arrow next to “Sort by” and choose “Title” – this will resort the files in alphabetical order. Find the name you’re interested in and click on the file for that person.
•Another description page will open – click on the “View Images” button on that page. When the viewer opens you will see all the pages for that individual.
Listing of PARES Files Containing Licences to Travel to Cuba
Signatura | Individuals in File | Year(s) | Comments |
Ultramar,326 | 95 | 1801/1803 | |
Ultramar,327 | 156 | 1804/1811 | |
Ultramar,328 | 80 | 1812/1813 | Lista de pasaportes desde diciembre de 1813 a 26 de febrero de 1814 |
Ultramar,329 | 111 | 1814/1816 | |
Ultramar,330 | 64 | 1816 | |
Ultramar,331 | 85 | 1816 | |
Ultramar,332 | 52 | 1817 | Meses de enero-abril, con lista nominal de todo el año./ Seculares – Numeros 2 – 50 / Eclesiásticos – Numeros 51 – 53 |
Ultramar,333 | 65 | 1817 | |
Ultramar,334 | 65 | 1817 | |
Ultramar,335 | 87 | 1818 | |
Ultramar,336 | 83 | 1818 | |
Ultramar,337 | 96 | 1819 | |
Ultramar,338 | 95 | 1819 | |
Ultramar,339 | 192 | 1820 | |
Ultramar,340 | 132 | 1821/1822 | |
Ultramar,341 | 94 | 1824 | |
Ultramar,342 | 50 | 1824 | |
Ultramar,343 | 94 | 1825 | |
Ultramar,344 | 95 | 1825 | |
Ultramar,345 | 101 | 1826 | |
Ultramar,346 | 101 | 1827 | |
Ultramar,347 | 83 | 1827 | |
Ultramar,348 | 103 | 1828 | |
Ultramar,349 | 111 | 1828 | |
Ultramar,350 | 105 | 1828 | |
Ultramar,351 | 78 | 1828 | |
Ultramar,352 | 80 | 1829 | |
Ultramar,353 | 77 | 1829 | |
Ultramar,354 | 72 | 1829 | |
Ultramar,355 | 88 | 1829 | |
Ultramar,356 | 82 | 1829 | |
Ultramar,357 | 65 | 1829 | |
Ultramar,358 | 83 | 1830 | Carta de Francisco Dionisio Vives sobre permanencia en la Habana de Antonio Díaz Galguera, José Diaz Galguera y Manuel Díaz Galguera. |
Ultramar,359 | 96 | 1831 | |
Ultramar,360 | 116 | 1831 | |
Ultramar,361 | 132 | 1832 | |
Ultramar,362 | 95 | 1832 | |
Ultramar,363 | 97 | 1832 | |
Ultramar,364 | 100 | 1833/1835 |