The Instituto de Segunda Enseñanza de Matanzas was officially established in 1868 in the province of Matanzas
The students in this list have just graduated from the “Bachillerato” which is roughly equivalent to a highschool diploma. The Institution’s faculty included some prominent professors, such as mathematician Jose J. Davidson San Juan. The school still stands today, its name changed to “Instituto Preuniversitario José Luis Dubrocq” and shortly after the 1959 revolution, has been administered by the communist regime.
[this is a very abbreviated summary of the institution. A more thorough historical account will be posted later]
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About the source
This list of students, faculty, and staff was sourced from the “Anuario del Instituto de Segunda Ensenanza de Matanzas (1957)” (yearbook) posted by the Cuban Genealogy Club of Miami. To see more of their digitized yearbooks, including this one, click here to check the Cuban Genealogy Club of Miami’s website.
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You can download an original Spanish transcription of this yearbook by clicking here: 
Bonus Data
Prominent Mathematics Professor Luis J. Davidson San Juan married Robertina Maqueira Majans, an assistant Professor of Mathematics at the Institute (both in this database). See gallery below for an updated picture of both. If you would like to read more about Professor Davidson, click here to access his Wikipedia page.
Also, see a google translated article from CubaDebate about the professor here. (reminder that CubaDebate is a government-owned media outlet, certain facts and narratives may be distorted for propaganda purposes)
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1957 Lista de Estudiantes, Facultad y Personal de la Escuela “Instituto De Segunda Enseñanza de Matanzas”
Hola, un afectuoso saludo para todos. Busco a mí bisabuelo José María Armada Fernández, natural de Gijón Oviedo… nació aproximadamente en 1845, sus padres se nombraban Ramón Armada y Francisca Fernández, emigró hacia Cuba y se casó con Eduvigis Herrera Hernández, natural de Cabezas. En 1864 tuvo a su primer hijo Eustaquio Arturo Armada Herrera y luego 5 hijos más, todos en el poblado de Alacranes.. Necesito localizar su matrimonio y fechas de nacimiento y entrada a Cuba… gracias por la gentileza de su atención.
Buscando antepasados que se asentó en Matanzas Marti a su llegada de España su nombre Vicente Vallina Pérez se caso con Isabel González González por favor agradecida de ayudarme a encontrar algun dato de el saludos
Hola
Por favor si tuvieran más documentos de españoles en Matanzas como registro de documentos o fotos quizás encuentre de mis bisabuelos el era asturiano y ella gallega ambos vivieron y tuvieron familia acá en Matanzas uno de los 1ero fotingos que circuló en la ciudad de Matanzas era de mi bisabyel y el vino de Asturias muy joven y paso el servicio militar en 1893 al 1895 de paisano tengo constancia de esto y además certificados de ambos de España y del RC de Matanzas
Un saludo y bendiciones móvil 58118016 puedo enviar x whassap doc