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| By the Treaty of Paris of December 10, 1898, Spain ceded Puerto Rico
to the United States. The cession included Spanish rights to the official
archives and records on the islands, which the United States agreed to
preserve and make available for use. The fragmentary correspondence and related executive records received or created by the Spanish governors of Puerto Rico were transferred to the National Archives in 1943. A joint resolution of August 21, 1957, authorized the return of the Puerto Rican archives in the National Archives to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The original documents are at the Archivo General de Puerto Rico. Copies in microfilm format are available through:
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| These documents consists of requests by foreigners for
permission to reside in Puerto Rico (cartas de domicilio), correspondence,
lists of foreigners residing in various towns in the island, and
occasionally copies of the final naturalization papers (carta de
naturalizacion). Immigrants were given free land and paid no taxes for a
period of 5 years, after which they could either become Spanish subjects
or return to their homelands. An approved request to reside in the island
usually contains the following information: name of immigrant, names of
members of his immediate family, country and town of origin, proof of his
being of good moral character and a Catholic, amount of capital he was
bringing into the country, name of town he planned to live in, and his
trade or profession. Most of this material is dated after 1815, when foreign immigration was permitted in Puerto Rico for the first time. Records earlier than 1815 consist mostly of letters from local authorities informing the central government of the arrival of foreigners. The records are in Spanish. |
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| Caja 89 | (1807-1880) - Abadie - Antonetty | 1389439 Item 4 |
| Caja 90 Caja 91 Caja 92 Caja 93 Caja 94 |
(1807-1880) - Antonini - Ayres Babcock - Bey Bobolin - Butler Cabaza - Cipriany Clairet - Cutro |
1389440 |
| Caja 92 | (1807-1880) - Bobolin - Butler | 1506812 Item 5 |
| Caja 95 Caja 96 Caja 97 Caja 98 Caja 99 |
(1807-1880) - Dabos - Dixson Dodero - Eustaquio Fabeira - Flory Fogarty - Futon Gaggino - Girovich |
1389441 |
| Caja 100 Caja 101 Caja 102 Caja 103 Caja 104 |
(1807-1880) - Gober - Guzman Haddan - Junior Kalaman - Layzoux Leandri - Luyden Magendies - Martin |
1389442 |
| Caja 105 Caja 106 Caja 107 Caja 108 Caja 109 |
(1807-1880) - Martinez - Mayer Micard - Mutrell Nadeau - Oyoli Padovani - Peyre Pichner - Quiviron |
1389443 |
| Caja 110 Caja 111 Caja 112 Caja 113 Caja 114 |
(1807-1880) - Rabanier - Ryan Sabalet - Serviat Shotwell - Syebergen Tauran - Vreolich Walker - Zaragosa |
1389444 Items 1-5 |
| Caja 115 | 1813, 1816-1823 Varios | 1389444 Item 6 |
| Caja 115A Caja 115B Caja 115C |
1826;, 1828-1831, 1833-1845, 1852 Varios 1872-1880 Varios 1879-1880 Varios |
1389445 Items 1-3 |
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