07/04/2026
Translation of this historical document advertisement translates from Spanish to English as follows:
EMIGRATION WITH FREE PASSAGE TO THE STATE OF HAWAII(UNITED STATES OF AMERICA)Description of the Hawaiian Islands according to the celebrated traveler M. C. de VarignyIt is completely impossible to make someone who has not enjoyed them understand the incomparable attractions of the climate of the Hawaiian Islands. A constantly equal temperature, which rarely varies more than two degrees, and which is always around 24 degrees centigrade; an always pure sky, barely veiled from time to time by fresh clouds and daily rains that bring joy and freshness to nature; a sky extraordinarily illuminated by an always radiant sun, constitute the most powerful attraction to draw the foreigner and compel him to prolong his stay on those shores. Tempests are very rare there, so rare like the hurricanes that usually ravage subtropical countries; the nights, above all, are truly peaceful, and when the moon shines, showing its silver form in the azure and mysterious fields of space, any mind is filled with a comforting illusion. It is so pure and clear the atmosphere that crowns those lands that it equals the clarity of the moon and stars. Nowhere on earth does evening extend with such splendor and majesty as on the shores of Hawaii; the clouds fill the space and shine like dazzling pearls upon the sea, unfolding the most beautiful and poetic scenes that human eyes have ever read or imagined.Male Heads of Family
20 American dollars per month during the first year of work.
21 American dollars per month during the second year.
22 American dollars per month during the third year.
Their wives, if they work, 12 American dollars per month.
The remaining individuals of the family who are over 15 years old: 15 American dollars for males, and 10 American dollars for females.
Since they disembark, they are provided a magnificent house-living quarters worth more than 500 pesetas with free water and wood; free medical assistance, including for their minor children; and the obligation to send them to school.And at THREE YEARS of work, with good conduct and in the tasks assigned to them as Laborers (and especially for the cultivation of sugar cane), they are given entirely free and in absolute property a piece of land to cultivate, whose extension is between 4 and 10 acres, the house where they live remaining free, and a franchise of land.
Conditions that Emigrants Must Meet. It is an indispensable condition that the emigrants are agriculturists who enjoy good health, do not suffer from eyesight defects, and form permanently established families; the following combinations are admitted: Husband and wife without children, provided the husband is under 45 years old, and the wife under 40.Husband and wife with children, the husband not exceeding 45 years old, as long as there is another male in the family between 15 and 45 years old.Widower or widow with children, counting at least two males over 15 years old and under 45 years old.Single man without family, but only if he travels in the company of his parents, and provided there is another male in the family between 15 and 45 years old.
Married woman who travels without her husband, but only if she travels in the company of her parents, provided there is another male between 15 and 45 years old.They may go as aggregates to the families mentioned above, all brothers, brothers-in-law, cousins, and political relatives under 40 years old.Persons over 45 years old will not enjoy free passage; they must pay for the passage, which costs 400 Pesetas.
Documents required to be presented by families wishing to emigratePersonal identity card for all persons over 16 years old.Unmarried males and females up to the age of 23 must present a authorization from their parents or guardians granted before a Notary or before the Mayor of their place of residence. This document is not necessary when they travel in the company of their parents; but for almost all women under 23 years old, they must present the certificate that accredits their status as single.
Marriage certificate for married men and women.Males from 18 to 40 years old must present a certificate accredits having deposited in the Deposit Box the sum of 400 pesetas to the order of the Treasury, according to the law.Males from 20 to 40 years old must present the absolute license or their definitive discharges. Those belonging to the reserve or to the list of available licenses must present permission from the Captain General of the respective district, authorizations to leave without embargo or comment of Peninsula.
This authorization can be held as long as the license is from the date of issuance.Married women who travel unaccompanied by their husbands must present a permission from them, visaed by the Mayor of the town or certified by a Notary, where his compliance is stated.Death certificate for widowers.Certificate of widowhood for widows.Certificate of good conduct issued by the Mayor of residence with the personal description for all individuals over 16 years old.Certificate of no criminal record, issued by the Court of First Instance, for all individuals over 14 years old, and of the Audience in the Capital.
BEWARE OF INTERMEDIARIESFor further details and submission of documents:DON CARLOS CROVETTO, Head of the Review DepartmentCALLE DE RIOS ROSAS (formerly Cañón) No. 3.–Málaga en el corazón
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