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Spanish Colonization (1528-1821)

The Spanish conquest of Cuscatlan, present-day El Salvador, began in 1524. After several years of resistance from the indigenous population, the Spanish were victorious in 1528. Under the Spanish colonial empire, El Salvador was part of the Kingdom of Guatemala, which governed most of Central America. Spain established the town of San Salvador as a separate political unit within the empire in 1786. In 1821 El Salvador gained its independence from Spain.^[1]

Record collection	Years covered	Record type	Language	Who is in the records
El Salvador Catholic Church Records, 1655-1977 at FamilySearch - images	1655-1977	Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, marriage dispensations, deaths, and indexes	Spanish	Salvadorans
El Salvador Civil Registration, 1704-2001 at FamilySearch - index & images	1704-2001	Births, marriages, and deaths	Spanish	Salvadorans
El Salvador Baptisms, 1750-1940 at FamilySearch - index	1750-1940	Baptisms	Spanish	Salvadorans
El Salvador Marriages, 1810-1930 at FamilySearch - index	1810-1930	Marriages	Spanish	Salvadorans
Central America, Colonial Records, 1607-1902 at FamilySearch - images	1607-1902	Census	Spanish	Salvadorans
El Salvador, Select Baptisms, 1750-1940 at Ancestry ($) - index	1750-1940	Baptisms	Spanish	Salvadorans
El Salvador, Select Marriages, 1810-1930 at Ancestry ($) - index	1810-1930	Marriages	Spanish	Salvadorans
El Salvador, Civil Registration Index, 1756-1921 at Ancestry ($) - index	1756-1921	Births, marriages, and deaths	Spanish	Salvadorans
Central America, Colonial Census Records at Ancestry ($) - images	Various	Census	Spanish	Salvadorans
El Salvador, Baptisms, 1750-1940 at MyHeritage ($) - index	1750-1940	Baptisms	Spanish	Salvadorans
El Salvador, Marriages, 1810-1930 at MyHeritage ($) - index	1810-1930	Marriages	Spanish	Salvadorans
El Salvador, Civil Registration, 1815-1910 at MyHeritage ($) - index	1815-1910	Births, marriages, and deaths	Spanish	Salvadorans
Padrones, 1746-1821 at FamilySearch - images	1746-1821	Census	Spanish	Salvadorans
Registros parroquiales, 1741-1947 at FamilySearch - images	1741-1947	Baptisms, confirmations, and marriages	Spanish	Salvadorans
Registros civiles, 1639-1678 at FamilySearch - images	1639-1678	Births, marriages, and deaths	Spanish	Salvadorans
Registros civiles : de Centroamérica, 1571-1915 at FamilySearch - images	1571-1915	Marriages	Spanish	Salvadorans
Documentos jurídicos, 1602-1730 at FamilySearch - images	1602-1730	Court records	Spanish	Salvadorans
Documentos históricos para El Salvador at FamilySearch - images	1774-1775	Public and land records	Spanish	Salvadorans
Protocolos, 1508-1898 at FamilySearch - images	1508-1898	Notarial records	Spanish	Salvadorans
Bienes de difuntos : de la Capitanía General de Guatemala, 1551-1821 at FamilySearch - images	1551-1821	Probate records	Spanish	Salvadorans
Bienes de difuntos : del Virreinato de la Nueva España, 1572-1819 at FamilySearch - images	1572-1819	Probate records	Spanish	Salvadorans
Testamentos, 1610-1781 at FamilySearch - images	1610-1781	Probate records	Spanish	Salvadorans
Registros parroquiales, 1751-1756 at FamilySearch - images	1751-1756	Deaths	Spanish	Residents of San Pedro Puxtla, Ahuachapán, El Salvador
Registros parroquiales, 1744-1966 at FamilySearch - images	1744-1966	Baptisms, marriages, and deaths	Spanish	Salvadorans
Registros parroquiales, 1816-1932 at FamilySearch - images	1816-1932	Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and deaths	Spanish	Salvadorans
Registros parroquiales, 1777-1937 at FamilySearch - images	1777-1937	Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and deaths	Spanish	Salvadorans
Registros parroquiales, 1688-1825 at FamilySearch - images	1688-1825	Baptisms, marriages, and deaths	Spanish	Residents of Citalá, Chalatenango, El Salvador
Registros parroquiales, 1804-1942 at FamilySearch - images	1804-1942	Baptisms, marriages, confirmations, and deaths	Spanish	Residents of Chalatenango, El Salvador
Registros parroquiales, 1816-1931 at FamilySearch - images	1816-1931	Baptisms, marriages, confirmations, and deaths	Spanish	Residents of Chalatenango, El Salvador
Registros parroquiales, 1817-1963 at FamilySearch - images	1817-1963	Baptisms, marriages, and deaths	Spanish	Residents of Dulce Nombre de María, Chalatenango, El Salvador
Registros parroquiales, 1763-1806 at FamilySearch - images	1763-1806	Marriages and deaths	Spanish	Residents of Tejutla, Chalatenango, El Salvador
Registros parroquiales, 1767-1941 at FamilySearch - images	1767-1941	Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and deaths	Spanish	Residents of Tejutla, Chalatenango, El Salvador
Registros parroquiales, 1695-1943 at FamilySearch - images	1695-1943	Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and deaths	Spanish	Residents of Cuscatlán, El Salvador
Registros parroquiales, 1757-1819 at FamilySearch - images	1757-1819	Baptisms and deaths	Spanish	Residents of San Bartolomé Perulapía, Cuscatlán, El Salvador
Registros parroquiales, 1690-1823 at FamilySearch - images	1690-1823	Baptisms and marriages	Spanish	Residents of San Pedro Perulapán, Cuscatlán, El Salvador
Tierras y propiedades, 1705-1835 at FamilySearch - images	1705-1835	Land records	Spanish	Residents of San Pedro Perulapán, Cuscatlán, El Salvador
Registros civiles, 1808-1978 at FamilySearch - images	1808-1924	Deaths	Spanish	Residents of San Ramón, Cuscatlán, El Salvador
Registros parroquiales, 1743-1928 at FamilySearch - images	1743-1928	Baptisms, marriages, and deaths	Spanish	Residents of Suchitoto, Cuscatlán, El Salvador
Registros parroquiales, 1774-1933 at FamiylSearch - images	1774-1933	Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and deaths	Spanish	Residents of Suchitoto, Cuscatlán, El Salvador
Registros parroquiales, 1712-1931 at FamilySearch - images	1712-1931	Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and deaths	Spanish	Residents of Chiltiupán, La Libertad, El Salvador
Registros parroquiales, 1776-1960 at FamilySearch - images	1776-1960	Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and deaths	Spanish	Residents of La Libertad, El Salvador
Registros parroquiales, 1794-1938 at FamilySearch - images	1794-1938	Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and deaths	Spanish	Residents of Comasagua, La Libertad, El Salvador
Registros parroquiales, 1781-1936 at FamilySearch - images	1781-1936	Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and deaths	Spanish	Residents of La Libertad, El Salvador
Registros parroquiales, 1741-1873 at FamilySearch - images	1741-1873	Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and deaths	Spanish	Residents of La Libertad, El Salvador
Registros parroquiales, 1776-1947 at FamilySearch - images	1776-1947	Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and deaths	Spanish	Residents of La Libertad, El Salvador
Registros parroquiales, 1750-1951 at FamilySearch - images	1750-1951	Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and deaths	Spanish	Residents of El Salvador
Registros parroquiales, 1757-1865 at FamilySearch - images	1757-1865	Baptisms, marriages, and deaths	Spanish	Residents of El Salvador
Registros parroquiales, 1813-1954 at FamilySearch - images	1813-1954	Baptisms, marriages, and deaths	Spanish	Residents of San José Villanueva, La Libertad, El Salvador
Registros parroquiales, 1815-1936 at FamilySearch - images	1815-1936	Baptisms, marriages, and deaths	Spanish	Residents of San Juan Opico, La Libertad, El Salvador
Registros parroquiales, 1772-1952 at FamilySearch - images	1772-1952	Baptisms, marriages, and deaths	Spanish	Residents of El Salvador
Padrones de El Salvador : Zacatecoluca: 1783 at FamilySearch - images	1783	Census	Spanish	Residents of Zacatecoluca, La Paz, El Salvador
Registros parroquiales, 1801-1958 at FamilySearch - images	1801-1958	Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and deaths	Spanish	Residents of San Miguel, El Salvador
Testamentos, 1776 at FamilySearch - images	1776	Probate records	Spanish	Residents of Sonsonate, El Salvador
Registros parroquiales, 1780-1956 at FamilySearch - images	1780-1956	Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and deaths	Spanish	Residents of Sonsonate, El Salvador
Registros parroquiales, 1807-1838 at FamilySearch - images	1807-1838	Baptisms	Spanish	Residents of Sonsonate, El Salvador
Registros parroquiales, 1803-1965 at FamilySearch - images	1803-1965	Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and deaths	Spanish	Residents of Sonsonate, El Salvador
Registros parroquiales, 1697-1969 at FamilySearch - images	1697-1969	Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and deaths	Spanish	Residents of Sonsonate, El Salvador
Registros parroquiales, 1773-1951 at FamilySearch - images	1773-1951	Baptisms, marriages, and deaths	Spanish	Residents of Sonsonate, El Salvador
Registros parroquiales, 1774-1947 at FamilySearch - index & images	1774-1947	Baptisms, marriages, and deaths	Spanish	Residents of San Antonio del Monte, Sonsonate, El Salvador
Registros parroquiales, 1690-1823 at FamilySearch - images	1690-1823	Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and deaths	Spanish	Residents of Sonsonate, El Salvador
Registros parroquiales, 1700-1823 at FamilySearch - images	1700-1823	Baptisms, marriages, and deaths	Spanish	Salvadorans
Registros parroquiales, 1782-1970 at FamilySearch - images	1782-1970	Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and deaths	Spanish	Residents of Alegría, Usulután, El Salvador
Registros parroquiales, 1806-1952 at FamilySearch - images	1806-1952	Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and deaths	Spanish	Residents of Usulután, El Salvador

References

↑ CountriesQuest contributors, "History, Early Inhabitants and Colonial Period," in Countries Quest, http://www.countriesquest.com/central_america/el_salvador/history/early_inhabitants_and_colonial_period.htm, accessed 4 September 2019.

[1] CountriesQuest contributors, "History, Early Inhabitants and Colonial Period," in Countries Quest, http://www.countriesquest.com/central_america/el_salvador/history/early_inhabitants_and_colonial_period.htm, accessed 4 September 2019.

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