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'''Births (Nacimientos)''' | '''Births (Nacimientos)''' | ||
Birth registers give | Birth registers give:<br> | ||
*Document number | |||
*Registration date | |||
*Name | |||
*Gender | |||
*Date and place of birth | |||
Early birth records also include naturalization papers, adoptions, legitimizations of children, and acknowledgments of paternity. Separate books were kept for naturalization from 1912–1936. | |||
Birth records may include the following about parents: | |||
*Ages | |||
*Birthplaces | |||
*Residences | |||
*Nationalities | |||
*Marital status | |||
*Professions | |||
*Number of other children born to the mother | |||
The records may also give similar information about the informant, who may be a relative, and the grandparents. | |||
Corrections to a birth record were usually added as a marginal note. | |||
'''Marriages (Casamientos)''' | '''Marriages (Casamientos)''' | ||
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'''Write your request in Spanish whenever possible. Use the translated questions and phrases in this [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/a/aa/LWGSpanish.pdf Spanish Letter-writing Guide] to assist you in writing your letter in Spanish. ''' | '''Write your request in Spanish whenever possible. Use the translated questions and phrases in this [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/a/aa/LWGSpanish.pdf Spanish Letter-writing Guide] to assist you in writing your letter in Spanish. ''' | ||
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==Information Recorded in the Records== | ==Information Recorded in the Records== |
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