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== Record Finder Table for Spain ==
This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:<br>
The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.
=== Order of Records ===
The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.


== List of Topics ==
Step 1. '''In column 1''', find your goal.<br>
This Record Finder table links to the Spain topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
 
===Vital Events ===
Step 2. '''In column 2''', find the types of records most likely to have the information you need. <br>
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Step 3. '''In column 3''', find additional records that may be useful. <br>
 
{| width="70%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" bgcolor="#F0F0F0"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''  
| width="30%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''What you are looking for:'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''  
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Try these records first:'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Other useful records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| Age
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Spain Church Records|Church Records]], [[Spain Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Spain Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Spain Census|Census]]
*[[Spain Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Spain Census|Census]]
*[[Spain Nobility Records|Nobility Records]]
*[[Spain Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Spain Court Records|Court Records]]
|-
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Spain Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Spain Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Spain Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
*[[Spain Nobility Records|Nobility Records]]
|-
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Spain Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Spain Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Spain Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Spain Newspapers|Newspapers]]
|-
|}
 
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Birth date and birthplace
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Spain Church Records|Church Records]], [[Spain Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| [[Spain Census|Census]], [[Spain Nobility Records|Nobility Records]], [[Spain Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Maiden name
| Boundaries (parish, district, or county)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Spain Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[Spain Maps|Maps]], [[Spain History|History]]
*[[Spain Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Spain Church History|Church History]], [[Spain Historical Geography|Historical Geography]]
*[[Spain Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Spain Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
*[[Spain Nobility Records|Nobility Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| Death information
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Spain Church Records|Church Records]], [[Spain Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Spain Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Spain Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Spain Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Spain Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Spain Census|Census]]
*[[Spain Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
*[[Spain Court Records|Court Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
| Emigration information
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Spain Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Spain Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
| [[Spain Church Records|Church Records]], [[Spain Newspapers|Newspapers]], Societies
*[[Spain Directories|Directories]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|-
|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
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|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Historical background
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Spain History|History]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| [[Spain Church History|Church History]], Societies
|-
|-
| align="left" | Immigration date
| Language helps
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Spanish Genealogical Word List|Word List]], [[Spain Handwriting|Handwriting]]
*[[Spain Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| —
*See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Country and town of origin
| Living relatives
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| —
*[[Spain Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| Societies
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Spain Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Spain Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*Societies
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Maiden name 
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Spain Church Records|Church Records]], [[Spain Civil Registration|Civil Registration]] [[Spain Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| [[Spain Nobility Records|Nobility Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Residence
| Marriage information
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Spain Church Records|Church Records]], [[Spain Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Spain Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Spain Notarial Records|Notarial Records]], [[Spain Nobility Records|Nobility Records]]
*[[Spain Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Spain Census|Census]]
*[[Spain Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
*[[Spain Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*Directories
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Naming customs
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| Spain Names
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| —
|-
|-
| align="left" | Nobility
| Noble families
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Spain Nobility Records|Nobility Records]]
*[[Spain Nobility Records|Nobility Records]]
| [[Spain Heraldry|Heraldry]], [[Spain Biography|Biography]]
*[[Spain Heraldry|Heraldry]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Spain Biography|Biography]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Nationality and ethnicity
| Occupations
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Spain Church Records|Church Records]], [[Spain Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Spain Ethnic Groups|Ethnic Groups]]
| [[Spain Census|Census]], [[Spain Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
*[[Basque Cultural Group]]
*[[Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Spain Biography|Biography]]
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Occupation
| Parents, children, and other family members
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Spain Church Records|Church Records]], [[Spain Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Spain Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Spain Notarial Records|Notarial Records]], [[Spain Census|Census]]
*[[Spain Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Spain Census|Census]]
*[[Spain Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Religion
| Physical description
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Spain Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Spain Church Records|Church Records]]
| —
*[[Spain Ethnic Groups|Ethnic Groups]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Spain History|History]]
*[[Spain Church History|Church History]]
*[[Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Social activities
| Place-finding aids
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Spain Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
*[[Spain Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| [[Spain Maps|Maps]], [[Spain Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Spain Church History|Church History]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Spain History|History]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Physical description
| Places of residence
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Spain Church Records|Church Records]], [[Spain Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Spain Military Records|Military records]]
| [[Spain Census|Census]], [[Spain Notarial Records|Notarial Records]], [[Spain Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
|-
|}
 
===Reading Spanish Records===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" |Vocabulary
| Previous research (compiled genealogy)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Spain Compiled Genealogies|Compiled Genealogies]], [[Spain Nobility Records|Nobility Records]]
*[[Spanish Genealogical Word List]]
| Societies
*[[Spanish Records Extraction Manual| Spanish Records Extraction Manual]]
|-
|-
| align="left" |Handwriting
| Record-finding aids
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Spain Online Genealogy Records|Online Records]], [[Spain Compiled Genealogies|Compiled Genealogies]], [[Spain Archives|Archives]]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/reading-spanish-handwriting Reading Spanish Handwriting]
| —
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180131201930/https://script.byu.edu/spanish-handwriting/introduction BYU Spanish Documents Script Tutorial]
*[https://www.iifilologicas.unam.mx/dicabenovo/ Diccionario de Abreviaturas Novohispanas]
|-
|-
| align="left" |Naming patterns
| Religion
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Spain Church Records|Church Records]], [[Spain Ethnic Groups|Ethnic Groups]]
*[[Mexico Names, Personal|Naming patterns]]
| [[Spain History|History]], [[Spain Church History|Church History]], [[Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" |Writing for records
| Social activities
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Spain History|History]], [[Spain Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Spanish Letter Writing Guide]]
| [[Spain Church History|Church History]]
|}
 
 
==Provinces and autonomous communities==
{|
|[[File:Dark_thin_font_green_pin_Version_4.png]]
|The topic articles listed above give general background, record contents details, and research methods. '''More specific help is available in topic articles for each jurisdiction, including links to actual records.'''
|}
 
=== 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. '''
{|
<ul class="column-spacing-fullscreen" style="padding-right:5px;">
    <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>
</ul>
|}
|}


=== Autonomous Communities ===
[[Category:Spain Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record_Selection_Tables]]
Spain is divided into 17 autonomous communities (comunidades autonomas, singular - comunidad autonoma) and 2 autonomous cities* (ciudades autonomas, singular - ciudad autonoma).
{|
|-
|
<ul class="column-spacing-fullscreen" style="padding-right:5px;">
    <li>[[Andalucia, Spain Genealogy|Andalucia]]</li>
    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Aragon, Spain Genealogy|Aragon]]</li>
    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Asturias, Spain Genealogy|Asturias]]</li>
    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Baleares, Spain Genealogy|Baleares (Balearic Islands)]]</li>
    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Canarias, Spain Genealogy|Canarias (Canary Islands) ]]</li>
    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Cantabria, Spain Genealogy|Cantabria]]</li>
    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain Genealogy|Castilla-La Mancha]]</li>
    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Castilla y Leon, Spain Genealogy|Castilla and Leon ]]</li>
    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Cataluña, Spain Genealogy|Cataluña (Catalonia)]]</li>
    <li>*Ceuta, see Places of Sovereignty</li>
    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Extremadura, Spain Genealogy|Extremadura]]</li>
    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Galicia, Spain Genealogy|Galicia]]</li>
    <li>[[Autonomous Community of La Rioja, Spain Genealogy|La Rioja]]</li>
    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Madrid, Spain Genealogy|Madrid ]]</li>
    <li>*Melilla, see Places of Sovereignty </li>
    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Murcia, Spain Genealogy|Murcia ]]</li>
    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Navarra, Spain Genealogy|Navarra ]]</li>
    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Pais Vasco, Spain Genealogy|Pais Vasco (Basque Country)]]</li>
    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Valencia, Spain Genealogy|Valencia]]</li>
</ul>
|}
 
 
[[Category:Spain Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record_Finder]]

Revision as of 15:08, 15 May 2017

Spain Wiki Topics
Spanish flag.jpg
Beginning Research
Record Types
Country Background
Local Research Resources

This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:

Step 1. In column 1, find your goal.

Step 2. In column 2, find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.

Step 3. In column 3, find additional records that may be useful.

What you are looking for: Try these records first: Other useful records:
Age Church Records, Civil Registration Census
Birth date and birthplace Church Records, Civil Registration Census, Nobility Records, Cemeteries
Boundaries (parish, district, or county) Gazetteers, Maps, History Church History, Historical Geography
Death information Church Records, Civil Registration Cemeteries, Newspapers
Emigration information Emigration and Immigration Church Records, Newspapers, Societies
Historical background History Church History, Societies
Language helps Word List, Handwriting —
Living relatives — Societies
Maiden name Church Records, Civil Registration Notarial Records Nobility Records
Marriage information Church Records, Civil Registration Notarial Records, Nobility Records
Naming customs Spain Names —
Noble families Nobility Records Heraldry, Biography
Occupations Church Records, Civil Registration Census, Notarial Records
Parents, children, and other family members Church Records, Civil Registration Notarial Records, Census
Physical description Military Records —
Place-finding aids Gazetteers Maps, Emigration and Immigration
Places of residence Church Records, Civil Registration Census, Notarial Records, Emigration and Immigration
Previous research (compiled genealogy) Compiled Genealogies, Nobility Records Societies
Record-finding aids Online Records, Compiled Genealogies, Archives —
Religion Church Records, Ethnic Groups History, Church History, Jewish Records
Social activities History, Newspapers Church History
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