List of Fugitive Enslaved Persons Held in Cárdenas, Cuba, August 1, 1858 Cuba 1858 Transcription, encoding and edition Blossom Machado Fehrs Transcription, encoding and edition Clayton McCarl 2026 Scholarly Editing: The Annual of the Association for Documentary Editing http://www.scholarlyediting.org Association for Documentary Editing 2026 se-microedition-iep 10.55520/TZKN9AFV Scholarly Editing: The Annual of the Association for Documentary Editing is freely distributed by the Association for Documentary Editing and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Scholarly Editing: The Annual of the Association for Documentary Editing Editor in Chief Noelle Baker Managing Editor Robert Riter Technical Editor Co-Micro-editions Editor Raffaele Viglianti Co-Micro-editions Editor Megan Bushneel 43 2167-1257 United States New York New York The New York Public Library Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division Manuscript, 3 pages Enslaved Born free (child of enslaved mother born into freedom) Fugitive Value stated explicitly in document Value deduced by editors from context Spanish August 1, 1858
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RelacionRelación circunstanciada de los cimarrones existentes en el depósito Municipalmunicipal de esta Jurisdiccionjurisdicción o de los capturados durante el mes de Juliojulio ppdo.pasado

Detailed accounting of the runaway slaves located in the municipal deposit of this jurisdiction or of those captured last July

 Fecha de la Fugafuga. Date of flight Captura Capture Nombres de los cimarrones. Names of the runaways Edad. Age Estatura. Height Señas. Markings NacionNación. Nation Dueños. Owners Vecindad Locality 1857 Lorenzo. 24. Regular average Barbi-lampiñobarbilampiño beardless Asiatico Asian No dice quienquién sea su patrono. He does not say who his owner is. Se ignora. unknown id.idem SimonSimón. 20. baja short Hoyosohoyoso de viruelas scarred from smallpox congo Congalese D.Don Simon de Cardas. Habana id.idem Ganin. 26. regrregular average Barbi-lampiñobarbilampiño beardless asiatoasiático Asian No dice quienquién sea su patrono. He does not say who is owner is. Se ignora. unknown ididem MartinMartín. 24. ididem ididem ididem ididem ididem ididem ididem Felipe. 28. alta tall ididem poca ididem ididem ididem id.idem Joala. 30. regrregular average id.idem, lampiño ididem ididem ididem ididem Ami. 28. ididem ididem ididem ididem ididem ididem Lima. 26. ididem none ididem ididem ididem ididem Anoy. 24. ididem ididem ididem ididem ididem ididem Jacinto. 26. alta tall ididem criollo Creole D.Don Dimas Cárd.sCárdenas. ididem ididem José. 28. regrregular average ididem macna " José AlfonzoAlfonso Caimito ididem Juan 26 baja short ididem asiatoasiático Asian No dice quienquién sea su patrono. He does not say who is owner is. Se ignora. unknown ididem Arsé. 28. regrregular average ididem ididem ididem ididem ididem Juan Menocal. 26. ididem ididem negro black ididem ididem ididem Jochuin 28 baja short ididem asiatoasiático Asian ididem ididem ididem Juan. 28. regrregular average ididem ididem ididem ididem ididem Antonio. 30. alta tall ididem ididem D.Don Juan James Habana Enenero 9 de 1858 January 9, 1858 Antonino 30 ididem Barbi-lampiñobarbilampiño beardless ididem No dice quienquién sea su patrono. He does not say who is owner is. Se ignora. unknown " ididem " Vicente. 46. regrregular average id.idem, poca ididem ididem ididem " ididem " José 30 ididem Ningunaninguna none mandinga ididem ididem " 18 " Fernando 20 baja short ididem Asiatico Asian ididem ididem Febofebrero 10 " February 10, 1858 Miguel 26 ididem ididem ididem ididem ididem Mzomarzo 15 " March 15, 1858 Casimiro 50 regrregular average ididem ididem ididem ididem " 24" " Alon. 28. ididem ididem ididem D.Don Bernardo MendezMéndez ididem Abrilabril 9 " April 9, 1858 Juan. 28. baja short ididem ididem " Fernando Diago ididem " ididem " JulianJulián. 30. regrregular average ididem ididem " Mariano HerozHernández ididem " 15 " LazaroLázaro. 28. ididem ididem ididem " Fernando HerozHernández ididem Mayomayo 4 " Vicente. 30. ididem Le faltan cuatro dientes de la manibula superior. He is missing four teeth on his upper jaw. ididem " José Delgado. ididem " 9 " Concepcion.Concepción 48. ididem Le falta un diente de la mandi-bulamandíbula supr.superior y 2 de la inferior. He is missing a tooth on the upper jaw and two on the lower. " VictorVíctor de Mora ididem " 12 " Clemente. 22. baja short Barbi-lampiñobarbilampiño beardless asiatoasiático Asian " José Delgado ididem Juniojunio 10 " June 10, 1858 Luciano. 36. regrregular average Ningunaninguna none ididem " Dosno Herrera ididem " 2 " Bruno. 24. ididem ididem ididem " SimonSimón de Cárd.sCárdenas. ididem " 4 " Juan. 26. ididem ididem criollo Creole " Agapito Mart.zMartínez- Pto.Puerto Ppe.Príncipe " 25 " Manuel. 26. ididem ididem asiatoasiático Asian " Mar.oMario HerozHernández Se ignora. unknown " " AndresAndrés 28. ididem ididem ididem " El mismo ididem Juliojulio 10 " July 10, 1858 Fernando 20. ididem ididem ididem No dice qnquién sea su patrono. He does not say who is owner is. ididem " ididem " Antonio 29. alta tall ididem ididem ididem ididem " ididem " Pedro 30. ididem ididem ididem ididem ididem
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 Fecha de la Fugafuga. Date of flight Captura Capture Nombres de los cimarrones. Names of the runaways Edad. Age Estatura. Height Señas. Markings NacionNación. Nation Dueños. Owners Vecindad Locality Juliojulio 1oprimero de 1858 July 1, 1858 FrancoFrancisco 25. Regularregular average Ningunaninguna none criollo Creole No dice quienquién sea su patrono. He does not say who is owner is. Se ignora. unknown " ididem " FrancoFrancisco 18. chica short ididem congo Congalese ididem ididem " ididem " Patricio. 30. ididem ididem criollo Creole ididem ididem " ididem " Miguel 45. alta tall ididem ididem D.Don Juan Quevedo ididem " ididem " Romualdo. 28. ididem Unun diente de la mandibamandíbula suprsuperior bolado hacia fuera A tooth on the upper jaw sticks out. asiatoasiático Asian " FrancoFrancisco RodrigzRodríguez ididem " ididem " Juan. 28. regrregular average Ningunaninguna none ididem El mismo The same ididem " ididem " Rosendo. 30. ididem ididem ididem El propio The same ididem " ididem " Bonifacio 26. ididem ididem ididem El dicho The aforementioned ididem " 2 " Gavino. 13. chica short ididem criollo Creole " Juan Pacheco ididem " ididem " José Trinidad 26. regrregular average Dentaduradentadura cortada cut teeth ididem " José AlfonzoAlfonso ididem " 4 " Marcelino. 25. ididem Unauna cicatriz debajo de la barba a scar under the beard [chin?] asiatoasiático Asian No dice qnquién sea su patopatrono. He does not saw who his owner is. ididem " ididem " Lorenzo 40. chica short Le faltan todos los dientes de la mandamandíbula suprsuperior He is missing all the teeth on his upper jaw. macna D.Don JoaqnJoaquín Pedroso ididem " 6 " AntoAntonio Larrinaga 45. alta tall Ningunaninguna none lucume " AntoAntonio Prado Matanzas " 12 " Gavino. 13. chica short ididem criollo Creole " Juan Pacheco Se ignora. unknown " ididem " Roberto 25. regrregular average ididem asiatoasiático Asian No dice qnquién sea su patropatrono sea su patopatrono. He does not say who is owner is. ididem " ididem " Hejo. 14. chica short ididem criollo Creole D.Don FrancoFrancisco Biars ididem " 14 " José 30. regrregular average ididem ididem " Felis AlfonzoAlfonso Batabanó " ididem " FrancoFrancisco 55. ididem ididem ididem " Agapito MartinezMartínez Habana " ididem " Pedro José 25. ididem ididem asiatoasiático Asian No dice qnquién sea su patrono. He does not say who is owner is. Se ignora. unknown " ididem " Carlos 26. ididem ididem ididem ididem ididem ididem " Aniceto 27. ididem ididem ididem ididem ididem " 15 " José 36. alta tall Tiene una cicatriz en la pierna draderecha. He has a scar on his right leg. ididem ididem ididem " 16 " TelesforoTelésforo. 20. chica short Bicarazado de viruclas ??? from smallpox ididem ididem ididem " ididem " RamonRamón. 30. regrregular average Ningunaninguna none ididem ididem ididem " ididem " Gaspar 26. alta tall ididem ididem ididem ididem " ididem " Asien. 26. regrregular average ididem ididem ididem ididem " ididem " CandidoCándido 23. alta tall ididem ididem ididem ididem " ididem " José 13 chica short ididem criollo Creole D.Don Feliz Cabarroca ididem " 17 " Luis 36. alta tall Le faltan los dtes.dientes de la mandamandíbula suprsuperior. congo Congalese " José Dueñas ididem " ididem " Juan 50. chica short Calvo ididem No dice qnquién sea su patrono. He does not say who is owner is. ididem " ididem " Laureano 28. alta tall Unauna cicatriz en la muñeca izqdizquierda A scar on the left wrist asiatoasiático Asian ididem ididem " ididem " Chel. 30. ididem Ningunaninguna none ididem ididem ididem " 21 " ManlManuel 40. regrregular average ididem criollo Creole D.Don José GutierrezGutiérrez RioRío de la Palma " 23 " Pascual.. 36. ididem ididem asiatoasiático Asian No dice qnquién sea su patopatrono. He does not say who is owner is. Se ignora. unknown " 26 " Juan. 25. ididem ididem ididem ididem ididem " 28 " Antonio 30. alta tall ganga D.Don José Peraza ididem " ididem " Chay 28. ididem ididem asiatoasiático Asian No dice qnquién sea su patopatrono. He does not say who is owner is. ididem " 31 " Rufino 30. ididem ididem criollo Creole Sr.Señor MarquesMarqués de San Felipe Habana " ididem " FrancoFrancisco 31. ididem ididem ididem D.Don Lorenzo Sima Unclear in the source document. Tiquimas End of unclear text. " ididem " Sun. 26. ididem ididem asiatoasiático Asian No dice qnquién sea su patrono. He does not say who is owner is. Se ignora. unknown Car
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Cárdenas, Agostoagosto primero de 1858August 1, 1858. José Sozue y MartinezMartínez, Contrcontador accountant ObservacionObservación.: De los cimarrones ecsistentosexistentes y de los encontrados en el depositodepósito en el mes ppdopasado, han salido los asiáticos, Fernando, Antonio, Romualdo, Juan, Rosendo, Bonifacio, Marcelino, Pedro José, José, RamonRamón, Gaspar, Cándido, Laureano, Chel, Pascual y Juan,; los negros Jacinto, Patricio, Mi-guel, José, Trinidad, Alejo, José, FrancoFrancisco,; José, Manueal y Gavino, criollos,; Luis y Juan, congos,; Lorenzo, macuá,; Antonio Larrinaga, lucumilucumí ; y ha fallecido el negro FrancoFrancisco, criollo que deciadecía pertenecer a D.don Agapito Marti-nezMartínez, vecino de la Habana. CardenasCárdenas ut supra. Observation: From the existing maroons and those found in the holding facility last month, the following have left: the Asians Fernando, Antonio, Romualdo, Juan, Rosendo, Bonifacio, Marcelino, Pedro José, José, Ramón, Gaspar, Cándido, Laureano, Chel, Pascual, and Juan; the blacks Jacinto, Patricio, Miguel, José, Trinidad, Alejo, José, and Francisco; José, Manuel, and Gavino, Creoles; Luis and Juan, Congolese; Lorenzo, Macuá; Antonio Larrinaga, Lucumí; and the black Francisco, a creole who claimed to belong to Don Agapito Martínez, a resident of Havana, has died. Dated in Cárdenas, as above. Sozue

Lorenzo

Age
24 (in 1857)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Simón

Age
20 (in 1857)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Havana, Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Ganin

Age
26 (in 1857)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Martín

Age
24 (in 1857)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Felipe

Age
28 (in 1857)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Joala

Age
30 (in 1857)
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Ami

Age
28 (in 1857)
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Lima

Age
26 (in 1857)
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Anoy

Age
24 (in 1857)
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Jacinto

Age
26 (in 1857)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

José

Age
28 (in 1857)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Caimito, Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Juan

Age
26 (in 1857)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Arsé

Age
28 (in 1857)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Juan Menocal

Age
26 (in 1857)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Jochuin

Age
28 (in 1857)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Juan

Age
28 (in 1857)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Antonio

Age
30 (in 1857)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Havana, Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Antonino

Age
30 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Vicente

Age
46 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

José

Age
30 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Fernando

Age
20 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Miguel

Age
26 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Casimiro

Age
50 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Alon

Age
28 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Juan

Age
28 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Julián

Age
30 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Lázaro

Age
28 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Vicente

Age
30 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Concepción

Age
46 (in 1858)
Gender
female — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Clemente

Age
22 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Luciano

Age
36 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Bruno

Age
24 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Juan

Age
26 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Puerto Príncipe, Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Manuel

Age
26 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Andrés

Age
28 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Fernando

Age
20 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Antonio

Age
29 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Pedro

Age
30 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Francisco

Age
25 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Francisco

Age
18 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Patricio

Age
30 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Miguel

Age
45 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Romualdo

Age
28 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Juan

Age
28 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Rosendo

Age
30 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Bonifacio

Age
26 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Gavino

Age
13 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

José Trinidad

Age
26 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Marcelino

Age
25 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Lorenzo

Age
40 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Antonio Larrinaga

Age
45 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Matanzas, Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Gavino

Age
13 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Roberto

Age
25 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Hejo

Age
14 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

José

Age
30 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Batabanó, Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Francisco

Age
55 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Havana, Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Pedro José

Age
25 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Carlos

Age
26 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Aniceto

Age
27 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

José

Age
36 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Telésforo

Age
20 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Ramón

Age
30 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Gaspar

Age
26 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Asien

Age
26 (in 1858)
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Cándido

Age
23 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

José

Age
13 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Luis

Age
36 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Juan

Age
50 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Laureano

Age
28 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Chel

Age
30 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Manuel

Age
40 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Río de la Palma, Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Pascual

Age
36 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Juan

Age
25 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Antonio

Age
30 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Chay

Age
28 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Rufino

Age
30 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Havana, Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Francisco

Age
31 (in 1858)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Tiquimas, Cuba
Status
Enslaved

Sun

Age
26 (in 1858)
Residence
Cuba
Status
Enslaved