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*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1928310 Spain, Consular Records of Emigrants, 1808-1960]. These are records made by Spaniards living abroad who went to a Spanish consulate in their country of arrival to receive services as Spanish citizens. These records include: registration of births, marriages, and deaths of Spaniards living abroad, residence certificates, citizenship, passports, notary public documents, visas for foreigners, and others. To learn more about these records read the article [[Spain, Consular Records of Emigrants - FamilySearch Historical Records|Spain, Consular Records of Emigrants - FamilySearch Historical Records]].
*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1928310 Spain, Consular Records of Emigrants, 1808-1960]. These are records made by Spaniards living abroad who went to a Spanish consulate in their country of arrival to receive services as Spanish citizens. These records include: registration of births, marriages, and deaths of Spaniards living abroad, residence certificates, citizenship, passports, notary public documents, visas for foreigners, and others. To learn more about these records read the article [[Spain, Consular Records of Emigrants - FamilySearch Historical Records|Spain, Consular Records of Emigrants - FamilySearch Historical Records]].


=== Colonial Period in the Americas  ===
Many Spaniards left their homeland to travel to the Americas during the time that much of the Americas was governed by Spain. Several records are available that may be useful in identifying the ancestor’s hometown in Spain. The sources listed below are generally for the years from 1493 to about 1800.
{{FHL|13857|title-id|disp=Guía de fuentes para la historia de Ibero-América conservados en España}}. Madrid: Dirección General de Archivos y Bibliotecas, 1969. FHL INTL Book 980 A3sg 2 vols. Lists of sources for Latin-American history kept in archives in Spain.
Archivo de las Indias. If you are looking for very early emigrants who left Spain before 1700 you may want to try records in the sections Pasajeros a Indias or Casa de la Contratacion that are found in the Archive of the Indies in Sevilla. Up until about the 18th century all ships from Spain left from Sevilla. Sometime during the second half of the 18th century other Spanish ports began to be used in the cities of Alicante, Malaga, Cartagena, Barcelona and La Coruña. Many of these early records might be found in a general search in the [http://pares.culturaydeporte.gob.es/inicio.html Portal of Spanish Archives] (PARES) website.
'''1493-1539.''' This book compiled by Peter Boyd-Bowman contains lists of people living in the new World in the 16th century. {{FHL|52896|title-id|disp=Indice geobiográfico de cuarenta mil pobladores españoles de América en el siglo XVI}}. Bogotá: Instituto Caro y Cuervo, 1964-1968. {52896}
'''1493-1519.''' This book also compiled by Peter Boyd-Bowman expands on the previous book of people living in the New World in the 16th century. {{FHL|510839|title-id|disp=Índice geobiográfico de más de 56 mil pobladores de la América Hispánica}}. México: Fondo de Cultura Económica, 1985.
'''1509-1599.''' Some records for this time period can be found in: {{FHL|349326|title-id|disp=Catálogo de pasajeros a Indias durante los siglos XVI, XVII y XVIII}}. Sevilla: S.n., 1940-. Part of these records are found indexed online at [http://www.sologenealogia.com/Pasajeros/index.htm SoloGenealogia.com].
'''1509-1701.''' During this time period you may find in the Archive of the Indies Libros o listas de pasajeros. These are indexed in Pasajeros a Indias: libros de asientos {20763}. Madrid: Centro Nacional de Microfilm, 1978.


'''1534-1790.''' Informaciones y licencias are documents requesting permission to travel to the Americas. These records are found in the Archive of the Indies. Try a general search in the [http://pares.mcu.es/ParesBusquedas/servlets/Control_servlet?accion=0 PARES website] for these records.  
'''1534-1790.''' Informaciones y licencias are documents requesting permission to travel to the Americas. These records are found in the Archive of the Indies. Try a general search in the [http://pares.mcu.es/ParesBusquedas/servlets/Control_servlet?accion=0 PARES website] for these records.  
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Other military records for other countries might be found in the [https://familysearch.org/search/#form=catalog FamilySearch catalog] under the category Military Records. Remember to search at all jurisdictional levels – Country, Department or Province, and City.  
Other military records for other countries might be found in the [https://familysearch.org/search/#form=catalog FamilySearch catalog] under the category Military Records. Remember to search at all jurisdictional levels – Country, Department or Province, and City.  


'''After 1790''' few passenger lists are found leaving Spain. There are a few health certificates and in some provincial or municipal archives you might find applications for passports. There is no general index to these records.  
'''After 1790''' few passenger lists are found leaving Spain. There are a few health certificates and in some provincial or municipal archives you might find applications for passports. There is no general index to these records.


=== Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines  ===
=== Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines  ===
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