Ecclesiastical Records

Matanzas Province

About Matanzas Churches

As of February 2023, we have 13 churches represented.
PLEASE NOTE: The files represented are NOT the complete holdings of these churches, only what we have been able to acquire.
We are very grateful to our members for their generosity and willingness to share their valuable documents with us!
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About Matanzas Provinces

Matanzas is a municipality and the capital of the province of Matanzas. Matanzas was founded in 1693 as San Carlos y San Severino de Matanzas. A royal decree (“real cédula”) issued on September 25, 1690, decreed that the bay and port of Matanzas be settled by 30 families from the Canary Islands. It is one of the historical provinces of Cuba.

Cuban Church Records and Archives

A presentation on Cuban Church Records and Archives given by Fr. Juan Luis Sanchez on July 14, 2008 is offered here for dissemination with his permission.

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A recording of this presentation is available for members on the Members Only-Videos Page

Alphabetical Index of the Parish Registers of Matanzas, Cuba
Source:  REVISTA (the quarterly publication of the Cuban Genealogical Society)
This alphabetical index includes all the transcriptions from the Cathedral of the city of Matanzas, and the city of Guamutas. This index does not include all the transcriptions available. Also, please note that in this index there are entries that belong to Remedios, Las Villas, which were mixed in with the entries of Guamutas. The transcriptions were published in several issues of REVISTA since 1988. The first few pages explain how to read the entries in the index.
All of the REVISTA editions are available on CubaGenWeb.

Another Resource

Slave Societies Digital Archive at Vanderbilt University

The Slave Societies Digital Archive (SSDA), directed by Jane Landers at Vanderbilt University, was launched in 2003. It is dedicated to identifying, cataloging, and digitally preserving endangered archival materials documenting the history of Africans and their descendants in the Atlantic World.
Slave Societies teams digitally captured ecclesiastical records of more than 750,000 individuals during almost three years of intensive work in Cuba and Brazil. Beginning in 2007, another grant allowed the group to preserve additional records at new project locations in Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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San Carlos de Borromeo Cathedral in Matanzas, Cuba

The church was founded on October 12, 1693. The first Mass was conducted by Bishop Diego Avelino de Compostela. The original church was made of guano palms and was destroyed by a storm. Shortly after construction was started on a permanent building with the work finishing in 1735 and all facilities in use in 1750. The church is located at Calle 282, Matanzas, Cuba.

Church Indexes

Note: There are no “K” or “X” Surnames in the index.

Church Documents on SSDA

View files - San Carlos de Borromeo

San Roque y Santa Catalina de Siena Church in Perico, Cuba

The following document was donated to the CGC by Sonia Jones (born Hernandez Gonzalez) from her collection.

Document

Jose Luis Hernandez Rodriguez (1897)

From the archives of San Miguel Arcangel Church in Perico, Matanzas.

Church Documents on SSDA

View files - San Roque and Santa Catalina de Siena

San Hilario Church in Guamutas, Cuba

These were found in the archives of San Jose Church, Municipio Martí, Matanzas.

The following document was donated to the CGC by Sonia Jones (born Hernandez Gonzalez) from her collection.

Documents

Nuestra Señora de la Asunción y San Francisco de Asís Church in Jovellanos, Cuba

The church is located at Calle 13 #1610 e/ Ave. 16 y 16a, Jovellanos Matanzas.

The following document was donated to the CGC by Sonia Jones (born Hernandez Gonzalez) from her collection.

Document

Feliciano Dolores de Regla Hernandez Rodriguez (1866)

San Pedro Apostol Church in Versalles, Cuba

The church was founded in 1870. It is currently located at Calle 55, #27006 between 270 and 278 in Versalles, Matanzas.

Church Documents on SSDA

View files - San Pedro Apostol

San Juan Bautista Church in Pueblo Nuevo, Cuba

The church was founded in 1870. It is currently located at Calle 125 between 276 and 278 in Pueblo Nuevo, Matanzas.

Church Documents on SSDA

View files - San Juan Bautista

La Purísima Concepción Church in Cardenas, Cuba

The church was founded in 1848. It is is currently located at Ayllón #359 between Aranguren and Princesa in Cardenas, Matanzas.

Church Documents on SSDA

View files - La Purisima Concepcion

Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Cimarrones
in Carlos Rojas, Cuba

The church is currently located at Calixto García between Gispert and Máximo Gómez in Carlos Rojas, Matanzas.

Church Documents on SSDA

View Files - Nuestra Señora del Pilar

San Agustin de Ceiba Mocha Church in Ceiba Mocha, Cuba

Currently - Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria Church. The church was founded in 1797. It is currently located at Calle Marti between Cespedes and Lorenzo Escobar in Ceiba Mocha, Matanzas. Ceiba Mocha was founded in 1764 under the name of "Nueva Florida de Ceiba Mocha." Many émigrés from San Agustin de la Florida were relocated to Ceiba Mocha in 1763 with the British possesion on St. Augustine, Florida.

Church Documents on SSDA

View files - San Agustin de Ceiba Mocha

Nuestra Señora de Altagracia Church in Jagüey Grande, Cuba

The church is currently located at Calle 54, #1308 between 13 and 15 Apartado 59, Jagüey Grande, Matanzas.

Church Documents on SSDA

View Files - Nuestra Señora de Altagracia

San Juan Bautista Church in Lagunillas, Cuba

The church is currently located at Amistad corner of Figueroa in Lagunillas, Matanzas.

Church Documents on SSDA

View files - San Juan Bautista

San Cipriano y La Purísima Concepción Church in Limonar, Cuba

Church Documents on SSDA

View files - San Cipriano y La Purisima concepcion

San Jose de Colon in Guamutas, Cuba

The church was constructed in 1872.

The following documents were donated to the CGC by Sonia Jones (born Hernandez Gonzalez) from her collection.
san miguel arcangel_perico

San Miguel Arcangel in Perico, Cuba

The following documents were donated to the CGC by Sonia Jones (born Hernandez Gonzalez) from her collection.

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