The Santiago de Cuba Index

I had a cousin that recently complained to me that he couldn’t find Santiago de Cuba records. Like many others, the complaints are valid as research is limited. What adds to this? For one thing, the city faces the Caribbean Sea. And another is that it is an important city port and open to attacks. For example, in 1553 the French initiated the first attack on the city. Then followed by the two English attacks in the 1600s. Unfortunately, after each attack, destruction of church records and the city occurred. Then we have to factor in the weather. It is quite amazing that genealogists have the ability to investigate the Santiago de Cuba index. As genealogists or family historians, we face the fact that baptisms, marriages, deaths, and other books have disappeared on other islands like Puerto Rico.

While the index collection is limited for Santiago de Cuba, it will help many. The index includes baptisms, confirmations, marriage, and deaths. The index begins with individuals with no surnames as the list is listing in alphabetical order. Dates are provided to help anyone know where to find the entry.

The Santiago de Cuba Index

The English instructions should help with understanding the content. This will make it easier in reading the entries. The instructions, found on image 192 are quite helpful. While the index starts on image 193. Remember that the index is the only thing currently available but it does provide plenty of content.

If you are looking for other content like the the Santiago de Cuba index, visit the Cuba Genealogy page. Content is updated so it pays to look from time to time. In addition, the website stores content for other Caribbean islands that include indexes. Feel free to leave comments behind. If you want to be notified when posting occur, you can either subscribe to the Genealogía Nuestra page on Facebook or subscribe via WordPress to this site.