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Guide to '''Spain ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
==Information==
Spain is a country in Southwest Europe bordered by [[Gibraltar Genealogy|Gibraltar]], [[France Genealogy|France]], [[Andorra Genealogy|Andorra]], and [[Portugal Genealogy|Portugal]]. Spanish is the official language.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Spain," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain, accessed 23 March 2016.</ref>


=== Si usted entiende español  ===
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Le invitamos a buscar información en español en la página de España en el wiki de FamilySearch español. También le invitamos a compartir información útil allí: https://wiki.familysearch.org/es/España
 
=== Getting Started with Spain Research ===
 
Welcome to the Spain page! FamilySearch Wiki is a community website dedicated to helping people throughout the world learn how to find their ancestors. Through the Spain page you can learn how to find, use, and analyze records of genealogical value. The content is variously targeted to beginners, intermediate, and expert researchers. Please visit the [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Category:Help help page] to learn more about using the site. The Spain page is a work in progress, your contributions and [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/FamilySearch_Wiki:Feedback feedback] are essential!
 
=== Jurisdictions  ===
 
Spain is divided into 17 autonomous communities (comunidades autonomas, singular - comunidad autonoma) and 2 autonomous cities* (ciudades autonomas, singular - ciudad autonoma).
 
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*Andalucia
*Aragon
*Asturias
*Baleares (Balearic Islands)
*Ceuta*
*Canarias (Canary Islands)
*Cantabria
 
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*Castilla-La Mancha
*Castilla y Leon
*Cataluna (Catalonia)
*Comunidad Valenciana (Valencian Community)
*Extremadura
*Galicia
 
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*La Rioja
*Madrid
*Melilla*
*Murcia
*Navarra
*Pais Vasco (Basque Country)
 
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Note: The autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla plus three small islands of Islas Chafarinas, Penon de Alhucemas, and Penon de Velez de la Gomera, administered directly by the Spanish central government, are all along the coast of Morocco and are collectively referred to as Places of Sovereignty (Plazas de Soberania).
 
=== Research Tools  ===
 
*[[Spanish Letter Writing Guide|Letter Writing Guide]]
*[[Spanish Genealogical Word List]]
*[[Geneanet]]
*[[Queen Anne's War 1702 to 1713|Queen Anne's War]]
*[http://hispanicgenealogy.blogspot.com Hispanic Genealogy Blog]
*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/europe/spain/index.html Spain Genealogy Links]
*[http://genealogy.about.com/od/spain/ Spanish Genealogy &amp; Family History]
*[http://www.genealogyspot.com/country/spain.htm GenealogySpot: Spain]
*[http://genforum.genealogy.com/spain/ Spanish Genealogy Forum]
*[http://script.byu.edu/spanish/en/welcome.aspx Spanish Script Tutorial]
*[http://members.aol.com/balboanet/spain/ Spain]
*[http://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/genealogy/royal/#Iberia Directory of Royal Genealogical Data]
*[http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/Europe/Spain.pdf BYU Research Outline for Spain]
 
=== Featured Content ===
 
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=== Things You Can Do ===
 
In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by:
 
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=== Websites ===
 
*[[Spain Websites|Websites]]


==Spain Map==
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== Jurisdictions ==


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=== Provinces ===
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Spain is divided into 50 provinces. Each province belongs to one of 17 autonomous communities. A list of the provinces of Spain and access to their individual pages are listed below along with a clickable map. '''Each link will take you to a step-by-step process for research in that province. '''
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    <li>[[Álava, Spain Genealogy|Álava]]</li>
    <li>[[Albacete, Spain Genealogy|Albacete]]</li>
    <li>[[Alicante, Spain Genealogy|Alicante]]</li>
    <li>[[Almería, Spain Genealogy|Almería]]</li>
    <li>[[Asturias, Spain Genealogy|Asturias]]</li>
    <li>[[Ávila, Spain Genealogy|Ávila]]</li>
    <li>[[Badajoz, Spain Genealogy|Badajoz]]</li>
    <li>[[Baleares, Spain Genealogy|Baleares]]</li>
    <li>[[Barcelona, Spain Genealogy|Barcelona]]</li>
    <li>[[Burgos, Spain Genealogy|Burgos]]</li>
    <li>[[Cáceres, Spain Genealogy|Cáceres]]</li>
    <li>[[Cádiz, Spain Genealogy|Cádiz]]</li>
    <li>[[Cantabria, Spain Genealogy|Cantabria]]</li>
    <li>[[Castellón, Spain Genealogy|Castellón ]]</li>
    <li>[[Ciudad Real, Spain Genealogy|Ciudad Real]]</li>
    <li>[[Córdoba, Spain Genealogy|Córdoba]]</li>
    <li>[[Cuenca, Spain Genealogy|Cuenca]]</li>
    <li>[[Gerona, Spain Genealogy|Gerona]]</li>
    <li>[[Granada, Spain Genealogy|Granada]]</li>
    <li>[[Guadalajara, Spain Genealogy|Guadalajara]]</li>
    <li>[[Guipúzcoa, Spain Genealogy|Guipúzcoa]]</li>
    <li>[[Huelva, Spain Genealogy|Huelva]]</li>
    <li>[[Huesca, Spain Genealogy|Huesca]]</li>
    <li>[[Jaén, Spain Genealogy|Jaén]]</li>
    <li>[[La Coruña, Spain Genealogy|La Coruña]]</li>
    <li>[[La Rioja, Spain Genealogy|La Rioja]]</li> 
    <li>[[Las Palmas, Spain Genealogy|Las Palmas]]</li>
    <li>[[León, Spain Genealogy|León]]</li>
    <li>[[Lérida, Spain Genealogy|Lérida]]</li>
    <li>[[Lugo, Spain Genealogy|Lugo]]</li>
    <li>[[Madrid, Spain Genealogy|Madrid]]</li>
    <li>[[Málaga, Spain Genealogy|Málaga]]</li>
    <li>[[Murcia, Spain Genealogy|Murcia]]</li>
    <li>[[Navarra, Spain Genealogy|Navarra]]</li>
    <li>[[Orense, Spain Genealogy|Orense]]</li>
    <li>[[Palencia, Spain Genealogy|Palencia]]</li>
    <li>[[Pontevedra, Spain Genealogy|Pontevedra]]</li>
    <li>[[Salamanca, Spain Genealogy|Salamanca]]</li>
    <li>[[Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain Genealogy|Santa Cruz de Tenerife]]</li>
    <li>[[Segovia, Spain Genealogy|Segovia]]</li>
    <li>[[Sevilla, Spain Genealogy|Sevilla]]</li>
    <li>[[Soria, Spain Genealogy|Soria]]</li>
    <li>[[Tarragona, Spain Genealogy|Tarragona]]</li>
    <li>[[Teruel, Spain Genealogy|Teruel]]</li>
    <li>[[Toledo, Spain Genealogy|Toledo]]</li>
    <li>[[Valencia, Spain Genealogy|Valencia]]</li>
    <li>[[Valladolid, Spain Genealogy|Valladolid]]</li>
    <li>[[Vizcaya, Spain Genealogy|Vizcaya]]</li>
    <li>[[Zamora, Spain Genealogy|Zamora]]</li>
    <li>[[Zaragoza, Spain Genealogy|Zaragoza]]</li>
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=== Autonomous Communities ===
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Spain is divided into 17 autonomous communities (comunidades autonomas, singular - comunidad autonoma) and 2 autonomous cities* (ciudades autonomas, singular - ciudad autonoma).
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*[[Spain Getting Started|Getting Started]]
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*[[Spain Gathering Information|Gathering Information]]
    <li>[[Andalucia, Spain Genealogy|Andalucia]]</li>
*[[Spain Locating Place of Origin|Locating Place of Origin]]
    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Aragon, Spain Genealogy|Aragon]]</li>
*[[Spain Finding Records|Finding Records]]
    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Asturias, Spain Genealogy|Asturias]]</li>
*[[Spain Resources|Spanish Resources]]
    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Baleares, Spain Genealogy|Baleares (Balearic Islands)]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Canarias, Spain Genealogy|Canarias (Canary Islands) ]]</li>
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    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Cantabria, Spain Genealogy|Cantabria]]</li>
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    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain Genealogy|Castilla-La Mancha]]</li>
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    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Castilla y Leon, Spain Genealogy|Castilla and Leon ]]</li>
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    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Cataluña, Spain Genealogy|Cataluña (Catalonia)]]</li>
 
    <li>*Ceuta, see Places of Sovereignty</li>
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    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Extremadura, Spain Genealogy|Extremadura]]</li>
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    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Galicia, Spain Genealogy|Galicia]]</li>
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    <li>[[Autonomous Community of La Rioja, Spain Genealogy|La Rioja]]</li>
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    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Madrid, Spain Genealogy|Madrid ]]</li>
*[[Spain Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]  
    <li>*Melilla, see Places of Sovereignty </li>
*[[Spain Biography|Biographies]]  
    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Murcia, Spain Genealogy|Murcia ]]</li>
*[[Spain Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]  
    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Navarra, Spain Genealogy|Navarra ]]</li>
*[[Spain Census|Census]]  
    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Pais Vasco, Spain Genealogy|Pais Vasco (Basque Country)]]</li>
*[[Spain Church Directories|Church Directories]]  
    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Valencia, Spain Genealogy|Valencia]]</li>
*[[Spain Church History|Church History]]  
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*[[Spain Catholic Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Spain Civil Registration - Vital Records|Civil Registration]]  
*[[Spain Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Spain Directories|Directories]]
*[[Spain Dwellings|Dwellings]]
*[[Spain Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
*[[Spain Ethnic Groups|Ethnic Groups]]  
*[[Spain Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
*[[Spain Genealogy|Genealogy]]  
*[[Spain Heraldry|Heraldry]]  
*[[Spain Historical Geography|Historical Geography]]  
*[[Spain History|History]]  
*[[Spain Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]
*[[Spain Land and Property|Land and Property]]  
*[[Spain Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]  
*[[Spain Maps|Maps]]  
*[[Spain Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Spain Names, Personal|Names Personal]]
*[[Spain Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]  
*[[Spain Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Spain Nobility|Nobility]]
*[[Spain Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
*[[Spain Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Spain Occupations|Occupations]]
*[[Spain Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[Spain Place Names|Place Names]]
*[[Spain Population|Population]]
*[[Spain Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Spain Schools|Schools]]
*[[Spain Societies|Societies]]
*[[Spain Timeline|Timeline]]
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=== Places of Sovereignty (Plazas de Soberania) ===
The autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla plus three small islands of Islas Chafarinas, Penon de Alhucemas, and Penon de Velez de la Gomera, administered directly by the Spanish central government, are all along the coast of Morocco and are collectively referred to as Places of Sovereignty (Plazas de Soberania).''
*Ceuta
*Melilla
*Islas Chafarinas
*Penon de Alhucemas
*Penon de Velez de la Gomera,


==References==
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