Republic of Cuba passport booklet issued by the Ministerio de Estado, completed in manuscript for bearer Natalia Elena Revuelta y Clews. Blue silver-stamped cover with the national coat of arms and trilingual title; 32 interior leaves of teal guilloché security paper repeating "República de Cuba / Ministerio de Estado." Page 2 bears an affixed studio portrait of an elegant woman with styled hair and drop earrings; the filiación page records birth on 7 December 1925 in La Habana, status casada, and green eyes. Issued in Havana on 7 March 1958 and later revalidated.
Use
Belonged to Natalia Revuelta.
Acquisition
Accession
2026.5
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Ministerio de Estado, Dirección de Ciudadanía y Pasaportes
Date made
3/7/1958 - 3/4/1966
Time Period
1960s
Place
City
Havana
Country
Cuba
Region
Caribbean, Central America
Notes
Maker / Issuer: Ministerio de Estado, República de Cuba (issuing authority, 1958, Batista-era government); revalidation by the Dirección de Ciudadanía y Pasaportes (1963).
Date: Issued 7 March 1958 (Havana); revalidated 27 February 1963; validity extended to 4 March 1966.
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Notes
Cover: "República de Cuba / Pasaporte / Passport / Passeport"; national coat of arms.
"Ministerio de Estado"; "Este pasaporte consta de 32 páginas."
"Pasaporte Nº 7314."
Titular: "Natalia Elena Revuelta y Clews."
Filiación: nacimiento "7-Dic-1925," "La Habana, Cuba"; estado "casada"; parents recorded with father "Manuel…" (maternal line Clews); eye color noted (green); profession field partly legible.
Affixed photograph; bearer signature (page 3).
"Expediente núm. 08/28/58"; "Carta de pago núm. …"; "Pasaporte núm. 7314."
Certification: "Certifico que Natalia Elena Revuelta y Clews es ciudadana cubana…"; "Dado en la Habana, a 7 de marzo 1958"; Director and Subsecretario signatures.
Revalidation (page 9): "Dirección de Ciudadanía y Pasaportes — Este pasaporte es válido hasta: 4 marzo 1966 — La Habana, febrero 27/963"; "Jefe de Sección," "Jefe de Dirección."
Trilingual (Spanish/English/French) field labels; embossed dry seal.
Materials
Material
Paper, Cardboard, Fabric
Material Notes
Materials: Cloth-over-board cover; letterpress-printed and watermarked security paper; gelatin-silver photograph; metal grommet; stamp and manuscript inks.
Technique: Letterpress passport booklet with guilloché/security underprint; hand-completed manuscript fields; affixed photograph; rubber-stamped and embossed/dry seals.
Condition
Overall Condition
Good
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Natalia Revuelta
Notes
Natalia Revuelta Clews (December 6, 1925 – February 27, 2015) was a Cuban socialite, mistress of Fidel Castro, and mother of his daughter Alina Fernández; both Revuelta and Castro were married to other people. The passport's name (Natalia Elena Revuelta y Clews), Havana birth in December 1925, and casada status align with her. She married cardiologist Orlando Fernández in the early 1950s — consistent with the married status recorded in 1958.
Related Places
Place
City
Havana
Country
Cuba
Region
Caribbean, Central America
Research Notes
Notes
Minor discrepancy: the passport records the birth date as 7 December 1925, whereas published biographies give December 6, 1925.
