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Colonial Records

Spanish Colonization (1521-1810)

In 1521 the Spanish Empire colonized the area of current Mexico, renaming it New Spain. The War of Independence lasted from 1810-1821, when the territory became the sovereign state of Mexico with the signing of the Treaty of Cordoba.

Record collection	Years covered	Record type	Language	Who is in the records
Aguascalientes, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1620-1962 at Ancestry - index & images ($)	1620-1962	Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage intentions, deaths, and indexes.	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Aguascalientes, Mexico
Baja California and Baja California Sur, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1750-1984 at Ancestry; images ($)	1750-1984	Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage intentions, deaths, and indexes	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Baja California or Baja California Sur, Mexico
Campeche, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1638-1944 at Ancestry - index & images ($)	1590-1970	Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage intentions, deaths, and indexes	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Campeche, Mexico
Chiapas, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1558-1978 at Ancestry - index & images ($)	1558-1978	Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage intentions, and deaths	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Chiapas, Mexico
Chihuahua, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1632-1958 at Ancestry - index & images ($)	1632-1958	Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage intentions, and deaths	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Chihuahua, Mexico
Coahuila, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1627-1978 at Ancestry - index & images ($)	1627-1978	Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage intentions, deaths, and indexes.	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Coahuila, Mexico
Durango, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1604-1985 at Ancestry - index & images ($)	1604-1985	Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage intentions, and deaths	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Durango, Mexico
Guanajuato, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1576-1984 at Ancestry; images ($)	1576-1984	Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage intentions, and deaths	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Guanajuato, Mexico
Guerrero, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1576-1979 at Ancestry - index & images ($)	1576-1979	Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage intentions, deaths, and indexes.	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Guerrero, Mexico
Hidalgo, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1546-1971 at Ancestry: images ($)	1546-1971	Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage intentions, deaths, and indexes.	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Hidalgo, Mexico
Jalisco, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1995 at Ancestry; images ($)	1590-1995	Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage intentions, and deaths	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Jalisco, Mexico
Mexico, Aguascalientes, Catholic Church Records, 1601-1962 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images	1601-1962	Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, deaths, and indexes	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Aguascalientes, Mexico
Mexico, Archdiocese of Guadalajara, Miscellaneous Marriage Records, 1539-1939 at FamilySearch - images	1539-1939	Marriage dispensations, pre-marriage investigations, divorces, indexes of dispensations, etc.	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Guadalajara, Mexico
Mexico Baptisms, 1560-1950 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index	1560-1950	Baptisms	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Mexico
Mexico, Baja California and Baja California Sur, Catholic Church Records, 1750-1984 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images	1750-1984	Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, deaths, and indexes	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Baja California or Baja California Sur, Mexico
Mexico, Campeche, Catholic Church Records, 1638-1944 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images	1638-1944	Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, deaths, and indexes	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Campeche, Mexico
Mexico, Chiapas, Catholic Church Records, 1557-1978 at FamilySearch - images	1557-1978	Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, marriage dispensations, deaths, indexes, testaments, and other administrative records	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Chiapas, Mexico
Mexico, Chihuahua, Catholic Church Records, 1632-1958 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images	1632-1958	Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, marriage dispensations, deaths, indexes, and other administrative records	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Chihuahua, Mexico
Mexico, Coahuila, Catholic Church Records, 1627-1978 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images	1627-1978	Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, deaths, and indexes	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Coahuila, Mexico
Mexico, Colima, Catholic Church Records, 1707-1969 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images	1707-1969	Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, deaths, and indexes	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Colima, Mexico
Mexico Deaths, 1680-1940 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index	1680-1940	Deaths	Spanish	People who lived in Mexico
Mexico, Distrito Federal, Catholic Church Records, 1514-1970 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images	1514-1970	Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, deaths, indexes, and testaments	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Distrito Federal, Mexico
Mexico, Durango, Catholic Church Records, 1604-1985 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images	1604-1985	Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, marriage dispensations, deaths, indexes, testaments, and other administrative records	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Durango, Mexico
Mexico, Guanajuato, Catholic Church Records, 1519-1984 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images	1519-1984	Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, deaths, and indexes.	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Guanajuato, Mexico
Mexico, Guerrero, Catholic Church Records, 1576-1979 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images	1576-1979	Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, deaths, and indexes	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Guerrero, Mexico
Mexico, Jalisco, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1979 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images	1590-1979	Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, deaths, indexes, priest applications, and miscellaneous administrative documents	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Jalisco, Mexico
Mexico Marriages, 1570-1950 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index	1570-1950	Marriages	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Mexico
México, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1567-1970 at Ancestry; images ($)	1567-1970	Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage intentions, and deaths	Spanish	Catholics who lived in México, Mexico
Mexico, México, Catholic Church Records, 1567-1970 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images	1567-1970	Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, deaths, and indexes	Spanish	Catholics who lived in México, Mexico
Mexico, Michoacán, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1996 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images	1555-1996	Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, marriage dispensations, deaths, indexes, priest applications, testaments, and miscellaneous administrative documents	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Michoacán, Mexico
Mexico, Morelos, Catholic Church Records, 1598-1994 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images	1598-1994	Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, deaths, and indexes	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Morelos, Mexico
Mexico, Nayarit, Catholic Church Records, 1596-1967 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images	1596-1967	Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, deaths, and indexes	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Nayarit, Mexico
Mexico, Nuevo León, Catholic Church Records, 1667-1981 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images	1667-1981	Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, deaths, and indexes	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Nuevo León, Mexico
Mexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-1977 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images	1545-1977	Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, deaths, and indexes.	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Puebla, Mexico
Mexico, Querétaro, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1970 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images	1590-1970	Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, marriage banns, deaths, and indexes	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Querétaro, Mexico
Mexico, San Luis Potosí, Catholic Church Records, 1586-1977 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images	1586-1977	Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, deaths, and indexes	Spanish	Catholics who lived in San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Mexico, San Luis Potosí, Miscellaneous Records, 1570-1882 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images	1570-1882	Miscellaneous	Spanish	Residents of San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Mexico, Select Baptisms, 1560-1950 at Ancestry - index ($)	1560-1950	Baptisms	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Mexico
Mexico, Select Church Records, 1537-1966 at Ancestry - index ($)	1537-1966	Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage intentions, and deaths	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Mexico
Mexico, Select Deaths, 1680-1940 at Ancestry - index ($)	1680-1940	Deaths	Spanish	People who lived in Mexico
Mexico, Select Marriages Index, 1556-1989 at Ancestry - index ($)	1556-1989	Marriages	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Mexico
Mexico, Sinaloa, Catholic Church Records, 1671-1968 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images	1671-1968	Baptisms, marriages, and burials	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Sinaloa, Mexico
Mexico, Sonora, Catholic Church Records, 1657-1994 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images	1657-1994	Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, deaths, and indexes	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Sonora, Mexico
Mexico, Tabasco, Catholic Church Records, 1803-1970 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images	1803-1970	Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, deaths, and indexes	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Tabasco, Mexico
Mexico, Tamaulipas, Catholic Church Records, 1703-1964 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images	1703-1964	Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, deaths, and indexes	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Tamaulipas, Mexico
Mexico, Tlaxcala, Catholic Church Records, 1576-1994 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images	1576-1994	Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, deaths, and indexes	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Tlaxcala, Mexico
Mexico, Veracruz, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1978 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images	1590-1978	Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, marriage dispensations, deaths, indexes, priest applications, testaments, and miscellaneous administrative documents	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Veracruz, Mexico
Mexico, Yucatán, Catholic Church Records, 1543-1977 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images	1543-1977	Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, marriage dispensations, deaths, indexes, and priest applications	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Yucatán, Mexico
Mexico, Zacatecas, Catholic Church Records, 1605-1980 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images	1605-1980	Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, deaths, and indexes	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Zacatecas, Mexico
Morelos, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1598-1969 at Ancestry - index & images ($)	1598-1969	Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage intentions, deaths, and indexes.	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Morelos, Mexico
Nayarit, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1596-1967 at Ancestry - index & images ($)	1596-1967	Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage intentions, deaths, and indexes	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Nayarit, Mexico
Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas, Mexico, Selected Parish Records, 1751-1880 at Ancestry - index ($)	1751-1880	Baptisms, marriages, and deaths	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas, Mexico
Nuevo León, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1667-1981 at Ancestry - index & images ($)	1667-1981	Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage intentions, and deaths	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Nuevo León, Mexico
Sinaloa, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1671-1968 at Ancestry - index & images ($)	1671-1968	Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage intentions, deaths, and indexes	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Sinaloa, Mexico
Sonora, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1657-1994 at Ancestry - index & images	1657-1994	Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage intentions, deaths, and indexes	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Sonora, Mexico
Tlaxcala, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1576-1994 at Ancestry; images ($)	1576-1994	Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage intentions, deaths, and indexes	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Tlaxcala, Mexico
Querétaro, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1970 at Ancestry; images ($)	1590-1970	Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage intentions, deaths, and indexes.	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Querétaro, Mexico.
San Luis Potosí, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1586-1970 at Ancestry; images ($)	1586-1970	Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage intentions, and deaths	Spanish	Catholics who lived in San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Tabasco, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1803-1970 at Ancestry; images ($)	1803-1970	Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage intentions, deaths, and indexes	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Tabasco, Mexico
Veracruz, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1970 at Ancestry; images ($)	1590-1970	Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage intentions, and deaths	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Veracruz, Mexico
Yucatán, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1543-1977 at Ancestry: index & images ($)	1543-1977	Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage intentions, deaths, and indexes	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Yucatán, Mexico
Zacatecas, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1605-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)	1605-1980	Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage intentions, and deaths	Spanish	Catholics who lived in Zacatecas, Mexico

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