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'''Departamento de Estado. Serie: Declaraciones de Nacionalidad'''<br> | '''Departamento de Estado. Serie: Declaraciones de Nacionalidad'''<br> | ||
:*As in Cuba, when the Spanish-American came to an end in 1898, and in keeping with the 1898 Treaty of Paris, Spanish nationals residing in Puerto Rico who wished to maintain their nationality had to make a declaration before a municipal judge. These nationality declarations included the following details: Name of the subject, age, status, place of origin (municipality and province), address in Puerto Rico and family details. The declarations, arranged according to files for minors and adults and dated from 1899 to 1901, are identified by municipality and stored in 8 boxes. | :*As in Cuba, when the Spanish-American came to an end in 1898, and in keeping with the 1898 Treaty of Paris, Spanish nationals residing in Puerto Rico who wished to maintain their nationality had to make a '''declaration before a municipal judge'''. These '''nationality declarations''' included the following details: Name of the subject, age, status, place of origin (municipality and province), address in Puerto Rico and family details. The declarations, arranged according to files for minors and adults and dated from 1899 to 1901, are identified by municipality and stored in 8 boxes. | ||
:*'''Capitanía General, Asuntos Políticos y Civiles. Serie: Pasaportes''' This collection holds a series of passports dating from between 1795 and 1889. | :*'''Capitanía General, Asuntos Políticos y Civiles. Serie: Pasaportes''' This collection holds a series of passports dating from between 1795 and 1889. | ||
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*[https://www.archives.gov/files/nyc/finding-aids/puerto-rican-records-guide.pdf GUIDE to PUERTO RICAN RECORDS in the NATIONAL ARCHIVES NEW YORK CITY] | *[https://www.archives.gov/files/nyc/finding-aids/puerto-rican-records-guide.pdf GUIDE to PUERTO RICAN RECORDS in the NATIONAL ARCHIVES NEW YORK CITY] | ||
:All the documentation issued after Puerto Rico came to be governed by the United States when Spain lost its last colonial possessions is not held in Puerto Rico but rather in the United States National Archives, where records on passenger arrival and departure from the island are held. | :All the documentation issued after Puerto Rico came to be governed by the United States when Spain lost its last colonial possessions is not held in Puerto Rico but rather in the United States National Archives, where records on passenger arrival and departure from the island are held. | ||
==Migration Patterns== | ==Migration Patterns== | ||