In Memorium
It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of our dear friend José Ignacio Vildosola Martinez, who left us on November 4, 2025. José Ignacio was not only […]
CGC Directors Featured at American Ancestors!
We are proud to share that Lourdes del Pino, CGC Vice President, and Mirelis Peraza, CGC Director, were invited by American Ancestors to participate in a panel discussion for the
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Cartas de Ciudadania Expedidas (Issued Citizenship Letters)
These are official lists of naturalizations granted and, generally, were published monthly with the names approved the previous month in the Official Gazette of the State Secretariat of Cuba. They
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Cuban Hurricane of 1844
The Cuban Hurricane of 1844 was the fifth storm of that year’s Atlantic hurricane season. Striking just before midnight on October 4, it tore across nearly 300 miles of western
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New Member-Donated Collection Added
We are pleased to announce that long-time member Emily Arcia has generously donated her extensive collection of genealogy papers to our archives. This remarkable compilation traces her Zayas de Puig
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Raices Cubanas de Su Santidad, El Papa Leon XIV
Antonio A. Herrera-Vaillant, Honorary President of the Venezuelan Academy of Genealogy, has authored and shared his report on the Pope’s Cuban Ancestry. Please note his report is in Spanish. You
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Cuban Ancestry of Pope Leo XIV
Mirelis Peraza, CGC Director, has authored and shared a report on the Pope’s Cuban Ancestry. “Within hours of his election, the world became immediately immersed in finding out more about
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Las Tres Claras – Eleven Generations of Cuban Women of Indigenous Matrilineal Ascent
Our long-standing member, Adalberto Fernandez, has authored and shared with us this study of indigenous DNA in his family research. “I have always been intrigued, but but never surprised by
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Tenerife – Islas Canarias
Check out a couple of interesting articles, links to eBooks, and links to municipal registers added to our Tenerife Page.
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RACO (Catalan Journals in Open Access)
RACO (Catalan Journals in Open Access) is a cooperative repository where full-text articles from scientific, cultural, and scholar Catalan journals can be consulted in open access. In our Archives of Spain
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