Cuban passport (Pasaporte, República de Cuba)

Object/Artifact

Archive of Cuban Socialism

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2025.23.1

Description

A Republic-of-Cuba passport booklet with gray-blue card covers, issued by the Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores. Cover: "República de Cuba" arched over the national coat of arms, "Pasaporte / Passport / Passeport" in a box; silver-white on gray card. Endpapers/title page: guilloche security underprint repeating "República de Cuba / Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores"; coat of arms and trilingual "Pasaporte/Passport/Passeport." Page 2: "FOTOGRAFÍAS" with an affixed black-and-white photograph of the bearer (a young woman, attached with a metal grommet); note that the passport is valid five years from issue. Page 3: "FILIACIÓN" — parents' names, birthplace, date of birth, civil status, profession, height, complexion, eye and hair color, and bearer's signature. (Personal data redacted.) Pages 4–5: record/receipt numbers; "Observaciones"; the citizenship certification, "Dado en la Habana, a 13 de Sept/61," signed by the Jefe del Departamento de Ciudadanía y Pasaportes.

Use

Issued to Lydia del Carmen García y Quirós, b. 13 January 1933, Arroyo Naranjo, Havana; single; profession: profesora; parents José Ramón García [y Cotarelo] and Pilar [Quirós y Álvarez]; photograph affixed; bearer's signature present

Collection

Hernández Arocha Family collection, Lydia del Carmen García y Quirós collection

Acquisition

Accession

2025.23

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

MINREX

Date made

9/13/1961

Time Period

1960s

Place

City

Havana

Country

Cuba

Region

Caribbean, Central America

Notes

Issuer: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, República de Cuba — Departamento de Ciudadanía y Pasaportes, Havana. Date: Issued 13 September 1961, Havana (expediente 71999-61).

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

Trilingual printed fields (Spanish/English/French); coat of arms; security underprint; page numbers; "Este Pasaporte es válido por cinco años…"; manuscript entries; official signature; record no. 71999-61; receipt no. 67830.

Materials

Material

Cardboard, Paper

Material Notes

Materials: Printed paper booklet with card covers; affixed gelatin-silver photograph (grommeted); manuscript and stamp inks; sewn/stapled binding. Technique: Letterpress/offset passport with guilloche security underprint; hand-completed fields; affixed photo; rubber-stamp and manuscript signature.

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Lydia del Carmen García y Quirós

Related Places

Place

City

Havana

Country

Cuba

Region

Caribbean, Central America

Place

City

New York City

State/Province

New York

Country

U.S.A.

Continent

North America

Notes

preservation

Created By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Create Date

August 26, 2025

Updated By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Update Date

June 18, 2026