OT-Sandy ? Cuban, Mexican, or Italian ?

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Posted By: jP

This is offtopic but i am hoping someone can help me out some more.



Vincent "sandy" Nava (seated on the ground in the middle) who played for the Providence Grays from 1882-1884 is considered one of the 1st baseball players in the majors of latin decent. But what remains a mystery is where he is actually from, some say Cuban,Italian, and some say Mexican.

http://providencegrays.org/Old_Grays/Vincent_Nava/vincent_nava.html

according to the link above his mothers death certificate lists her as mexican. But others say his dad was in the service and Vincent was born in Cuba but they did not register him there and instead in San Francisco.

http://bss.sfsu.edu/tygiel/hist490/19001918/knowsnorace.htm

Ive used all the search tools online to find information about him but ive found nothing reputable or any solid evidence. If someone has actual fact about him or knows of a good reference or site plz let me know. thanks in advance to anyone who can help.



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