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A Guide to the Military Papers of the Spanish Army in Cuba

Finding aid prepared by John R. Nemmers

University of Florida Smathers Libraries - Special and Area Studies Collections
August 2004


Descriptive Summary
Provenance: Spanish Volunteer Military in Cuba
Title: Military Papers of the Spanish Army in Cuba
Dates: 1869-1897
Extent: 16 Folders
Identification: Ms Group 161

Scope and Content

Correspondence, finanical records, and official documents that reveal the presence, organization, and activities of the Spanish military in Cuba from 1869 to 1897. Most of the military units documented by the records are volunteer units, and several records refer to the Ejercito de Cuba (Cuban military) and the Comisaria de Guerra. A number of the financial documents were created or signed by Salvador Bonet, the Habilitado (accounts officer or paymaster). Several documents are also signed by Gregorio Lopez. Included are muster rolls, letters, a poem, invoices, service records, and inventories of arms, ammunition, rations, supplies, and personnel. Folders are arranged in alphabetical order. All of the documents are written in Spanish.

Access or Use Restrictions

Access

Collection is open for research.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Military Papers of the Spanish Army in Cuba, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.

Contents List

Folder
1 Bonet, Salvador - Correspondence and official documents from his tenure as Habilitado (accounts officer or paymaster). 1880-1884
Folder
2 Enlistment and promotion of Jose Rosell. 1875
Folder
3 File of Fidel Marques, Batallion of Volunteers, Santiago de Cuba (Voluntarios de Santiago de Cuba). 1869-1877
Folder
4 Inventories of weapons, ammunition, etc. 1877-1882
Folder
5 Inventory, military supply depot, Tigualos, Cuba. 1896-1897
Folder
6 Muster Roll, First Royal Regiment of Infantry. 1882
Folder
7 Muster Roll, First Royal Regiment of Infantry, Ciego de Avila. 1882
Folder
8 Passport, certificate, and official documents of the Comisaria de Guerra. 1882-1884
Folder
9 Payroll for Officers, and credits and debits for personnel accounts. 1878-1896
Folder
10 Poem, "Despedida de la Isla de Cuba" (Farewell to the Island of Cuba). n.d.
Folder
11 Rations (rice, galleta, coffee, etc.). 1896-1897
Folder
12 Receipts, invoices, and other financial documents. 1878-1884
Folder
13 Record of Desertion ("Hoja de Estadistica Criminal de Guerra"). 1879
Folder
14 Service Record of Ramon Leal, First Royal Calvary. 1870
Folder
15 Supplies, equipments, property. 1882
Folder
16 Training and instruction for personnel. 1879-1882


Selected Subjects and Access Points
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog:
Subject Terms:
Cuba -- History -- 1810-1899.
Cuba -- History, Military.
Spain -- Armed Forces -- Mobilization -- History -- 19th century.
Spain -- Colonies -- History, Military.
Spain -- History, Military -- 19th century.
Spain. Ejercito -- History -- 19th century.

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