Blez Family Papers

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Collection

Titre

Blez Family Papers

Date(s)

  • 1863-1941 (Production)

Importance matérielle

1 Box

Nom du producteur

Notice biographique

The Blez family played a role in the Cuban independence movement of 1868. Felicia Marcé Castellanos (1850-1941), widow of Blez, sewed one of three flags commissioned by Carlos Manuel de Céspedes to represent the Cuban independence forces. A native of Bayamo, Marcé made the flag when she was 18 years old, giving the nascent republic a symbol around which people could rally. Soon after making the flag, she was married and almost immediately widowed when her husband was executed by colonial Spanish forces. Marcé was named a “Libertadora Insigne” for her involvement in the Cuban independence struggle of 1868 and 1895. Her son is the well-known Cuban photographer Joaquín Blez Marcé (1886-1974).

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Portée et contenu

The Blez Family Papers contain manuscripts, clippings and photographs relating to Felicia Marcé Castellanos and the Blez family.

The collection is divided into clippings, manuscripts and photographs, and correspondence, with materials dating from 1863 to 1941. The majority of materials are related to Felicia Marcé Castellanos, a member of the Blez family whose role in the Cuban independence movements of 1868 and 1895 are documented in the collection.

Mode de classement

The materials in this collection are arranged by type in chronological order within each folder.

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Conditions d'accès

The collection is open for research.

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Accès technique

Conditions de 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: Blez Family Papers, Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, Florida.

Langue des documents

  • espagnol

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Source immédiate d'acquisition

Purchased, September 2012.

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Existence et lieu de conservation des copies

Sources complémentaires

One book was put into CHC Books.

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Note de l'archiviste

Processed by Amanda Moreno, October 2012. Edited by Natalie Baur, July 2013. Updated by Rebeca Gonzalez, May 2021.

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