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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: Veyga family papers
Creator:
Veyga family
Creator:
Martínez de la Rosa, Francisco, 1788-1860
Creator:
Veyga, Francisco de, 1866-1948
Creator:
Veyga, Juan de, born approximately 1837
Creator:
Veyga, Tomas de
Identifier/Call Number: 0542
Identifier/Call Number: 229
Physical Description:
.4 Linear Feet
1 box
Date (inclusive): 1773-1898
Abstract: This collection chiefly contains official correspondence and legal documents of the Veyga family (also spelled Veiga) and
related family members in Cuba and later Argentina, dating from the late-18th to the late-19th centuries. Materials include
legal, business, political, and governmental documents of multiple generations, as well as papers of Dr. Francisco de Veyga
(1866-1948), primarily reflecting his involvement with the Cuban Independence Movement in the 1890s, including international
diplomatic work.
Language of Material:
Spanish; Castilian.
Container: 1
The Veyga Family (also spelled de Veiga) was a Spanish-Cuban family that emigrated from La Coruna, Spain, to Cuba and later
to Argentina during the 19th century. Tomas de Veyga married Antonio Perez in 1833 and had a son, Juan de Veyga (born circa.
1837 in Havana, Cuba), who married Serafina Martínez Arenales in 1864. Serafina was the daughter of Francisco Martínez de
la Rosa (1788-1860). Juan and Serafina's son Dr. Francisco de Veyga (1866-1948) married Margarita Peró (1870-1952).
This collection chiefly contains correspondence and legal documents, in Spanish, of the Veyga family (also spelled Veiga)
and related family members in Cuba and later Argentina, dating from the late-18th to the late-19th centuries. Materials primarily
reflect three generations of the Veyga family: Tomas de Veyga, Juan de Veyga (born ca. 1837), and Doctor Francisco de Veyga
(1866-1948), as well as Juan de Veyga's father-in-law Francisco Martínez de la Rosa (1788-1860). The bulk of the collection
is held in a volume of bound documents with the handwritten title: "Archivo de Dn. Juan de Veyga 1871." The volume chiefly
contains legal, business, political, and governmental documents of multiple generations dating from 1773 to 1871. There are
also some pieces of ephemera, pamphlets, hand-drawn coats of arms, and passports in the volume. In addition, the collection
includes correspondence, clippings, and documents of Dr. Francisco de Veyga, primarily reflecting his involvement with the
Cuban Independence Movement in the 1890s, including international diplomatic work.
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[Box/folder no. or item name], Veyga family papers, Collection no. 0542, Boeckmann Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies,
Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from dealer, date unknown.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Family archives -- Cuba -- 19th century
Family archives -- South American -- 19th century
Cuba -- History -- Revolution, 1895-1898
Cuba -- Politics and government -- Archival resources
Latin America -- History -- Archival resources
Correspondence
Legal documents
Passports
Martínez de la Rosa, Francisco, 1788-1860 -- Archives
Veyga, Juan de, born approximately 1837 -- Archives
Veyga, Francisco de, 1866-1948 -- Archives
Veyga, Tomas de -- Archives
Veyga family -- Archives