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*[[Puerto Rico Civil Registration Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[Puerto Rico Civil Registration Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
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== Municipality == | == Municipality == | ||
To find church, civil or other records for your ancestor in Puerto Rico using the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch catalog], you will need to know the various levels of jurisdictions (government or religious administrative divisions) in Puerto Rico. Only two locality levels are normally used. The country of Puerto Rico is divided into municipalities (municipios), and cities, towns, villages, etc. | |||
Under the municipality level you will find civil registration records. In large cities there may be several offices. Some small towns may not be their own municipality and therefore their records will not be kept in the town. You will need to determine the correct municipality or municipio in order to locate the civil registration records. Municipality records will be located in the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch catalog] under the name of the municipio. | Under the municipality level you will find civil registration records. In large cities there may be several offices. Some small towns may not be their own municipality and therefore their records will not be kept in the town. You will need to determine the correct municipality or municipio in order to locate the civil registration records. Municipality records will be located in the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch catalog] under the name of the municipio. | ||