Civil Records

Indexes

About This Page

Civil records are often difficult to acquire. The Cuban Civil Registry was not in effect until the 1880s but the different provinces established this practice at different rates. For records prior to the 1880s, you need to use Ecclesiastical records.
These indexes were donated to us in the hopes they might be of assistance to others.
Many registries in Cuba are no longer accessible due to their deteriorating conditions. These donated indexes have since become invaluable to Cuban family historians.
We greatly appreciate such generosity!
IMPORTANT: These files are for personal use only! The use of the information on this site for commercial, political, or any other purpose other than research of your family history and genealogy is strictly forbidden.
Please contact the CGC and obtain credit before using any part of this collection by emailing secretary@cubangenclub.org.
Citing online registries/information requires documenting the creator, record title, date, website name, URL, and access date to establish provenance. Effective citations for genealogy websites should include the specific database, collection name, and direct image links for the individual’s record.

Oriente Province

The following  indexes were donated to the CGC by William Navarrete from his personal collection.

William copied them in 1988, on his last trip to Banes. Currently, those books are already sealed because of their physical state.

William has blog of the genealogy and history of Holguin and Banes called “Genealogia Holguin Cuba”