Identity elements
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Villalta Family Collection
Date(s)
- 1624-1918 (Creation)
Extent
1 Box
Name of creator
Biographical history
José Fernández de Villalta y Alvarez de Sotomayor was born in Spain. He participated in the War of Independence of Cuba on the Spanish side as an engineer. Villalta served with General Arola during "la trocha" from Júcaro to Moron, where Villalta demonstrated his talents as a military engineer. Upon returning to Spain, he was accepted to the Instituto Geográfico y Estadístico and continued his service until retirement from the Spanish army.
Villalta later emigrated to Cuba, where he became a renown Spanish engineer in charge of one of the largest house constructions. He died in Cuba in 1918.
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Scope and content
The Villalta Family Collection contains documents, clippings, and genealogical information about the Gaona family name and the Villalta family. This collection dates from 1624 to 1918. It is arranged into two series, Series I: Documents, 1678-1918 and Series II: Genealogy & Heraldry, 1624, in 21 folders in one box.
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This collection is open for research.
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Conditions governing reproduction
Requests to publish or display materials from this collection require written permission from the rights owner. Please, contact chc@miami.edu for more information.
Preferred citation: Villalta Family Collection, Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, Florida.
Languages of the material
- Spanish
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Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Purchased from Edward Hartmann, 1995.
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Archivist's note
The collection was processed by Esperanza B. de Varona, July 1995. The collection-level record was created by Beata Bergen, September 2009. Container list added by Ana D. Rodriguez, March 2013. Subjects headings assigned by Ana D. Rodriguez, March 2013. Updated by Rebeca Gonzalez, May 2021.