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| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60962/ Aguascalientes, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1620-1962] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
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| 1620-1962
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| Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage intentions, deaths, and indexes.
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| Spanish
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| Catholics who lived in Aguascalientes, Mexico
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| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60982/ Baja California and Baja California Sur, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1750-1984] at Ancestry; images ($)
| 1750-1984
| Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage intentions, deaths, and indexes
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Baja California or Baja California Sur, Mexico
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| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60983/ Campeche, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1638-1944] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
| 1590-1970
| Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage intentions, deaths, and indexes
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Campeche, Mexico
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| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60004/ Chiapas, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1558-1978] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
| 1558-1978
| Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage intentions, and deaths
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Chiapas, Mexico
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| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60985/ Chihuahua, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1632-1958] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
| 1632-1958
| Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage intentions, and deaths
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Chihuahua, Mexico
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| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60986/ Coahuila, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1627-1978] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
| 1627-1978
| Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage intentions, deaths, and indexes.
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Coahuila, Mexico
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| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60988/ Durango, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1604-1985] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
| 1604-1985
| Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage intentions, and deaths
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Durango, Mexico
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| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60013/ Guanajuato, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1576-1984] at Ancestry; images ($)
| 1576-1984
| Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage intentions, and deaths
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Guanajuato, Mexico
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| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60989/ Guerrero, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1576-1979] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
| 1576-1979
| Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage intentions, deaths, and indexes.
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Guerrero, Mexico
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| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60990/ Hidalgo, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1546-1971] at Ancestry: images ($)
| 1546-1971
| Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage intentions, deaths, and indexes.
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Hidalgo, Mexico
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| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60017/ Jalisco, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1995] at Ancestry; images ($)
| 1590-1995
| Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage intentions, and deaths
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Jalisco, Mexico
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| {{RecordSearch|1502404|Mexico, Aguascalientes, Catholic Church Records, 1601-1962}} at FamilySearch - [[Mexico, Aguascalientes, Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
| 1601-1962
| Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, deaths, and indexes
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Aguascalientes, Mexico
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| [https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=https://www.familysearch.org/service/cds/recapi/collections/1937239/waypoints Mexico, Archdiocese of Guadalajara, Miscellaneous Marriage Records, 1539-1939] at FamilySearch - images
| 1539-1939
| Marriage dispensations, pre-marriage investigations, divorces, indexes of dispensations, etc.
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Guadalajara, Mexico
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| {{RecordSearch|1473011|Mexico Baptisms, 1560-1950}} at FamilySearch - [[Mexico Baptisms - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
| 1560-1950
| Baptisms
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Mexico
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| {{RecordSearch|1506640|Mexico, Baja California and Baja California Sur, Catholic Church Records, 1750-1984}} at FamilySearch - [[Mexico, Baja California and Baja California Sur, Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
| 1750-1984
| Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, deaths, and indexes
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Baja California or Baja California Sur, Mexico
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| {{RecordSearch|1473200|Mexico, Campeche, Catholic Church Records, 1638-1944}} at FamilySearch - [[Mexico, Campeche, Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
| 1638-1944
| Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, deaths, and indexes
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Campeche, Mexico
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| [https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=https://www.familysearch.org/service/cds/recapi/collections/1616412/waypoints Mexico, Chiapas, Catholic Church Records, 1557-1978] at FamilySearch - images
| 1557-1978
| Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, marriage dispensations, deaths, indexes, testaments, and other administrative records
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Chiapas, Mexico
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| {{RecordSearch|1521780|Mexico, Chihuahua, Catholic Church Records, 1632-1958}} at FamilySearch - [[Mexico, Chihuahua, Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
| 1632-1958
| Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, marriage dispensations, deaths, indexes, and other administrative records
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Chihuahua, Mexico
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| {{RecordSearch|1502401|Mexico, Coahuila, Catholic Church Records, 1627-1978}} at FamilySearch - [[Mexico, Coahuila, Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
| 1627-1978
| Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, deaths, and indexes
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Coahuila, Mexico
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| {{RecordSearch|1508604|Mexico, Colima, Catholic Church Records, 1707-1969}} at FamilySearch - [[Mexico, Colima, Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
| 1707-1969
| Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, deaths, and indexes
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Colima, Mexico
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| {{RecordSearch|1473013|Mexico Deaths, 1680-1940}} at FamilySearch - [[Mexico Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
| 1680-1940
| Deaths
| Spanish
| People who lived in Mexico
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| {{RecordSearch|1615259|Mexico, Distrito Federal, Catholic Church Records, 1514-1970}} at FamilySearch - [[Mexico, Distrito Federal, Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
| 1514-1970
| Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, deaths, indexes, and testaments
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Distrito Federal, Mexico
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| {{RecordSearch|1554576|Mexico, Durango, Catholic Church Records, 1604-1985}} at FamilySearch - [[Mexico, Durango, Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
| 1604-1985
| Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, marriage dispensations, deaths, indexes, testaments, and other administrative records
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Durango, Mexico
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| {{RecordSearch|1860831|Mexico, Guanajuato, Catholic Church Records, 1519-1984}} at FamilySearch - [[Mexico, Guanajuato, Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
| 1519-1984
| Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, deaths, and indexes.
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Guanajuato, Mexico
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| {{RecordSearch|1823323|Mexico, Guerrero, Catholic Church Records, 1576-1979}} at FamilySearch - [[Mexico, Guerrero, Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
| 1576-1979
| Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, deaths, and indexes
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Guerrero, Mexico
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| {{RecordSearch|1874591|Mexico, Jalisco, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1979}} at FamilySearch - [[Mexico, Jalisco, Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
| 1590-1979
| Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, deaths, indexes, priest applications, and miscellaneous administrative documents
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Jalisco, Mexico
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| {{RecordSearch|1473012|Mexico Marriages, 1570-1950}} at FamilySearch - [[Mexico Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
| 1570-1950
| Marriages
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Mexico
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| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60038/ México, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1567-1970] at Ancestry; images ($)
| 1567-1970
| Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage intentions, and deaths
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in México, Mexico
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| {{RecordSearch|1837908|Mexico, México, Catholic Church Records, 1567-1970}} at FamilySearch - [[Mexico, México, Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
| 1567-1970
| Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, deaths, and indexes
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in México, Mexico
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| {{RecordSearch|1883388|Mexico, Michoacán, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1996}} at FamilySearch - [[Mexico, Michoacán, Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
| 1555-1996
| Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, marriage dispensations, deaths, indexes, priest applications, testaments, and miscellaneous administrative documents
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Michoacán, Mexico
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| {{RecordSearch|1837907|Mexico, Morelos, Catholic Church Records, 1598-1994}} at FamilySearch - [[Mexico, Morelos, Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
| 1598-1994
| Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, deaths, and indexes
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Morelos, Mexico
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| {{RecordSearch|1883377|Mexico, Nayarit, Catholic Church Records, 1596-1967}} at FamilySearch - [[Mexico, Nayarit, Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
| 1596-1967
| Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, deaths, and indexes
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Nayarit, Mexico
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| {{RecordSearch|1473204|Mexico, Nuevo León, Catholic Church Records, 1667-1981}} at FamilySearch - [[Mexico, Nuevo León, Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
| 1667-1981
| Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, deaths, and indexes
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Nuevo León, Mexico
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| {{RecordSearch|1837906|Mexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-1977}} at FamilySearch - [[Mexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]];  index & images
| 1545-1977
| Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, deaths, and indexes.
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Puebla, Mexico
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| {{RecordSearch|1881200|Mexico, Querétaro, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1970}} at FamilySearch - [[Mexico, Querétaro, Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
| 1590-1970
| Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, marriage banns, deaths, and indexes
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Querétaro, Mexico
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| {{RecordSearch|1860864|Mexico, San Luis Potosí, Catholic Church Records, 1586-1977}} at FamilySearch - [[Mexico, San Luis Potosí, Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
| 1586-1977
| Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, deaths, and indexes
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in San Luis Potosi, Mexico
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| {{RecordSearch|2040013|Mexico, San Luis Potosí, Miscellaneous Records, 1570-1882}} at FamilySearch - [[Mexico, San Luis Potosí, Miscellaneous Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images
| 1570-1882
| Miscellaneous
| Spanish
| Residents of San Luis Potosí, Mexico
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| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9297/ Mexico, Select Baptisms, 1560-1950] at Ancestry - index ($)
| 1560-1950
| Baptisms
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Mexico
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| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61089/ Mexico, Select Church Records, 1537-1966] at Ancestry - index ($)
| 1537-1966
| Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage intentions, and deaths
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Mexico
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| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9298/ Mexico, Select Deaths, 1680-1940] at Ancestry - index ($)
| 1680-1940
| Deaths
| Spanish
| People who lived in Mexico
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| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9299/ Mexico, Select Marriages Index, 1556-1989] at Ancestry - index ($)
| 1556-1989
| Marriages
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Mexico
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| {{RecordSearch|1473206|Mexico, Sinaloa, Catholic Church Records, 1671-1968}} at FamilySearch - [[Mexico, Sinaloa, Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
| 1671-1968
| Baptisms, marriages, and burials
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Sinaloa, Mexico
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| {{RecordSearch|1473203|Mexico, Sonora, Catholic Church Records, 1657-1994}} at FamilySearch - [[Mexico, Sonora, Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
| 1657-1994
| Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, deaths, and indexes
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Sonora, Mexico
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| {{RecordSearch|1909106|Mexico, Tabasco, Catholic Church Records, 1803-1970}} at FamilySearch - [[Mexico, Tabasco, Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
| 1803-1970
| Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, deaths, and indexes
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Tabasco, Mexico
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| {{RecordSearch|1790934|Mexico, Tamaulipas, Catholic Church Records, 1703-1964}} at FamilySearch - [[Mexico, Tamaulipas, Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
| 1703-1964
| Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, deaths, and indexes
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Tamaulipas, Mexico
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| {{RecordSearch|1837905|Mexico, Tlaxcala, Catholic Church Records, 1576-1994}} at FamilySearch - [[Mexico, Tlaxcala, Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
| 1576-1994
| Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, deaths, and indexes
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Tlaxcala, Mexico
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| {{RecordSearch|1883382|Mexico, Veracruz, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1978}} at FamilySearch - [[Mexico, Veracruz, Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
| 1590-1978
| Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, marriage dispensations, deaths, indexes, priest applications, testaments, and miscellaneous administrative documents
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Veracruz, Mexico
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| {{RecordSearch|1909116|Mexico, Yucatán, Catholic Church Records, 1543-1977}} at FamilySearch - [[Mexico, Yucatán, Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
| 1543-1977
| Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, marriage dispensations, deaths, indexes, and priest applications
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Yucatán, Mexico
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| {{RecordSearch|1804458|Mexico, Zacatecas, Catholic Church Records, 1605-1980}} at FamilySearch - [[Mexico, Zacatecas, Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
| 1605-1980
| Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, deaths, and indexes
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Zacatecas, Mexico
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| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60023/ Morelos, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1598-1969] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
| 1598-1969
| Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage intentions, deaths, and indexes.
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Morelos, Mexico
|-
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60025/ Nayarit, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1596-1967] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
| 1596-1967
| Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage intentions, deaths, and indexes
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Nayarit, Mexico
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| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3947/ Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas, Mexico, Selected Parish Records, 1751-1880] at Ancestry - index ($)
| 1751-1880
| Baptisms, marriages, and deaths
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas, Mexico
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| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60991/ Nuevo León, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1667-1981] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
| 1667-1981
| Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage intentions, and deaths
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Nuevo León, Mexico
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| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60992/ Sinaloa, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1671-1968] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
| 1671-1968
| Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage intentions, deaths, and indexes
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Sinaloa, Mexico
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| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60993/ Sonora, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1657-1994] at Ancestry - index & images
| 1657-1994
| Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage intentions, deaths, and indexes
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Sonora, Mexico
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| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60995/ Tlaxcala, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1576-1994] at Ancestry; images ($)
| 1576-1994
| Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage intentions, deaths, and indexes
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Tlaxcala, Mexico
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| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60032/ Querétaro, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1970] at Ancestry; images ($)
| 1590-1970
| Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage intentions, deaths, and indexes.
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Querétaro, Mexico.
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| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60035/ San Luis Potosí, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1586-1970] at Ancestry; images ($)
| 1586-1970
| Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage intentions, and deaths
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in San Luis Potosi, Mexico
|-
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60039/ Tabasco, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1803-1970] at Ancestry; images ($)
| 1803-1970
| Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage intentions, deaths, and indexes
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Tabasco, Mexico
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| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60041/ Veracruz, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1970] at Ancestry; images ($)
| 1590-1970
| Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage intentions, and deaths
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Veracruz, Mexico
|-
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60043/ Yucatán, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1543-1977] at Ancestry: index & images ($)
| 1543-1977
| Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage intentions, deaths, and indexes
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Yucatán, Mexico
|-
| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60996/ Zacatecas, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1605-1980] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
| 1605-1980
| Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage intentions, and deaths
| Spanish
| Catholics who lived in Zacatecas, Mexico
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== References ==
==References==


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Spanish Colonization (1521-1810)[edit | edit source]

In 1521 the Spanish Empire colonized the area of current Mexico, renaming it New Spain. The War of Independence lasted from 1810-1821, when the territory became the sovereign state of Mexico with the signing of the Treaty of Cordoba.[1]

Record collection Years covered Record type Language Who is in the records

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Wikipedia contributors, "History of Mexico," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Mexico#Colonial_period_(1521%E2%80%931810), accessed 13 August 2019.