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| Guide to '''State of Distrito Federal ancestry, family history and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.
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| ==History==
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| The Mexican Federal District was established by the new government and by the signing of their new constitution, where the concept of a federal district was adapted from the United States Constitution. Before this designation, Mexico City had served as the seat of government for both the State of Mexico and the nation as a whole.<br>
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| The Battle for Mexico City was the series of engagements from September 8 to 15, 1847, in the general vicinity of Mexico City during the U.S. Mexican War. Included are major actions at the battles of Molino del Rey and Chapultepec, culminating with the fall of Mexico City. The U.S. Army under Winfield Scott scored a major success that ended the war.<br>
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| The capital escaped the worst of the violence of the ten-year conflict of the Mexican Revolution. The most significant episode of this period for the city was the February 1913 and called The Ten Tragic Days, when forces counter to the elected government staged a successful coup.<br>
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| The autocratic government that ruled Mexico City since the Revolution was tolerated, mostly because of the continued economic expansion since World War II. This was the case even though this government could not handle the population and pollution problems adequately.
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_City]
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| === Jurisdictions ===
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| Mexico City is divided into 16 delegations. In order to narrow down the place where your ancestor lived it is vital that you identify which delegation they might have lived in. If you have a street address or the name of a neighborhood, you can use a city street map to locate the delegation. Another option would be to identify the name of the parish church in which they might have worshiped. You can then use that information to locate the address of the church within the city. It is most likely that they went to the Civil Registration office closest to their church.
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| To see a map of the delegations of Mexico City, click [http://www.df.gob.mx/index.php/mapas/80-cultura-y-turismo/83-mapa-de-la-ciudad-de-mexico-con-nombres here].<br>
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| {{Distrito Federal, Mexico Map}}<br>
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| Visit these pages to find genealogy records:
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| *[[Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico Genealogy|'''Mexico City''']]
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| *[[Alvaro Obregon, Distrito Federal, Mexico Genealogy|Álvaro Obregón]]
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| *[[Azcapotzalco, Distrito Federal, Mexico Genealogy|Azcapotzalco]]
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| *[[Benito Juárez, Distrito Federal, Mexico Genealogy|Benito Juárez]]
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| *[[Coyoacán, Distrito Federal, Mexico Genealogy|Coyoacán]]
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| *[[Cuajimalpa, Distrito Federal, Mexico Genealogy|Cuajimalpa]]
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| *[[Cuauhtémoc, Distrito Federal, Mexico Genealogy|Cuauhtémoc]]
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| *[[Gustavo A. Madero, Distrito Federal, Mexico Genealogy|Gustavo A. Madero]]
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| *[[Iztacalco, Distrito Federal, Mexico Genealogy|Iztacalco]]
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| *[[Iztapalapa, Distrito Federal, Mexico Genealogy|Iztapalapa]]
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| *[[Magdalena Contreras, Distrito Federal, Mexico Genealogy|Magdalena Contreras]]
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| *[[Miguel Hidalgo, Distrito Federal, Mexico Genealogy|Miguel Hidalgo]]
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| *[[Milpa Alta, Distrito Federal, Mexico Genealogy|Milpa Alta]]
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| *[[Tláhuac, Distrito Federal, Mexico Genealogy|Tláhuac]]
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| *[[Tlalpan, Distrito Federal, Mexico Genealogy|Tlalpan]]
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| *[[Venustiano Carranza, Distrito Federal, Mexico Genealogy|Venustiano Carranza]]
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| *[[Xochimilco, Distrito Federal, Mexico Genealogy|Xochimilco]]
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| '''Most of your genealogical research for The Federal District of Mexico will be in two main record types: civil registration and church records. This article will teach you methods for locating and searching these two record groups.'''
| | == Getting started with Distrito Federal research == |
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| ==How to Find the Town of Origin in Mexico==
| | Welcome to the Distrito Federal page! FamilySearch Wiki is a community website dedicated to helping people throughout the world learn how to find their ancestors. Through the Distrito Federal page you can learn how to find, use, and analyze Distrito Federal records of genealogical value. The content is variously targeted to beginners, intermediate, and expert researchers. Please visit the [[Help:Contributor Help|help page]] to learn more about using the site. The Distrito Federal Page is a work in progress, your contributions and [[FamilySearch Wiki:Feedback|feedback]] are essential! |
| To search the records effectively, you need to know the town in Mexico where your ancestor lived. For a checklist of sources to search for that information, use [[Mexico Locating Place of Origin|'''Mexico Locating Place of Origin.''']]<br><br>
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| Also, see these two online classes:
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| *[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/u-s-hispanic-immigrants-finding-their-place-of-origin '''U.S. Hispanic Immigrants: Finding their Place of Origin''']
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| *[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/u-s-hispanic-immigration '''U.S. Hispanic Immigration''']
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| | == Jurisdictions == |
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| ==Civil Registration==
| | Mexico City is divided into 16 delegations. In order to narrow down the place where your ancestor lived it is vital that you identify which delegation they might have lived in. If you have a street address or the name of a neighborhood, you can use a city street map to locate the delegation. Another option would be to identify the name of the parish church in which they might have worshiped. You can then use that information to locate the address of the church within the city. It is most likely that they went to the Civil Registration office closest to their church. |
| *Civil registration records are government records covering birth, marriage, and death. They are an excellent source of names, dates, places, and relationships. <br>
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| *Civil authorities began registering births, marriages, and deaths in 1859, and most individuals who lived in Mexico after 1867 are recorded. Because the records cover such a large percentage of the population, they are extremely important sources for genealogical research in Mexico. Initially, the Mexican populace, accustomed to registering its vital events with the local parish church, opposed the register. It was not until the republic was restored in 1867 that civil registration was vigorously enforced.<br>
| | To see a map of the delegations of Mexico City, click [http://www.df.gob.mx/index.php/mapas/80-cultura-y-turismo/83-mapa-de-la-ciudad-de-mexico-con-nombres here]: |
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| ===Find the Municipality for Your Town===
| | For more information about a specific delegation, click on the name of the delegation. This information is in Spanish. You may want to use [http://translate.google.com/ Google Translate] or [http://www.babelfish.yahoo.com Yahoo Babel Fish] to translate the page. |
| *You will need to know the '''town where your family lived''' and to which '''municipio''' the town belonged. This [http://cdigital.dgb.uanl.mx/la/1080011597_C/1080011597_C.html '''gazetteer'''] will help you find the municipio level for your town.
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| === 1. Online Digital Records for Civil Registration ===
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| For many localities, digital copies of civil registration can be searched online:
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| *'''1827-1926''' {{RecordSearch|2313185|Mexico, Distrito Federal, British Consulate Deaths, 1827-1926}} at FamilySearch - [[Mexico, Distrito Federal, British Consulate Births and Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index.
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| *'''1832-2005''' {{RecordSearch|1923424|Mexico, Distrito Federal, Civil Registration, 1832-2005}} at FamilySearch - [[Mexico, Distrito Federal, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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| *'''1861-1931''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60396 Federal District, Mexico, Civil Registry, Births, 1861-1931] at Ancestry.com, index & images, incomplete ($)
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| *'''1861-1950''' [https://search.ancestry.mx/search/db.aspx?dbid=60430Federal District, Mexico, Civil Registry, Marriages, 1861-1950] at Ancestry.com, index & images, incomplete ($)
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| *'''1861-1987''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60426 Federal District, Mexico, Civil Registration Deaths, 1861-1987], at Ancestry.com index & images, incomplete ($)
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| | [http://www.aobregon.df.gob.mx/ Álvaro Obregón:] <br> [http://www.azcapotzalco.gob.mx/ Azcapotzalco:] <br>[http://www.delegacionbenitojuarez.gob.mx/ Benito Juárez:] <br>[http://www.coyoacan.df.gob.mx/ Coyoacán:] <br>[http://www.cuajimalpa.df.gob.mx/ Cuajimalpa:] <br>[http://www.cuauhtemoc.df.gob.mx/ Cuauhtémoc:] <br>[http://www.gamadero.df.gob.mx/ Gustavo A. Madero:] <br>[http://www.iztacalco.df.gob.mx/ Iztacalco:] <br>[http://www.iztapalapa.gob.mx/ Iztapalapa:] <br>[http://www.mcontreras.df.gob.mx/ Magdalena Contreras:] <br>[http://www.miguelhidalgo.gob.mx/ Miguel Hidalgo:] <br>[http://www.milpa-alta.df.gob.mx/ Milpa Alta:] <br>[http://www.tlahuac.df.gob.mx/ Tláhuac:] <br>[http://www.tlalpan.gob.mx/ Tlalpan:] <br>[http://www.vcarranza.df.gob.mx/ Venustiano Carranza:] <br>[http://www.xochimilco.df.gob.mx/ Xochimilco:] |
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| | == Research Tools == |
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| ====Ancestry.com/mx====
| | *[[Spanish Letter Writing Guide]] |
| *[https://search.ancestry.mx/search/group/mexicocivilbirth Civil records of birth of Mexico, 1859-varies], index and mages ($) | | *[[Spanish Genealogical Word List]] |
| *[https://search.ancestry.mx/search/group/mexicocivilmarriage Civil marriage records of Mexico, 1859-varies], index & images ($) | |
| *[https://search.ancestry.mx/search/group/mexicocivildeaths Civil death records of Mexico, 1859-varies], index & images ($)
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| '''"Nascimientos"''' are births. '''Matrimonios''' are marriages. ''' "Defunciones"''' are deaths.
| | *(language dictionary, handwriting guide or tutorial, etc.) |
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| === 2. Microfilm Copies of Civil Registration Records in the FamilySearch Catalog ===
| | '''Wiki articles desctibing online collections are found at:''' |
| If the locality and time period you need are not included in the online records, the next step is to find them in the microfilm collection of the FamilySearch Library. Currently, they are being digitized, and plans are to complete that project by 2020. Check back occasionally to see if your records have become available. In the meantime, some of them might be available at a [https://locations.familysearch.org/en/search '''FamilySearch Center'''] near you. <br>
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| :::a. Click on this link to see a list of [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=1928732&query=%2Bplace%3A%22Mexico%2C%20Distrito%20Federal%22 '''records for Mexico, The Federal District of Mexico'''].
| | *[[Mexico, Distrito Federal, Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Mexico, Distrito Federal, Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] |
| :::b. Click on '''"Places within Mexico, The Federal District of Mexico"''' and a list of towns and cities will open.
| | *[[Mexico, Distrito Federal Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Mexico, Distrito Federal Civil Registrations (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] |
| :::c. Click on the '''town or city''' you wish to search.
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| :::d. Click on '''"Civil Registration"''' topic. Click on the blue links to specific record titles.
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| :::e. Choose the correct '''event and time period''' for your ancestor.
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| :::f. Some combination of these icons will appear at the far right of the microfilm listed for the record. [[File:FHL icons.png|100px]]. The magnifying glass indicates that the microfilm is indexed. Clicking on the magnifying glass will take you to the index. Clicking on the camera will take you to an online digital copy of the microfilm.
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| ===3. Writing for Civil Registration Certificates=== | | == Help Wanted == |
| If the records are not online, and you do not have ready access to the microfilms, civil registration records in Mexico can be obtained by writing to the local civil registry in the municipality. This is particularly true for more recent records, which are covered by privacy laws. Relatives are allowed to request recent records for genealogy purposes. Civil officials will generally answer correspondence in Spanish. Your request may be forwarded if the records have been sent to state archives. '''''This method is not always reliable. Officials might or might not respond.''''' <br><br>
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| *Each state now has a central civil registration office to which you can write for information. <br>
| | 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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| Dirección General del Registro Civil <br> Arcos de Belén 19, Col. Doctores, Del. Cuauhtémoc <br> México, D. F., C.P. 06720 <br> Tel. 9179-6700 <br> A una cuadra del metro Salto del agua.
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| *[http://www.rcivil.df.gob.mx/index.html Civil Registration online] This site is in Spanish. Use a translation service such as [http://translate.google.com/ Google Translate] or open the site in a browser such as [http://google.com/chrome Google Chrome] to translate the page. <br><br> | | | style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif" | |
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| | *[[Help:Editing a Page|Expand an articleor]] [[Special:Shortpages|short page]] |
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| :'''([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_postal_codes_in_Mexico postal code]), (city), The Federal District of Mexico'''
| | *[[Create an external link|Add external links to articles]] |
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_postal_codes_in_Mexico '''Find the Mexico postal code here.''']
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| *Money for the search fee, usually $10.00
| | == Featured Content == |
| *Full name and the sex of the ancestor sought
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| *Names of the ancestor’s parents, if known
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| *Approximate date and place of the event
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| *Reason for the request (family history, medical, and so on)
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| *Request for a photocopy of the complete original record
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| '''Write your request in Spanish whenever possible. For writing your letter in Spanish, use the translated questions and phrases in this [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/a/aa/LWGSpanish.pdf Spanish Letter-writing Guide.]'''
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| == Church Records== | | == Did you know? == |
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| Although civil registration records are an important source for genealogical research in Mexico, many births, marriages, and deaths were never recorded by civil authorities; therefore, you must use church records to supplement this genealogical source. <br>
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| The vast majority of Mexicans were Catholic and were registered in entries for baptisms, marriages, deaths, and burials in the local church records. Often two and sometimes three generations are indicated in the registers, with personal information on the family. Church records are the main source prior to 1850, when civil registration began. After this date one should search in both church and civil records, since there may be information in one record that does not appear in the other. For instance, the church records may only list the godparents, while the civil records may list the grandparents.
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| For some localities, digital copies of Catholic church records can be searched online:
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| *'''1514-1970''' {{RecordSearch|1615259|Mexico, The Federal District of Mexico and The Federal District of Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1514-1970}} at FamilySearch - [[Mexico, Distrito Federal, Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index, not complete.
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| *'''1886-1933''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60010/ Distrito Federal, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1886-1933] at Ancestry - images ($)
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| *'''1560-1950''' [https://search.ancestry.mx/search/db.aspx?dbid=9297 Mexico, partial list of baptism records, 1560-1950], index, incomplete ($).
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| *'''1556-1989''' [https://search.ancestry.mx/search/db.aspx?dbid=9299 Mexico, partial list of marriage records, 1556-1989], index, incomplete ($). | |
| *'''1680-1940''' [https://search.ancestry.mx/search/db.aspx?dbid=9298 Mexico, partial list of death records, 1680-1940], index, incomplete ($). | |
| *'''1560-1950''' {{RecordSearch|1473011|Mexico Baptisms, 1560-1950}} at FamilySearch - [[Mexico Baptisms - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index, incomplete.
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| *'''1680-1940''' {{RecordSearch|1473013|Mexico Deaths, 1680-1940}} at FamilySearch - [[Mexico Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index, incomplete.
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| *'''1570-1950''' {{RecordSearch|1473012|Mexico Marriages, 1570-1950}} at FamilySearch - [[Mexico Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index, incomplete.
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| '''Bautismos''' are infant baptisms, which are used for birth information. '''Información matrimonial''' are documents collected in preparation for a marriage. '''Matrimônios'''' are marriages. '''Defunciones''' are deaths. '''Entierros''' are burials'". Índice''' is the index.
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| If the locality and time period you need are not included in the online records, the next step is to find them in the microfilm collection of the FamilySearch Library. Currently, they are being digitized, and plans are to complete that project by 2020. Check back occasionally to see if your records have become available. In the meantime, some of them might be available at a [https://locations.familysearch.org/en/search '''FamilySearch Center'''] near you. <br>
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| | (All text below this is included in a column on the left side of the screen.) |
| :::b. Click on '''"Places within Mexico, The Federal District of Mexico"''' and a list of towns and cities will open.
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| :::c. Click on the '''town or city''' you wish to search.
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| :::f. Some combination of these icons will appear at the far right of the microfilm listed for the record. [[File:FHL icons.png|100px]]. Clicking on the magnifying glass will take you to the index. Clicking on the camera will take you to an online digital copy of the microfilm. | | |- |
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| | *[[Distrito Federal Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]] |
| | *[[Distrito Federal Biography|Biography]] |
| | *[[Distrito Federal Cemeteries|Cemeteries]] |
| | *[[Distrito Federal Census|Census]] |
| | *[[Distrito Federal Church Directories|Church Directories]] |
| | *[[Distrito Federal Church History|Church History]] |
| | *[[Distrito Federal Church Records|Church Records]] |
| | *[[Distrito Federal Civil Registration|Civil Registration]] |
| | *[[Distrito Federal Directories|Directories]] |
| | *[[Distrito Federal Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]] |
| | *[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Mexico_Gazetteers Gazetteers] |
| | *[[Distrito Federal Genealogy|Genealogy]] |
| | *[[Distrito Federal Historical Geography|Historical Geography]] |
| | *[[Distrito Federal History|History]] |
| | *[[Distrito Federal Land and Property|Land and Property]] |
| | *[[Distrito Federal Language and Languages|Language and Languages]] |
| | *[[Distrito Federal Maps|Maps]] |
| | *[[Distrito Federal Military Records|Military Records]] |
| | *[[Distrito Federal Names, Personal|Names, Personal]] |
| | *[[Distrito Federal Native Races|Native Races]] |
| | *[[Distrito Federal Nobility|Nobility]] |
| | *[[Distrito Federal Notarial Records|Notarial Records]] |
| | *[[Distrito Federal Periodicals|Periodicals]] |
| | *[[Distrito Federal Probate Records|Probate Records]] |
| | *[[Distrito Federal Public Records|Public Records]] |
| | *[[Distrito Federal Record Selection Table|Record Selection Table]] |
| | *[[Distrito Federal Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]] |
| | *[[Distrito Federal Societies|Societies]] |
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| *[http://www.thecatholicdirectory.com/directory.cfm?fuseaction=show_country&country=MX '''The Catholic Directory''']
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_postal_codes_in_Mexico '''Find the Mexico postal code here.''']
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| *Full name and the sex of the ancestor sought
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| *Approximate date and place of the event
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| *Your relationship to the ancestor
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| *Reason for the request (family history, medical, and so on)
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| *Request for a photocopy of the complete original record
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| ==Reading the Records==
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| *You do not have to be fluent in Spanish to read your documents. Genealogical records usually contain a limited vocabulary. Use this [[Spanish Genealogical Word List|'''Spanish Genealogical Word List''']] to translate the important points in the document. Handwriting skills are taught in [https://script.byu.edu/spanish-handwriting/introduction '''Reading Spanish Handwriting'''].
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| *Detailed instructions for reading Spanish church records, examples of common documents, and practice exercises for developing skills in translating them can be found in the [[Spanish Records Extraction Manual|'''Spanish Records Extraction Manual.''']]
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| These guides are also helpful:
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| *[[Mexico How to Guides|"How to" Guides]]:
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| **Inserting Special Characters
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| **Catholic Church Records
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| **Reading Spanish Handwritten Records
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| **Reading Baptism Records
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| **Reading Marriage Records
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| **Reading Death Records
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| ==== Tips for finding your ancestor in the records ====
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| *Births were usually reported within a few days of the birth by the father of the child, a neighbor, or the midwife. A search for a birth record should begin with the known date of birth and then searching forward in time, day by day, until the record is found. It might be found within a few days of the actual birth date, but in some instances, it might be weeks or months later. Birth, marriage, and death records are often indexed by '''given name''' or '''surname.'''
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| *The Catholic Church continued keeping records after the creation of the civil registration in 1859. Therefore two types of records are available for the marriages. Be sure to search both records. With the separation of church and state in Mexico, formalized by the 1917 constitution, civil authorities determined that for couples to be legally married they had to be married by the state. Because of the close affinity of the Catholic Church and the state authorities, this rule was not always followed, and church weddings were accepted by the state. Normally, however, couples were married by civil authorities prior to a church wedding. On rare occasions they were married civilly after a church wedding.
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| *Some municipios are small and therefore only have one civil registration office, but there are other larger ''municipios'' that have several sub civil registration offices that report to the main municipio office. These sub civil registration offices are all listed under the municipio seat. For example, in The Federal District of Mexico the ''municipio'' of Cajeme covers a large geographical area and has had ten sub civil registration offices at different times. These offices have been or are now in the following cities: two in the city of Ciudad Obregón and one each in Cumuripa, Esperanza, Cocorit, Providencia, Pueblo Yaqui, El Realito, Oviachic, and Buenavista. All of these offices are listed under Cajeme, with a "see" reference indicated by an arrow from the sub-civil registration office to Cajeme. A person looking for civil registration for Cocorit will be referred to Cajeme by the "see" reference or arrow. However, other records such as church records or censuses, will still be listed under Cocorit. Hence, to search all the records the library has for Cocorit you will need to search under two listings: Cajeme for civil registration, because Cocorit civil registration records are listed under Cajeme, and Cocorit for church records because the church records are listed under Cocorit.
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| *Death records can be particularly helpful for people who may not have had a civil birth or marriage record but died during the period when civil registration had begun.
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| ===Search Strategy===
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| *Search for the relative or ancestor you selected. When you find his birth record, search for the births of his '''brothers and sisters'''.
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| *Next, search for the '''marriage of his parents.''' The marriage record will have information that will often help you find the birth records of the parents.
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| *You can '''estimate the ages''' of the parents and determine a birth year to search for their birth records.
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| *Search the death registers for all known family members.
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| *Repeat this process for both the father and the mother, starting with their birth records, then their siblings' births, then their parents' marriages, and so on.
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| *If earlier generations (parents, grandparents, etc.) do not appear in the records, search neighboring parishes.
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