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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>


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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 [[Help:Contributor Help|Contributor Help]] page to learn more about using the site. The Spain page is a work in progress, your contributions and [[FamilySearch Wiki:Feedback|feedback]] are essential!&nbsp;


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== Jurisdictions ==
See the tutorials at FamilySearch Learning Center on ''[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/results.html?fq=place%3A%22Spain%22 "Reading Spanish Handwritten Records"] ''and understanding''[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/spanish-script-tutorial/92 "Spanish Script"]''.
 
=== Si usted entiende español  ===
 
Le invitamos a buscar información en español en la página de México en el wiki de FamilySearch español. También le invitamos a compartir información útil allí. Véase el enlace en la parte inferior de la página.
 
== Jurisdictions ==
 
Spain is divided into 50 provinces. Each province belongs to one of 17 autonomous communities listed below. A list of the provinces of Spain and access to their individual pages can be found in the article:&nbsp;
 
[[Spain Provinces|'''Spain Provinces''']]
 
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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*[[Autonomous Community of Andalucia|Andalucia]]
*[[Autonomous Community of Aragon|Aragon]]
*[[Autonomous Community of Asturias|Asturias]]
*[[Autonomous Community of Baleares|Baleares (Balearic Islands)]]
*[[Autonomous City of Ceuta|Ceuta]]*
*[[Autonomous Community of Canarias|Canarias (Canary Islands) ]]
*[[Autonomous Community of Cantabria|Cantabria]]
 
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*[[Autonomous Community of Castilla-La Mancha|Castilla-La Mancha]]
*[[Autonomous Community of Castilla y Leon|Castilla y Leon ]]
*[[Autonomous Community of Cataluña|Cataluña (Catalonia)]]
*[[Autonomous Community of Valencia|Comunidad Valenciana (Valencian Community) ]]
*[[Autonomous Community of Extremadura|Extremadura]]
*[[Autonomous Community of Galicia|Galicia]]
 
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*[[Autonomous Community of La Rioja|La Rioja]]
*[[Autonomous Community of Madrid|Madrid ]]
*[[Autonomous City of Melilla|Melilla]]*
*[[Autonomous Community of Murcia|Murcia ]]
*[[Autonomous Community of Navarra|Navarra ]]
*[[Autonomous Community of Pais Vasco|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).
 
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=== 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]
*Listing of all [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1&countryId=1927167 records collections for Spain] available on FamilySearch.org.
 
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'''Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:'''
 
*[[Spain Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Spain Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br>
*[[Spain, Cadastre of the Marquis of Ensenada (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Spain, Cadastre of the Marquis of Ensenada (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br>
*[[Spain, Cadiz Notary Public Wills (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Spain, Cadiz Notary Public Wills (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[Spain, Cadiz Passports (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Spain, Cadiz Passports (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Spain,_C%C3%A1diz_Province_Municipal_Records_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) Spain, Cadiz Province Municipal Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]
*[[Spain Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Spain Catholic Church Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records]])
*[[Spain, Consular Records of Spaniard Emigrants (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Spain, Consular Records of Spaniard Emigrants (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*S[[Spain Deaths (FamilySearch Historical Records)|pain Deaths (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br>
*[[Spain, Diocese of Albacete, Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Spain, Diocese of Albacete, Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[Spain, Catholic Church Diocese of Avila Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Spain, Catholic Church Diocese of Avila Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[Spain, Diocese of Lugo, Catholic Church Parish Records|Spain, Diocese of Lugo, Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[Spain Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Spain Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br>
*[[Spain Municipal Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Spain Municipal Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Spain,_Pension_Records_of_Widows_and_Orphans_of_Spanish_Officials_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) Spain, Pension Records of Widows and Orphans of Spanish Officials][https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Spain,_Pension_Records_of_Widows_and_Orphans_of_Spanish_Officials_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) (FamilySearch Historical Records)]<br>
*[[Spain, Valencia Miscellaneous Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Spain, Valencia Miscellaneous Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
 
=== Featured Content  ===
 
See the tutorials at FamilySearch Learning Center on ''[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/results.html?fq=place%3A%22Spain%22 "Reading Spanish Handwritten Records"] ''and understanding''[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/spanish-script-tutorial/92 "Spanish Script"]''.
 
=== 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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=== Provinces ===
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 ===
=== Websites  ===
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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    <li>[[Andalucia, Spain Genealogy|Andalucia]]</li>
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    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Aragon, Spain Genealogy|Aragon]]</li>
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    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Asturias, Spain Genealogy|Asturias]]</li>
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    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Baleares, Spain Genealogy|Baleares (Balearic Islands)]]</li>
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    <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>
*[[Spain Getting Started|Getting Started]]
    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Cataluña, Spain Genealogy|Cataluña (Catalonia)]]</li>
*[[Spain Gathering Information|Gathering Information]]
    <li>*Ceuta, see Places of Sovereignty</li>
*[[Spain Locating Place of Origin|Locating Place of Origin]]
    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Extremadura, Spain Genealogy|Extremadura]]</li>
*[[Spain Finding Records|Finding Records]]
    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Galicia, Spain Genealogy|Galicia]]</li>
*[[Spain Resources|Spanish Resources]]
    <li>[[Autonomous Community of La Rioja, Spain Genealogy|La Rioja]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Madrid, Spain Genealogy|Madrid ]]</li>
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    <li>*Melilla, see Places of Sovereignty </li>
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    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Murcia, Spain Genealogy|Murcia ]]</li>
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    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Navarra, Spain Genealogy|Navarra ]]</li>
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    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Pais Vasco, Spain Genealogy|Pais Vasco (Basque Country)]]</li>
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    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Valencia, Spain Genealogy|Valencia]]</li>
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*[[Spain Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]
*[[Spain Biography|Biographies]]  
*[[Spain Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]  
*[[Spain Census|Census]]  
*[[Spain Church Directories|Church Directories]]  
*[[Spain Church History|Church History]]  
*[[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) ===
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Revision as of 22:20, 1 November 2012

Getting Started with Spain Research[edit | edit source]

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 Contributor Help page to learn more about using the site. The Spain page is a work in progress, your contributions and feedback are essential! 

New! Join a Genealogy Research Community on Facebook or Skype

See the tutorials at FamilySearch Learning Center on "Reading Spanish Handwritten Records" and understanding"Spanish Script".

Si usted entiende español[edit | edit source]

Le invitamos a buscar información en español en la página de México en el wiki de FamilySearch español. También le invitamos a compartir información útil allí. Véase el enlace en la parte inferior de la página.

Jurisdictions[edit | edit source]

Spain is divided into 50 provinces. Each province belongs to one of 17 autonomous communities listed below. A list of the provinces of Spain and access to their individual pages can be found in the article: 

Spain Provinces

Spain is divided into 17 autonomous communities (comunidades autonomas, singular - comunidad autonoma) and 2 autonomous cities* (ciudades autonomas, singular - ciudad autonoma).


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[edit | edit source]


Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:

Featured Content[edit | edit source]

See the tutorials at FamilySearch Learning Center on "Reading Spanish Handwritten Records" and understanding"Spanish Script".

Things You Can Do[edit | edit source]

In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by:

Websites[edit | edit source]



 

 

 

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