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Genealogically speaking Spanish archives can be divided into fseveral categories.<br> | Genealogically speaking Spanish archives can be divided into fseveral categories.<br> | ||
* Civil archives can be found for various levels of civil government. For example, municipal, comarca, or provincial. | *Civil archives can be found for various levels of civil government. For example, municipal, comarca, or provincial. | ||
* Church archives - typically this relates to Catholic Church archives. | *Church archives - typically this relates to Catholic Church archives. | ||
* Private archives which can be stand alone archives, or part of a civil or church archive. | *Private archives which can be stand alone archives, or part of a civil or church archive. | ||
*University archives - contain a wide variety of records. | *University archives - contain a wide variety of records. | ||
*Military archives. These can be divided by branch of service and also by time period. | *Military archives. These can be divided by branch of service and also by time period. | ||
==== PARES the Portal de Archivos Españoles ==== | ====PARES the Portal de Archivos Españoles==== | ||
For a directory of archives throughout Spain and Latin America, you will want to use the site [http://pares.culturaydeporte.gob.es/archivos-estatales.html PARES or the Portal de Archives Españoles]. The site provides hours, services, addresses, and inventories for each provincial archive. To learn more about the website PARES and how to use it, please visit this page. | For a directory of archives throughout Spain and Latin America, you will want to use the site [http://pares.culturaydeporte.gob.es/archivos-estatales.html PARES or the Portal de Archives Españoles]. The site provides hours, services, addresses, and inventories for each provincial archive. To learn more about the website PARES and how to use it, please visit this page, [[PARES, The Portal de Archivos Españoles]]. | ||
For another good listing of many archives for Spain, please visit the website [http://www.genealogia-es.com/enlazarc.html#mil EspañaGenWeb]. | For another good listing of many archives for Spain, please visit the website [http://www.genealogia-es.com/enlazarc.html#mil EspañaGenWeb]. | ||
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*[[Spain, Valencia Miscellaneous Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|Spain, Valencia Miscellaneous Records - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br> | *[[Spain, Valencia Miscellaneous Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|Spain, Valencia Miscellaneous Records - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br> | ||
====Municipal and Juzgado de la Paz Archives ==== | ====Municipal and Juzgado de la Paz Archives==== | ||
These archives are sometimes together, but when they are separated you will find civil registration records in the Juzgado de la Paz archives. Municipal archives contain local census, tax, military draft records, and other records full of genealogical value. Like the provincial archives you can find additional information in the [http://www.mcu.es/archivos/ Ministerio de Cultura's website] (listed above). | These archives are sometimes together, but when they are separated you will find civil registration records in the Juzgado de la Paz archives. Municipal archives contain local census, tax, military draft records, and other records full of genealogical value. Like the provincial archives you can find additional information in the [http://www.mcu.es/archivos/ Ministerio de Cultura's website] (listed above). | ||
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The Catholic Church has two main archives that are invaluable to anyone doing family history research in Spain. An excellent guide to the Catholic Church Archives in Spain is available online. [https://www.escolapia.cat/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/guia_archivos.pdf ''Guía de los Archivos de la Iglesia en España''] compiled by the Archivo Diocesano de Barcelona for the Asociación de Archiveros de la Iglesia en España (Association of Archivists of the Church in Spain) with the collaboration of the Ministerio de Educación, Cultura, y Deporte (Ministry of Education, Culture, and Sports). | The Catholic Church has two main archives that are invaluable to anyone doing family history research in Spain. An excellent guide to the Catholic Church Archives in Spain is available online. [https://www.escolapia.cat/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/guia_archivos.pdf ''Guía de los Archivos de la Iglesia en España''] compiled by the Archivo Diocesano de Barcelona for the Asociación de Archiveros de la Iglesia en España (Association of Archivists of the Church in Spain) with the collaboration of the Ministerio de Educación, Cultura, y Deporte (Ministry of Education, Culture, and Sports). | ||
====Parish Archives ==== | ====Parish Archives==== | ||
Parish archives maintain the parish books for their own parish. Most of the surviving parish records in Spain have been centralized to the Diocesan Archive (see below), however, records that are not more than 100 years old and those that were never sent to the Diocesan archive are kept/stored in the Parish archive. The parish records most common and most relevant to family history: baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and deaths/burials. | Parish archives maintain the parish books for their own parish. Most of the surviving parish records in Spain have been centralized to the Diocesan Archive (see below), however, records that are not more than 100 years old and those that were never sent to the Diocesan archive are kept/stored in the Parish archive. The parish records most common and most relevant to family history: baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and deaths/burials. | ||
====Diocesan Archives ==== | ====Diocesan Archives==== | ||
Each dioceses has an archive where they have centralized the parish records within its boundaries. The archives usually have all the parish records that are older than 100 years old, plus any diocesan records. Diocesan records in Spain include: marriage dispensations, ecclesiastic personnel records, judicial materials, pastoral visits and confirmations. | Each dioceses has an archive where they have centralized the parish records within its boundaries. The archives usually have all the parish records that are older than 100 years old, plus any diocesan records. Diocesan records in Spain include: marriage dispensations, ecclesiastic personnel records, judicial materials, pastoral visits and confirmations. | ||