Asturian-American Migration Forum

I wanted to see if there are records of passenger lists for voyages between Spain and Cuba from the early 1900s. I know that my great-grandfather was in Cuba before traveling to Tampa. I found where he traveled from Cuba to Tampa in 1908, 1911, and 1916. I have been told that he was sent to Cuba to avoid serving in the Spanish Army. I wanted to see when he arrived in Cuba and if the other voyages were the second leg of trips from Spain to Tampa.

Avoiding the draft (called la quinta) was part of the motivation of many who emigrated from Asturias to Cuba and the EEUU.

That's a very good question (and frequently asked), Jeff. Unfortunately, I doubt that there is much help available.

I asked about ship passenger lists this summer when I visited the Fundación Archivo de Indianos, the Museum of Emigration, at Colombres, Asturias. The Director, Santiago González Romero, and the Assistant Director, Elena Granda (?), told me that they were not aware of an easy way to find those records. We don't know if they exist. They said that there are a few scattered documents, but nothing comprehensive.

Part of the problem may be that the records involve many different countries and companies. Those ships traveled to a lot of different countries. I wonder, too, if travel was relatively unrestricted between Spain and Cuba?

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Esa es una buena pregunta (y planteado con frecuencia), Jeff. Desgraciadamente, dudo que haya mucha ayuda disponible.

Les pregunté acerca de las listas de buques de pasajeros este verano cuando visité la Fundación Archivo de Indianos - el Museo de la Emigración, en Colombres, Asturias. El Director, Santiago González Romero, y la Subdirectora, Elena Granda (?), me dijeron que no tenían conocimiento de una manera fácil de encontrar estos registros. No sabemos si existen. Me dijeron que hay algunos documentos dispersos, pero no hay nada completo.

Tal vez parte del problema sea que participaron diversos países y empresas. Los buques viajaron a un montón de diferentes países. ¿Me pregunto, también, si el viaje era relativamente sin restricciones entre Cuba y España?

Hace unos días buscando a mis parientes en Asturias, encontré una página que trae la lista de varios barcos y pasajeros.
Busque en la iinternet: Cubagenweb
Ahí encontré el nombre de mi bisabuela paterna.
Que tengan suerte.

Roberto De La Fuente

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trans. Art

After several deays of searching for my relatives, I found a website that has lists of ships and passengers.
Search the web for: Cubagenweb
I found there the name of my paternal great grandmother.
I hope you have good luck, too!

Roberto De La Fuente

Thanks Roberto! Here's the link:
http://cubagenweb.org/

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¡Gracias, Roberto! El eslabón es:
http://cubagenweb.org/

Hola Art, acabo de leer vuestro mensaje.
Ante todo le deseo un Feliz Año Nuevo a Ud. y al resto de los miembros
del Foro.
Un abrazo a todos.
Roberto.