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*[[Spain Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Spain Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Spain Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Spain Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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*[[Spain Census|Census]]
*[[Spain Nobility Records|Nobility Records]]
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*[[Spain Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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*[[Spain Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
*[[Spain Nobility Records|Nobility Records]]
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*[[Spain Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Spain Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Spain Newspapers|Newspapers]]
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*[[Spain Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
 
*[[Spain Nobility Records|Nobility Records]]
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*[[Spain Census|Census]]
*[[Spain Census|Census]]
*[[Spain Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
*[[Spain Court Records|Court Records]]
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*[[Spain Church Records|Church Records]]
 
*[[Spain Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*Societies
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*[[Spain Census|Census]]
*[[Spain Census|Census]]
*[[Spain Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
*[[Spain Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*Directories
*Directories
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*[[Spain Nobility Records|Nobility Records]]
*Nobility
*[[Spain Heraldry|Heraldry]]
*Heraldry
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*[[Spain Biography|Biography]]
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| align="left" | Nationality and ethnicity
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*[[Spain Ethnic Groups|Ethnic Groups]]
*[[Basque Cultural Group]]
*[[Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]
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*[[Spain Biography|Biography]]


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*[[Spain Census|Census]]
*[[Spain Census|Census]]
*[[Spain Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
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| align="left" | Religion  
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*[[Spain Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Spain Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Spain Ethnic Groups|Ethnic Groups]]
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*[[Spain History|History]]
*[[Spain History|History]]
*[[Spain Church History|Church History]]
*[[Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]
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*[[Spain Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*Social Life and Customs
*[[Spain Church History|Church History]]
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*[[Spain History|History]]
*[[Spain History|History]]
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===Reading Spanish Records===
===Reading the Records===
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| align="left" |Vocabulary
| align="left" |Vocabulary
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*[[Spanish Genealogical Word List]]
 
*[[Spanish Records Extraction Manual| Spanish Records Extraction Manual]]
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| align="left" |Handwriting
| align="left" | Naming patterns
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*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/reading-spanish-handwriting Reading Spanish Handwriting]
*Names, personal
*[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]
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| align="left" |Naming patterns
| align="left" |Online classes
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*[[Mexico Names, Personal|Naming patterns]]
 
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| align="left" |Writing for records
| align="left" |Writing for records
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*[[Spanish Letter Writing Guide]]
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==Jurisdictions==
==Provinces and autonomous communities==
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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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{|  
| Birth date and birthplace
<ul class="column-spacing-fullscreen" style="padding-right:5px;">
| [[Spain Church Records|Church Records]], [[Spain Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
    <li>[[Álava, Spain Genealogy|Álava]]</li>
| [[Spain Census|Census]], [[Spain Nobility Records|Nobility Records]], [[Spain Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
    <li>[[Albacete, Spain Genealogy|Albacete]]</li>
|-
    <li>[[Alicante, Spain Genealogy|Alicante]]</li>
| Death information
    <li>[[Almería, Spain Genealogy|Almería]]</li>
| [[Spain Church Records|Church Records]], [[Spain Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
    <li>[[Asturias, Spain Genealogy|Asturias]]</li>
| [[Spain Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Spain Newspapers|Newspapers]]
    <li>[[Ávila, Spain Genealogy|Ávila]]</li>
|-
    <li>[[Badajoz, Spain Genealogy|Badajoz]]</li>
| Emigration information
    <li>[[Baleares, Spain Genealogy|Baleares]]</li>
| [[Spain Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
    <li>[[Barcelona, Spain Genealogy|Barcelona]]</li>
| [[Spain Church Records|Church Records]], [[Spain Newspapers|Newspapers]], Societies
    <li>[[Burgos, Spain Genealogy|Burgos]]</li>
|-
    <li>[[Cáceres, Spain Genealogy|Cáceres]]</li>
| Language helps
    <li>[[Cádiz, Spain Genealogy|Cádiz]]</li>
| [[Spanish Genealogical Word List|Word List]], [[Spain Handwriting|Handwriting]]
    <li>[[Cantabria, Spain Genealogy|Cantabria]]</li>
| —
    <li>[[Castellón, Spain Genealogy|Castellón ]]</li>
|-
    <li>[[Ciudad Real, Spain Genealogy|Ciudad Real]]</li>
| Living relatives
    <li>[[Córdoba, Spain Genealogy|Córdoba]]</li>
| —
    <li>[[Cuenca, Spain Genealogy|Cuenca]]</li>
| Societies
    <li>[[Gerona, Spain Genealogy|Gerona]]</li>
|-
    <li>[[Granada, Spain Genealogy|Granada]]</li>
| Maiden name  
    <li>[[Guadalajara, Spain Genealogy|Guadalajara]]</li>
| [[Spain Church Records|Church Records]], [[Spain Civil Registration|Civil Registration]] [[Spain Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
    <li>[[Guipúzcoa, Spain Genealogy|Guipúzcoa]]</li>
| [[Spain Nobility Records|Nobility Records]]
    <li>[[Huelva, Spain Genealogy|Huelva]]</li>
|-
    <li>[[Huesca, Spain Genealogy|Huesca]]</li>
| Marriage information
    <li>[[Jaén, Spain Genealogy|Jaén]]</li>
| [[Spain Church Records|Church Records]], [[Spain Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
    <li>[[La Coruña, Spain Genealogy|La Coruña]]</li>
| [[Spain Notarial Records|Notarial Records]], [[Spain Nobility Records|Nobility Records]]
    <li>[[La Rioja, Spain Genealogy|La Rioja]]</li>  
 
    <li>[[Las Palmas, Spain Genealogy|Las Palmas]]</li>
|-
    <li>[[León, Spain Genealogy|León]]</li>
| Noble families
    <li>[[Lérida, Spain Genealogy|Lérida]]</li>
| [[Spain Nobility Records|Nobility Records]]
    <li>[[Lugo, Spain Genealogy|Lugo]]</li>
| [[Spain Heraldry|Heraldry]], [[Spain Biography|Biography]]
    <li>[[Madrid, Spain Genealogy|Madrid]]</li>
|-
    <li>[[Málaga, Spain Genealogy|Málaga]]</li>
| Occupations
    <li>[[Murcia, Spain Genealogy|Murcia]]</li>
| [[Spain Church Records|Church Records]], [[Spain Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
    <li>[[Navarra, Spain Genealogy|Navarra]]</li>
| [[Spain Census|Census]], [[Spain Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
    <li>[[Orense, Spain Genealogy|Orense]]</li>
|-
    <li>[[Palencia, Spain Genealogy|Palencia]]</li>
| Parents, children, and other family members
    <li>[[Pontevedra, Spain Genealogy|Pontevedra]]</li>
| [[Spain Church Records|Church Records]], [[Spain Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
    <li>[[Salamanca, Spain Genealogy|Salamanca]]</li>
| [[Spain Notarial Records|Notarial Records]], [[Spain Census|Census]]
    <li>[[Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain Genealogy|Santa Cruz de Tenerife]]</li>
|-
    <li>[[Segovia, Spain Genealogy|Segovia]]</li>
| Physical description
    <li>[[Sevilla, Spain Genealogy|Sevilla]]</li>
| [[Spain Military Records|Military Records]]
    <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>
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=== Autonomous Communities ===
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Spain is divided into 17 autonomous communities (comunidades autonomas, singular - comunidad autonoma) and 2 autonomous cities* (ciudades autonomas, singular - ciudad autonoma).
| Places of residence
{|
| [[Spain Church Records|Church Records]], [[Spain Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
|-
| [[Spain Census|Census]], [[Spain Notarial Records|Notarial Records]], [[Spain Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
|
|-
<ul class="column-spacing-fullscreen" style="padding-right:5px;">
| Religion
    <li>[[Andalucia, Spain Genealogy|Andalucia]]</li>
| [[Spain Church Records|Church Records]], [[Spain Ethnic Groups|Ethnic Groups]]
    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Aragon, Spain Genealogy|Aragon]]</li>
| [[Spain History|History]], [[Spain Church History|Church History]], [[Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]
    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Asturias, Spain Genealogy|Asturias]]</li>
|-
    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Baleares, Spain Genealogy|Baleares (Balearic Islands)]]</li>
| Social activities
    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Canarias, Spain Genealogy|Canarias (Canary Islands) ]]</li>
| [[Spain History|History]], [[Spain Newspapers|Newspapers]]
    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Cantabria, Spain Genealogy|Cantabria]]</li>
| [[Spain Church History|Church History]]
    <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>
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[[Category:Spain Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record_Finder]]
[[Category:Spain Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record_Finder]]

Revision as of 17:29, 26 January 2021

Spain Wiki Topics
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Beginning Research
Record Types
Country Background
Local Research Resources

Record Finder Table for Spain[edit | edit source]

The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.

Order of Records[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

This Record Finder table links to the Spain topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events[edit | edit source]

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Birth date and place
Marriage place and date
Death date, place, and burial

Maiden Names and Family Members[edit | edit source]

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Maiden name
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
Living relatives

Immigration and Country of Origin[edit | edit source]

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Country and town of origin

Residences and Locations[edit | edit source]

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Nobility
  • Nobility
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Occupation
Religion
Social activities
  • Social Life and Customs
Physical description

Reading the Records[edit | edit source]

Vocabulary
Naming patterns
  • Names, personal
Online classes
Writing for records

Jurisdictions[edit | edit source]

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.
Birth date and birthplace Church Records, Civil Registration Census, Nobility Records, Cemeteries
Death information Church Records, Civil Registration Cemeteries, Newspapers
Emigration information Emigration and Immigration Church Records, Newspapers, 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
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
Places of residence Church Records, Civil Registration Census, Notarial Records, Emigration and Immigration
Religion Church Records, Ethnic Groups History, Church History, Jewish Records
Social activities History, Newspapers Church History
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