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| Guide to '''Spain ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
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| 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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| | * '''[[Spain Archives and Libraries]]'''<br /> |
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| == Jurisdictions == | | === <br />Contribute Content === |
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| === Provinces ===
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| Spain is divided into 50 provinces. Each province belongs to one of 17 autonomous communities. A list of the provinces of Spain and access to their individual pages are listed below along with a clickable map. '''Each link will take you to a step-by-step process for research in that province. '''
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| <li>[[Álava, Spain Genealogy|Álava]]</li>
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| <li>[[Albacete, Spain Genealogy|Albacete]]</li>
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| <li>[[Alicante, Spain Genealogy|Alicante]]</li>
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| <li>[[Almería, Spain Genealogy|Almería]]</li>
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| <li>[[Asturias, Spain Genealogy|Asturias]]</li>
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| <li>[[Ávila, Spain Genealogy|Ávila]]</li>
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| <li>[[Badajoz, Spain Genealogy|Badajoz]]</li>
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| <li>[[Baleares, Spain Genealogy|Baleares]]</li>
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| <li>[[Barcelona, Spain Genealogy|Barcelona]]</li>
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| <li>[[Burgos, Spain Genealogy|Burgos]]</li>
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| <li>[[Cáceres, Spain Genealogy|Cáceres]]</li>
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| <li>[[Cádiz, Spain Genealogy|Cádiz]]</li>
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| <li>[[Cantabria, Spain Genealogy|Cantabria]]</li>
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| <li>[[Castellón, Spain Genealogy|Castellón ]]</li>
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| <li>[[Ciudad Real, Spain Genealogy|Ciudad Real]]</li>
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| <li>[[Córdoba, Spain Genealogy|Córdoba]]</li>
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| <li>[[Cuenca, Spain Genealogy|Cuenca]]</li>
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| <li>[[Gerona, Spain Genealogy|Gerona]]</li>
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| <li>[[Granada, Spain Genealogy|Granada]]</li>
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| <li>[[Guadalajara, Spain Genealogy|Guadalajara]]</li>
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| <li>[[Guipúzcoa, Spain Genealogy|Guipúzcoa]]</li>
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| <li>[[Huelva, Spain Genealogy|Huelva]]</li>
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| <li>[[Huesca, Spain Genealogy|Huesca]]</li>
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| <li>[[Jaén, Spain Genealogy|Jaén]]</li>
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| <li>[[La Coruña, Spain Genealogy|La Coruña]]</li>
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| <li>[[La Rioja, Spain Genealogy|La Rioja]]</li>
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| <li>[[Las Palmas, Spain Genealogy|Las Palmas]]</li>
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| <li>[[León, Spain Genealogy|León]]</li>
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| <li>[[Lérida, Spain Genealogy|Lérida]]</li>
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| <li>[[Lugo, Spain Genealogy|Lugo]]</li>
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| <li>[[Madrid, Spain Genealogy|Madrid]]</li>
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| <li>[[Málaga, Spain Genealogy|Málaga]]</li>
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| <li>[[Murcia, Spain Genealogy|Murcia]]</li>
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| <li>[[Navarra, Spain Genealogy|Navarra]]</li>
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| <li>[[Orense, Spain Genealogy|Orense]]</li>
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| <li>[[Palencia, Spain Genealogy|Palencia]]</li>
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| <li>[[Pontevedra, Spain Genealogy|Pontevedra]]</li>
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| <li>[[Salamanca, Spain Genealogy|Salamanca]]</li>
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| <li>[[Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain Genealogy|Santa Cruz de Tenerife]]</li>
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| <li>[[Segovia, Spain Genealogy|Segovia]]</li>
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| <li>[[Sevilla, Spain Genealogy|Sevilla]]</li>
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| <li>[[Soria, Spain Genealogy|Soria]]</li>
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| <li>[[Tarragona, Spain Genealogy|Tarragona]]</li>
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| <li>[[Teruel, Spain Genealogy|Teruel]]</li>
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| <li>[[Toledo, Spain Genealogy|Toledo]]</li>
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| <li>[[Valencia, Spain Genealogy|Valencia]]</li>
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| <li>[[Valladolid, Spain Genealogy|Valladolid]]</li>
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| <li>[[Vizcaya, Spain Genealogy|Vizcaya]]</li>
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| <li>[[Zamora, Spain Genealogy|Zamora]]</li>
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| <li>[[Zaragoza, Spain Genealogy|Zaragoza]]</li>
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| === Autonomous Communities ===
| | * '''[[Spain Catholic Church Records]]<br />''' |
| 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>
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| <li>[[Autonomous Community of Cataluña, Spain Genealogy|Cataluña (Catalonia)]]</li>
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| <li>*Ceuta, see Places of Sovereignty</li>
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| <li>[[Autonomous Community of Extremadura, Spain Genealogy|Extremadura]]</li>
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| <li>[[Autonomous Community of Galicia, Spain Genealogy|Galicia]]</li>
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| <li>[[Autonomous Community of La Rioja, Spain Genealogy|La Rioja]]</li>
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| <li>[[Autonomous Community of Madrid, Spain Genealogy|Madrid ]]</li>
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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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| === Places of Sovereignty (Plazas de Soberania) ===
| | * '''[[Spain Civil Registration - Vital Records|Spain Civil Registration]]<br />''' |
| 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).''
| | * '''[[Spain Census]]''' |
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| *Melilla
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| *Islas Chafarinas
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| *Penon de Alhucemas
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| *Penon de Velez de la Gomera,
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| ==References== | | '''''New Articles Needed''''' |
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| [[es:España]] | | === Did You Know? === |
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| | * You can learn how to read Spanish baptism, marriage, and death/burial parish records online using the '''[http://immigrants.byu.edu/Downloads/Spanish_Extraction_Guide/Default.htm Spanish Extraction Guide]'''.<br /> |
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| | [[Image:Extraction_guide.jpg|Spanish Extraction Guide]] |
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| | === Useful Websites === |
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| | * [http://www.genealogylinks.net/europe/spain/index.html Spain Genealogy Links] |
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| | * [http://genealogy.about.com/od/spain/ Spanish Genealogy & Family History] |
| | * [http://www.genealogyspot.com/country/spain.htm GenealogySpot: Spain] |
| | * [http://genforum.genealogy.com/spain/ Spanish Genealogy Forum] |
| | * [http://members.aol.com/balboanet/spain/ Spain]<br /> |
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| | === Featured Training Modules === |
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| | * '''[[Author a Wiki Article]]''' |
| | * '''[[Edit an Existing Article in the Wiki]]'''<br /> |
