A Guide to the Bernabe Sanchez Letterbook
Finding aid prepared by Carl Van Ness
University of Florida Smathers Libraries - Special and Area Studies Collections
November 2004
Descriptive Summary |
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| Creator: | Sanchez, Bernabe | |
| Title: | Bernabe Sanchez Letterbook | |
| Dates: | 1898-1900 | |
| Abstract: | A letterbook containing copies of letters written by cattle rancher and financier Bernabe Sanchez of Cuba between 1898 and 1900. | |
| Extent: | 0.03 Linear feet. 1 volume. | |
| Identification: | MS Group 179 | |
| Language(s): | English | |
Biographical/Historical Note
Bernabe Sanchez Adan, born July 15, 1841; died Sept 27, 1926. Cattle rancher and financier based in Nuevitas, Camaguey, owner of company "Bernabe Sanchez and Sons". Founded Central Senado is 1882, by combining two other properties: La Caridad and El Congreso. Bernabe managed the Ingenio until 1921.
Bernabe paid the mambises 1,000 gold pesos in 1898 to safegaurd the property. His eldest son, Bernabe Sanchez Batista, was a senior officer among the Cuban insurgents during the Ten Year War against Spain and was elected governor of the province of Camaguey in 1913.
El Senado has since been renamed Noel Fernandez. Before the 1959 revolution, it was the 24th biggest producer in the country, and employed 4,100 workers during the harvest. The estate covered 2,691 cabellerias.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of one letterbook containing copies of letters written by Sanchez between September 24, 1898 and October 31, 1900. There are 504 pages in the letterbook and most are legible.
Access or Use Restrictions
Access
The collection is open for research.
Related or Separated Material
This collection is part of the Cuban Miscellaneous Collection.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Bernabe Sanchez Letterbook, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
Acquisition Information
Gift of John Paul Rathbone.
Selected Subjects and Access Terms
Sugar--Manufacture and refining--Cuba.
For further information, please contact: Special Collections Access Services.
