Cuba, Church Records, 1584-1960
This collection contains Catholic Church Records in Cuba. The church records consist of mainly baptisms, with some marriages and other miscellaneous records. There are many baptism records of formerly enslaved individuals who immigrated to Cuba. These records were obtained through a partnership with the University of Vanderbilt.
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Cuba, Church Records
Source: https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Cuba,_Church_Records_-_FamilySearch_Historical_Records
What is in This Collection?
This collection consists of Catholic Church Records from Cuba. Most of the records are baptisms, with some marriages. These records specifically document former slaves who immigrated to Cuba, became free, and were baptized.
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
Computer Aided Indexing (CAI)
Some or all of the indexed records for this collection were created using Computer Aided Indexing (CAI) from records digitized by FamilySearch or its partners. For more information on CAI see FamilySearch Computer Aided Indexing.
Reading These Records
These records are written in Spanish. For help reading them see:
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
Baptism
- Date
- Place
- Parish
- Father's name
- Mother's name
Marriage
- Bride's name and age
- Groom's name and age
- Bride's parents (if known)
- Groom's parents (if known)
- Date of marriage
- Names of witnesses
Collection Details
Language
Spanish
Location of Original Records
Vanderbuilt University Department of History, Tennessee
"Cuba, Registros Parroquiales, 1584-1960", Database. FamilySearch. https://familysearch.org : 18 April 2025.
