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==Hispanic Learning Resources==
== Hispanic Learning Resources ==
Here is a list of organizations that provide online tutorials and genealogy guides outside of FamilySearch. FamilySearch includes genealogy tutorials and guides and provides access to its seminars through its Research Wiki. For FamilySearch webinars, click [[FamilySearch Library Classes and Webinars|here]].
Here is a list of organizations that provide online tutorials and genealogy guides outside of FamilySearch. For FamilySearch webinars, click [[Family History Library Classes and Webinars|here]].


===Tutorials and Guides for Hispanic Research===
=== Hispanic Tutorial and Guides ===


====Genealogy Guides====
==== Tutorials and Genealogy Guides in Spanish ====
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|Spanish
|Apellidos Italianos
|[http://hispagen.es/ Asociación de Genealogía Hispana (HISPAGEN)]
|[http://www.apellidositalianos.com.ar/ Link]
|Spain
|Free resource for finding your Italian roots. Based in Argentina but also includes other countries in Latin America.
Hispanic America
|Free online resources for Spain and Hispanic American genealogy research.
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|Spanish
|Asociación de Genealogía Hispana (HISPAGEN)
|[https://geneasud.blogspot.com/ Historia y Genealogia Hispanoamericana]
|[http://hispagen.es/ Link]
|South America
|Free online resources for Spain and Latin American genealogy research.
Argentina
|Free genealogy blog on South American genealogy, with emphasis in Argentina, that includes over 1,000 articles on South American families, genealogy databases, and other online resources.
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|Spanish
|Busqueda de Antepasados
|[http://www.guiagenealogica.com/ La Guia de Informaciion Genealogica]
|[http://www.bne.es/es/Micrositios/Guias/Genealogia/busqueda_antepasados/ Link]
|Latin America
|Free tutorial available at the National Library of Spain (BNE) on researching ancestors with personal, civil, parish records and FamilySearch resources.
Argentina
|Free genealogy blog and directory based in Argentina that offers resources for Latin America as well as Argentina.
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|English
|Censo Guía de Archivos de España e Iberoamérica
|[http://lanic.utexas.edu/ Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC)]
|[http://censoarchivos.mcu.es/CensoGuia/portada.htm Link]
|Latin America
|Guide that explains which archives of Spain were produced by whom and for which documents can you search.
|Portal for Latin American studies established by the University of Texas at Austin. Explore the history, geography, culture and educational centers of individual Latin American countries.
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|English
|Heraldaria
|[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Research_Outlines#Latin_America FamilySearch / BYU Research Outlines]
|[https://www.heraldaria.com/ Link]
|Latin America
|Includes free guide to heraldry in Spain and Latin America and free tutorials on genealogy. You can search for your surname coat of arms for free, but they also sell services.
|Research outlines for each country in Latin America, showing available records and location. The original publications are in Spanish and were upgraded by BYU with additional material in English.
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|English
|Historia y Arqueología Marítima
|[http://www.colleengreene.com/guides Colleen (Robledo) Greene]
|[http://histarmar.com.ar/ Link]
|Mexico
|Based in Argentina, this website contains detailed information about ships that sailed between Europe and Latin America.
Spain
|Free genealogy guides for Hispanic research with focus on Mexican research. You can sign up for a free newsletter that includes blogs on Hispanic research.
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|English
|Historia y Genealogia Hispanoamericana
|[https://www.genealogianuestra.com/ Our Caribbean Ancestry]
|[https://geneasud.blogspot.com/ LInk]
|Caribbean
|Free genealogy blog on South American genealogy, with emphasis in Argentina, that includes over 1,000 articles on South American families, genealogy databases, and other online resources.
Central America
|Extensive blog that includes resources for Caribbean countries such as Puerto Rico, Cuba, and Dominican Republic, as well as Central America and parts of Venezuela and Colombia.
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|English
|La Guia de Informaciion Genealogica
|[https://thegenealogycorner.wordpress.com/?s=spanish The Genealogy Corner]
|[http://www.guiagenealogica.com/ Link]
|Hispanic America
|Free genealogy blog and directory based in Argentina that offers resources for Latin America as well as Argentina.
|Free blog that includes some Hispanic research topics.
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|Spanish
|Manual de Genealogia Hispana
|[http://garyfelix.tripod.com/index1.htm The Genealogy of Mexico]
|[https://www.genealogiahispana.com/ Link]
|Mexico
|Comprehensive blog and tutorials on Hispanic research. Web Site is based in Spain but also covers Latin America.
Hispanic America
|An encyclopedia of genealogical resources for colonial Mexico and other Hispanic countries
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|English
|Mauricio Melendez Genealogias
|[https://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/bib_guid/hispanic/ Hispanic Local History and Genealogy in the US]
|[http://www.mauriciomelendez.net/ Link]
|United States
|Free genealogy tutorials on hispanic genealogy, with emphasis in Costa Rica, published by Mauricio Melendez, including all the articles that appered in his newspaper column, Raices.
Hispanic America
|Research guide to the Hispanic genealogy resources for the United States at the Library of Congress.
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|English
|[https://www.lasvillasdelnorte.com/ Las Villas del Norte]
|Mexico
Spain
 
Latin America
|Free blog on Hispanic research, primarily for Mexico but also for Latin America in general. Video library available with subscription. Other content is free, including recent videos. You can sign up to a free newsletter.
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|English/Spanish
|Portal de Genealogias de America Latina
|[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Main_Page FamilySearch Research Wiki]
|[http://genealogiamericana.com/ Link]
|Latin America
|Portal to South American online genealogy websites, with emphasis in Argentina resources.
|You can search by country and for areas within each country for genealogy research guidance. English and Spanish versions usually have different content.
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|English
|Red de Antepasados
|[https://www.thefhguide.com/project-9-hispanic.html The Family History Guide Hispanic Resources]
|[https://www.youtube.com/user/RedAntepasados Link]
|Latin America
|Free videos and classes offered in Spanish. There are also many interviews with respected professionals in the Genealogy Community.
|Free genealogy guides and tutorials include a brief tutorial for Hispanic research.
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|Spanish
|[https://elanillo.com/form.html Anillo de Genealogia Hispana]
|Hispanic America
|Genealogy hub that contains information on over 30 genealogy sites for Spain and Hispanic America.
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|English
|[http://www.somosprimos.com/ We Are Cousins (Somos Primos)]
|United States
Latin America
|Blog dedicated to Hispanic heritage, especially in the US, includes many articles since 2000 and is published by the Society of Hispanic Historical and Ancestral Research in California.
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|English
|[https://www.familytreemagazine.com/premium/top-hispanic-genealogy-websites/ Top Hispanic Genealogy Websites]
|United States
Latin America
|Article published in Family Tree Magazine that gives a list of top Hispanic websites.
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====Genealogy Tutorials====
==== Tutorials and Genealogy Guides in English and Spanish ====
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|Spanish
|Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC)
|[http://www.bne.es/es/Micrositios/Guias/Genealogia/busqueda_antepasados/ Busqueda de Antepasados]
|[http://lanic.utexas.edu/ Link]
|Spain
|Portal for Latin American studies established by the University of Texas at Austin. Explore the history, geography, culture and educational centers of individual Latin American countries.
|Free tutorial available at the National Library of Spain (BNE) on researching ancestors with personal, civil, parish records and FamilySearch resources.
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|Spanish
|FamilySearch / BYU Research Outlines
|[https://www.genealogiahispana.com/ Manual de Genealogia Hispana]
|[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Research_Outlines#Latin_America Link]
|Spain
|Research outlines for each country in Latin America, showing available records and location. The original publications are in Spanish and were upgraded by BYU with additional material in English.
 
Latin America
|Comprehensive blog and tutorials on Hispanic research. Web Site is based in Spain but also covers Latin America.
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|Spanish
|[http://www.mauriciomelendez.net/ Mauricio Melendez Genealogias]
|Central America
|Free genealogy tutorials on hispanic genealogy, with emphasis in Costa Rica, published by Mauricio Melendez, including all the articles that appered in his newspaper column, Raices.
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|English
|[https://www.thefhguide.com/project-9-hispanic.html The Family History Guide Hispanic Resources]
|Latin America
|Free genealogy guides and tutorials include a brief tutorial for Hispanic research.
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====Genealogy Webinars====
==== Tutorials and Genealogy Guides in English ====
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|Spanish
|Colleen (Robledo) Greene
|[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Classes_in_Spanish FamilySearch Classes in Spanish]
|[http://www.colleengreene.com/guides Link]
|Latin America
|Free genealogy guides for Hispanic research with focus on Mexican research. You can sign up for a free newsletter that includes blogs on Hispanic research. You can sign up for a free newsletter.
|Over 80 webinars presented at the FamilySearch Library (FS Library) over several years, in Spanish. Each year the FS Library hosts a week-long Latin American Research Seminar. The classes are usually recorded and uploaded to FamilySearch.
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|English
|Genealogia Nuestra
|[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Hispanic_Classes_in_English FamilySearch Classes in English]
|[https://www.genealogianuestra.com/2015/08/puerto-rico-census-from-1800s.html Link]
|Latin America
|Extensive blog that includes resources for Caribbean countries such as Puerto Rico, Cuba, and Dominican Republic, as well as Central America and parts of Venezuela and Colombia.
|Around 20 webinars presented at the FamilySearch Library over several years, in English. Classes from the English track of the Latin American Research Seminar are usually uploaded to FamilySearch.
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|English
|The Genealogy Corner
|[https://virtualgenealogy.org/chapters-sigs/hispanic-sig/ Virtual Genealogical Association (Hispanic SIG)]
|[https://thegenealogycorner.wordpress.com/?s=spanish Link]
|Mexico
|Free blog that includes some Hispanic research topics.  
Spain
|Webinars for Hispanic research with focus on Mexican research. Low cost $ annual membership is required. Also includes Facebook membership in the Hispanic SIG (Special Interest Group).
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|English
|The Genealogy of Mexico
|[https://www.lasvillasdelnorte.com/ Las Villas del Norte]
|[http://garyfelix.tripod.com/index1.htm Link]
|Mexico
|An encyclopedia of genealogical resources for colonial Mexico and other Latin American countries
|Free blog on Hispanic research, primarily for Mexico but also for Latin America in general. Video library available with subscription. Other content is free, including recent videos. You can sign up to a free newsletter.
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|Spanish
|Hispanic Local History and Genealogy in the US
|[https://www.youtube.com/user/RedAntepasados Red de Antepasados]
|[https://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/bib_guid/hispanic/ Link]
|Spain
|Research guide to the Hispanic genealogy resources for the United States at the Library of Congress.
Hispanic America
|Free videos and classes offered in Spanish, based in Spain. There are also many interviews with respected professionals in the Genealogy Community.
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|Spanish/English
|Las Villas del Norte
|[http://gensvideowebchannel.com/index.html Gens Video Web Channel]
|[https://www.lasvillasdelnorte.com/ Link]
|Spain
|Free blog on Hispanic research, primarily for Mexico but also for Latin America in general. Video library available with subscription. Other content is free, including recent videos. You can sign up to a free newsletter.
Latin America
|A collection of video tutorials on Hispanic genealogy and Hispanic surnames. Individual contributions are welcome.
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|English
|Taming PARES
|[https://fh.lib.byu.edu/classes-and-webinars/ BYU Family History Webinars]
|[https://www.scottcave.net/taming-pares/ Link]
|Latin America
|Tutorial on PARES, the National Spanish Archives portal. It describes the different databases it contains (including the Archivo General de Indias) and useful tips and tricks on how to use PARES effectively for research in Latin America.
|Free repository of weekly genealogy webinars from Brigham Young University (BYU). More Hispanic webinars may be added in the future. Also includes basic genealogy tutorials.
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|Spanish
|[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeUSlSyE42rgrv726zPDBHA Genealogy Tips]
|Latin America
|Free short YouTube video clips that provide helpful tips for researching your family history.
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===Hispanic Archives and Digital Libraries===
=== Hispanic Archives and Digital Libraries ===
====Archives====
==== Archives in Spain and Latin America ====
====Digital Libraries====
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|Spanish
|[http://www.bne.es/es/Inicio/index.html Biblioteca Nacional de España (BNE)]
|Spain
Latin America
|The National Library of Spain has a large digital collection of Latin American books, newspaper articles, and genealogical materials.
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|Spanish
|[http://www.iberoamericadigital.net/es/Inicio/ Biblioteca Digital del Patrimonio Iberoamericano (BDPI)]
|Spain
Latin America
|The Digital Library of Iberoamerican Heritage is a cooperative venture of the National Library of Spain and several digital libraries in Latin America. Collections include maps, history, culture, and some genealogical resources.
|-
|Spanish
|[http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/ Biblioteca Digital Miguel de Cervantes]
|Spain
Latin America
|Based in Spain, this virtual library has formed alliances to present material not just from Spain, but also from Mexico, Peru, and Colombia.
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===Immigration and Heraldry Resources for Hispanic Research===
 
====Immigration Resources====
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|English
|Archivo General de la Nacion
|[http://immigrants.byu.edu/main_page/main_page Immigrant Ancestors Project]
|[http://consulta.archivogeneral.gov.co/ConsultaWeb/ Link]
|South America
|National archive of Colombia, which was the seat of government for Nueva Granada during the Spanish colony. Includes census, notarial, and historical records for Colombia, Panama, and Venezuela.
Spain
 
Portugal
 
Italy
|BYU project dedicated to extract emigration data from European ports regarding migration of people from Spain, Portugal, Italy and other countries to South America (Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil) and other countries.
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|Spanish
|Barcos e Inmigrantes
|[http://www.barcoseinmigrantes.com/ Barcos e Inmigrantes]
|[http://www.barcoseinmigrantes.com/ Link]
|Argentina
Spain
|Passenger lists, origination, and destination of ships traveling between Spain and Latin America. Primarily focused on Argentina.
|Passenger lists, origination, and destination of ships traveling between Spain and Latin America. Primarily focused on Argentina.
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|Spanish
|Movimientos Migratorios Iberoamericanos
|[http://pares.mcu.es/MovimientosMigratorios/staticContent.form?viewName=presentacion Movimientos Migratorios Iberoamericanos]
|[http://pares.mcu.es/MovimientosMigratorios/staticContent.form?viewName=presentacion Link]
|Spain
Cuba
 
Puerto Rico
 
Mexico
 
Dominican Republic
 
Argentina
|Lists of passengers and emigrants from the Spanish Consulate in Veracruz, boarding permits for travelling to Cuba and Puerto Rico, National Register of Foreigners in Mexico, requests for residency permits for the Dominican Republic, passenger Log Books of the Montevideo Police, and Nationality Register of the Spanish Consulate in Rosario, Argentina.
|Lists of passengers and emigrants from the Spanish Consulate in Veracruz, boarding permits for travelling to Cuba and Puerto Rico, National Register of Foreigners in Mexico, requests for residency permits for the Dominican Republic, passenger Log Books of the Montevideo Police, and Nationality Register of the Spanish Consulate in Rosario, Argentina.
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|Spanish
|PARES (Portal de Archivos Españoles)
|[http://histarmar.com.ar/ Historia y Arqueología Marítima]
|[http://pares.mcu.es/ Link]
|Europe
|Portal to the Archives of Spain. Contains colonial records of people who migrated from Spain to the New World and administrative records. Consult census guide to the archives for details.  
South America
 
Argentina
|Based in Argentina, this website contains detailed information about ships that sailed between Europe and Latin America.
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|English
|Proyecto Ancestros Inmigrantes (PAI)
|[https://www.archives.gov/research/immigration Immigrant Records at the National Archives]
|[http://immigrants.byu.edu/main_page/main_page Link]
|Latin America
|The goal of this BYU project is to extract emigration data from European ports regarding migration of people from Spain, Portugal, Italy and other countries to South America (Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil) and other countries.
United States
|Resources available at the National Archives for researching Hispanic roots. Includes immigration, visa, passport, naturalization, and alien records.
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|Spanish
|[http://comisiones.ipgh.org/HISTORIA/assets/historia_comparada_de_las_migraciones_en_las_am%C3%A9ricas_tomo-4.pdf Historia Comparada de las Migraciones en las Americas]
|Latin America
Spain
|Digitized book that describes migrations in the Americas from the time of the Spanish conquest until today.
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|Spanish
|[https://cemla.com/ Centro de Estudios Migratorios Latinoamericanos (CEMLA)]
|Argentina
Latin America
|Database of immigrants to Latin America, based in Argentina.
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|English
|[https://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/geneal/index_gc.html Index to the ''Enciclopedia Heráldica Hispano-Americana'' of Alberto and Arturo García Carraffa]
|Spain
Hispanic America
|An  index to the Heraldic Hispanic American Encyclopedia of the Carraffa brothers. This encyclopedia describes the history of hispanic surnames and consists of nearly 100 volumes. The index allows you to search your surname online to find out if it is included in the collection and which volume has it. The FamilySearch Library has a complete collection.
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====Ethnic Resources====
==== Digital Libraries in Spain and Latin America ====
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|Spanish
|Biblioteca Nacional de España (BNE)
|[https://www.euskalkultura.eus/espanol/genealogia Diaspora y Cultura Vasca]
|[http://www.bne.es/es/Inicio/index.html Link]
|Basque
|The National Library of Spain has a large digital collection of Latin American books, newspaper articles, and genealogical materials.
 
Spain
|Basque culture website that includes a Genealogy center with links to Basque families and surnames, plus important Basque genealogy links to other sites.
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|Spanish
|Biblioteca Digital del Patrimonio Iberoamericano (BDPI)
|[https://www.jstor.org/stable/40730971?seq=17#metadata_info_tab_contents La Migracion Asiatica a Latinoamerica]
|[http://www.iberoamericadigital.net/es/Inicio/ Link]
|Asia
|The Digital Library of Iberoamerican Heritage is a cooperative venture of the National Library of Spain and several digital libraries in Latin America. Collections include maps, history, culture, and some genealogical resources.
 
China
|19-page magazine article available in Jstor that describes the migration of Chinese, Japanese, Syrian, and Lebanese people to Latin America since the Spanish colonization. (Note: you can subscribe to Jstor and read up to 6 articles per month for free.)
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|Spanish
|Biblioteca Digital Miguel de Cervantes
|[http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/jewish/indexesp.html La Diaspora Judia]
|[http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/ Link]
|Jewish
|Based in Spain, this virtual library has formed alliances to present material not just from Spain, but also from Mexico, Peru, and Colombia.
 
Latin America
|Web page in LANIC (Latin American Network Information Center) that contains links for researching Jewish groups in Latin America, broken down by country.
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|Spanish
|[https://www.shalomisrael.es/historia-de-los-judios-en-america-latina/ Historia de los Judios en America Latina]
|Jewish
Latin America
|Web page in the Shalom Israel website that describes the Jewish migration to various countries in Latin America.
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|Spanish
|[http://www.arabe.cl/inmigracion.html Immigracion Arabe en America]
|Arab, Chile
Latin America
|Website based in Chile that includes history and resources for the Arab immigration to America, including the United States.
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|Spanish
|[http://www.apellidositalianos.com.ar/ Apellidos Italianos]
|Italy
Argentina
|Free resource for finding your Italian roots. Based in Argentina but also includes other countries in Latin America.
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|Spanish
|[https://repositorio.cepal.org/handle/11362/8433 La Migracion Italiana a Argentina, Brazil y Uruguay: Bibliografia Selectiva]
|Italy
Argentina, Brazil
Uruguay
|60-page downloadable pdf stored in the ECLAC (Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean) digital repository. It contains an extensive bibliography to resources on the Italian migration to Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay.
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|Spanish
|[http://www.renatabueno.com.br/es/portal-italia/comunidad-italiana/historia-de-la-inmigracion-italiana-en-america-del-sur History of the Italian Migration to South America]
|Italy
Argentina, Brazil
Chile, Peru, Uruguay
|Web page from Renata Bueno that describes the Italian migration to South America. This website also includes links to contact Italian embassies and consulates in South America. Renata Bueno is the first Brazilian born Italian citizen elected to the Italian Parliament.
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|Spanish
|[https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/CHCO/article/viewFile/CHCO9494110065A/7078 Emigraciones Transoceanicas. Los Alemanes en America]
|Germany
Latin America
|Downloadable 34-page pdf that describes the German migration to Latin America. Its author is based in Argentina.
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|Spanish/English
|[http://www.red-redial.net/revista/anuario-americanista-europeo/article/view/111/96 Emigracion-Immigracion Francia - America Latina]
|France
Latin America
|Documents migratory movements between France and Latin America and vice versa.
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|Spanish/English
|[http://www.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/anom/en/Recherches/IREL.html Portal to Departmental Archives for France and its overseas territories]
|France
Latin America
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====Heraldry Resources====
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|Spanish
|[https://www.heraldaria.com/ Heraldaria]
|Spain
Hispanic America
|Includes free guide to heraldry in Spain and Latin America and free tutorials on genealogy. You can search for your surname coat of arms for free, but they also sell services.
|-
|Spanish
|[http://heraldicahispana.com/npds/index.php?op=edito Biblioteca Heraldica]
[https://heraldica.heraldicahispana.es/index.php/home Biblioteca Heraldica] (new platform)
|Spain
|Allows you to search for coat of arms and provides forums you can join. Subscription is free. The newer version is not identical to the older version.
|-
|Spanish
|[http://blogdeheraldica.blogspot.com/ Blog de Heraldica]
|Spain
|Blog that was updated from 2007 to 2012, includes weekly articles regarding Spanish heraldry.
|-
|Spanish
|[https://www.heraldicahispanica.com/ Heraldica Hispana]
|Spain
|Includes tutorials on heraldry and information on coat of arms for the Castilla-La Mancha region of Spain comprising the provinces of Albacete, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Guadalajara, and Toledo.
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|Spanish
|[https://heraldys.com/www.heraldicadeapellidos.com/ Heraldica de Apellidos]
|Spain
|Extensive collection of surnames with corresponding detailed descriptions of surname origins and coat of arms.
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|English
|[http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/geneal/index_gc.html Index to the Carraffa and Mogrobejo Heraldic Encyclopedia]
|Spain
Hispanic America
|Hosted at the Library of Congress, this index covers the 86-volume heraldic encyclopedia of Hispanic America by Alberto and Arturo Garcia Carraffa plus 6 additional volumes by Endika Mogrobejo. The FamilySearch Library has the entire Carraffa collection plus 16 volumes from Mogrobejo.
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|Endika de Mogrobejo and his sons are working on a new dictionary that updates and expands the content of the Carraffa encyclopedia. It is expected to be completed in 2023 and to include about 100 volumes.
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Revision as of 12:55, 11 October 2018

Hispanic Learning Resources[edit | edit source]

Here is a list of organizations that provide online tutorials and genealogy guides outside of FamilySearch. For FamilySearch webinars, click here.

Hispanic Tutorial and Guides[edit | edit source]

Tutorials and Genealogy Guides in Spanish[edit | edit source]

Organization Resource Details
Apellidos Italianos Link Free resource for finding your Italian roots. Based in Argentina but also includes other countries in Latin America.
Asociación de Genealogía Hispana (HISPAGEN) Link Free online resources for Spain and Latin American genealogy research.
Busqueda de Antepasados Link Free tutorial available at the National Library of Spain (BNE) on researching ancestors with personal, civil, parish records and FamilySearch resources.
Censo Guía de Archivos de España e Iberoamérica Link Guide that explains which archives of Spain were produced by whom and for which documents can you search.
Heraldaria Link Includes free guide to heraldry in Spain and Latin America and free tutorials on genealogy. You can search for your surname coat of arms for free, but they also sell services.
Historia y Arqueología Marítima Link Based in Argentina, this website contains detailed information about ships that sailed between Europe and Latin America.
Historia y Genealogia Hispanoamericana LInk Free genealogy blog on South American genealogy, with emphasis in Argentina, that includes over 1,000 articles on South American families, genealogy databases, and other online resources.
La Guia de Informaciion Genealogica Link Free genealogy blog and directory based in Argentina that offers resources for Latin America as well as Argentina.
Manual de Genealogia Hispana Link Comprehensive blog and tutorials on Hispanic research. Web Site is based in Spain but also covers Latin America.
Mauricio Melendez Genealogias Link Free genealogy tutorials on hispanic genealogy, with emphasis in Costa Rica, published by Mauricio Melendez, including all the articles that appered in his newspaper column, Raices.
Portal de Genealogias de America Latina Link Portal to South American online genealogy websites, with emphasis in Argentina resources.
Red de Antepasados Link Free videos and classes offered in Spanish. There are also many interviews with respected professionals in the Genealogy Community.

Tutorials and Genealogy Guides in English and Spanish[edit | edit source]

Organization Resource Details
Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC) Link Portal for Latin American studies established by the University of Texas at Austin. Explore the history, geography, culture and educational centers of individual Latin American countries.
FamilySearch / BYU Research Outlines Link Research outlines for each country in Latin America, showing available records and location. The original publications are in Spanish and were upgraded by BYU with additional material in English.

Tutorials and Genealogy Guides in English[edit | edit source]

Organization Resource Details
Colleen (Robledo) Greene Link Free genealogy guides for Hispanic research with focus on Mexican research. You can sign up for a free newsletter that includes blogs on Hispanic research. You can sign up for a free newsletter.
Genealogia Nuestra Link Extensive blog that includes resources for Caribbean countries such as Puerto Rico, Cuba, and Dominican Republic, as well as Central America and parts of Venezuela and Colombia.
The Genealogy Corner Link Free blog that includes some Hispanic research topics.
The Genealogy of Mexico Link An encyclopedia of genealogical resources for colonial Mexico and other Latin American countries
Hispanic Local History and Genealogy in the US Link Research guide to the Hispanic genealogy resources for the United States at the Library of Congress.
Las Villas del Norte Link Free blog on Hispanic research, primarily for Mexico but also for Latin America in general. Video library available with subscription. Other content is free, including recent videos. You can sign up to a free newsletter.
Taming PARES Link Tutorial on PARES, the National Spanish Archives portal. It describes the different databases it contains (including the Archivo General de Indias) and useful tips and tricks on how to use PARES effectively for research in Latin America.

Hispanic Archives and Digital Libraries[edit | edit source]

Archives in Spain and Latin America[edit | edit source]

Organization Resource Details
Archivo General de la Nacion Link National archive of Colombia, which was the seat of government for Nueva Granada during the Spanish colony. Includes census, notarial, and historical records for Colombia, Panama, and Venezuela.
Barcos e Inmigrantes Link Passenger lists, origination, and destination of ships traveling between Spain and Latin America. Primarily focused on Argentina.
Movimientos Migratorios Iberoamericanos Link Lists of passengers and emigrants from the Spanish Consulate in Veracruz, boarding permits for travelling to Cuba and Puerto Rico, National Register of Foreigners in Mexico, requests for residency permits for the Dominican Republic, passenger Log Books of the Montevideo Police, and Nationality Register of the Spanish Consulate in Rosario, Argentina.
PARES (Portal de Archivos Españoles) Link Portal to the Archives of Spain. Contains colonial records of people who migrated from Spain to the New World and administrative records. Consult census guide to the archives for details.
Proyecto Ancestros Inmigrantes (PAI) Link The goal of this BYU project is to extract emigration data from European ports regarding migration of people from Spain, Portugal, Italy and other countries to South America (Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil) and other countries.

Digital Libraries in Spain and Latin America[edit | edit source]

Organization Resource Details
Biblioteca Nacional de España (BNE) Link The National Library of Spain has a large digital collection of Latin American books, newspaper articles, and genealogical materials.
Biblioteca Digital del Patrimonio Iberoamericano (BDPI) Link The Digital Library of Iberoamerican Heritage is a cooperative venture of the National Library of Spain and several digital libraries in Latin America. Collections include maps, history, culture, and some genealogical resources.
Biblioteca Digital Miguel de Cervantes Link Based in Spain, this virtual library has formed alliances to present material not just from Spain, but also from Mexico, Peru, and Colombia.
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