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The Catholic church also took occasional censuses of parishioners. An ecclesiastical census was also known as a censo or padrón in Latin America. The following is an example of a church census: | The Catholic church also took occasional censuses of parishioners. An ecclesiastical census was also known as a censo or padrón in Latin America. The following is an example of a church census: | ||
*Padrones, 1779–1796 (Censuses, 1779–1796). Córdoba: Archivo Historica de la Provincia, 19–. (Family History Library film | *Padrones, 1779–1796 (Censuses, 1779–1796). Córdoba: Archivo Historica de la Provincia, 19–. (Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=1162415 1162415]–[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=1162416 1162416].) Census records for the diocese of Córdoba for 1779 and 1795–6. | ||
Census records have not been used a lot in Argentinian research because better sources, such as church records and civil registration, are available in Argentina. The original census returns were often destroyed and only the compiled statistical information remains. Records of some towns, provinces, and regions still exist at the archives but are not available to researchers at this present time. | Census records have not been used a lot in Argentinian research because better sources, such as church records and civil registration, are available in Argentina. The original census returns were often destroyed and only the compiled statistical information remains. Records of some towns, provinces, and regions still exist at the archives but are not available to researchers at this present time. | ||