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From: "Mayra Sanchez-Johnson" <>
Subject: Re: [CUBA] birth certificates from Cuba
Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 21:35:16 -0700
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Just an observation:

In La Habana the Civil Registry started in 1860, but reluctantly, and it
took a few years for people to get used to getting there and registering
the children. I believe that must "big" cities had the registries in the
late 1800's also. But the farther people lived from the Registry, the harder
it was to use it.

As for the rest of the story..WOW...that is a genealogist's worst
nightmare!!

Silvia said:
> Just a few observations on birth certificates from Cuba, and if I say
> something which is not true, will someone who knows please correct me.
>
> Before the XX the century children were baptized, for the most part, a few
days after they were born. The Civil Registry did not formally exist yet,
and the baptismal cerificate was the only 'proof of birth' available. >
>
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