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Notarial records dating from the early colonial days can contain the following documents: | Notarial records dating from the early colonial days can contain the following documents: | ||
* Wills (testamentos) | |||
* Contracts (contratos) | |||
* Powers of attorney (poderes) | |||
* Dowry (dotes) | |||
* Inheritance arrangements (sucesiones) | |||
* Inventories of estates (inventarios) | |||
* Sells and purchases (ventas y compras) | |||
* Taxes (impuestos) | |||
* Debts (deudas) | |||
* Guardianship (tutelas) | |||
Notarial records are more difficult to use than other records because of their varied nature, length, and complexity. But they do offer detail and information not available in other sources and may provide important clues about an ancestor’s family, residence, and economic status. | Notarial records are more difficult to use than other records because of their varied nature, length, and complexity. But they do offer detail and information not available in other sources and may provide important clues about an ancestor’s family, residence, and economic status. | ||
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The following publication discusses notarial records in detail: | The following publication discusses notarial records in detail: | ||
Ryskamp, George R. Tracing Your Hispanic Heritage. Riverside, Calif.: Hispanic Family History Research, 1984. (FHL book 946 D27r.) | * Ryskamp, George R. Tracing Your Hispanic Heritage. Riverside, Calif.: Hispanic Family History Research, 1984. (FHL book 946 D27r.) | ||
Notarial records (notariales) from Chile are not presently available at the Family History Library. Copies of notarial records from 1550 are at the National Archives in Santiago. Notarial records after 1875 are kept at the Oficinas del Notario y Conservador de Bienes Raíces (Offices of the Notary and Preserver of Real Estate) throughout Chile. For a list of notarial records for various towns in Chile, the years covered, and number of volumes located in the National Archives in Santiago, see: | Notarial records (notariales) from Chile are not presently available at the Family History Library. Copies of notarial records from 1550 are at the National Archives in Santiago. Notarial records after 1875 are kept at the Oficinas del Notario y Conservador de Bienes Raíces (Offices of the Notary and Preserver of Real Estate) throughout Chile. For a list of notarial records for various towns in Chile, the years covered, and number of volumes located in the National Archives in Santiago, see: | ||
De Platt, Lyman. Genealogical Historical Guide to Latin America. Detroit, Mich.: Gale Research Company, 1978. (FHL book 980 D27p.) List | * De Platt, Lyman. Genealogical Historical Guide to Latin America. Detroit, Mich.: Gale Research Company, 1978. (FHL book 980 D27p.) List | ||
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