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To find church, civil or other records for your ancestor in Spain 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 Spain. Only three locality levels are normally used. The country of Spain is divided into [[Spain Provinces|provinces]] (provincias), municipalities (municipios or ayuntamientos), and cities, towns, villages, etc.  
To find church, civil or other records for your ancestor in Spain 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 Spain. Only three locality levels are normally used. The country of Spain is divided into [[Spain Provinces|provinces]] (provincias), municipalities (municipios or ayuntamientos), and cities, towns, villages, etc.