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Reading the Records

• You do not have to be fluent in Spanish to read your documents. Genealogical records usually contain a limited vocabulary.
• Use the Spanish Genealogical Word List, the Latin Genealogical Word List, and the Catalan Genealogical Word List to translate the important points in the document.
• Reading handwriting skills are taught in the BYU Spanish Script Tutorial.

• Online interactive slideshow lessons are available to help you learn to read these records:

• Reading Spanish Handwritten Records, Lesson 1
• Reading Spanish Handwritten Records, Lesson 2
• Reading Spanish Handwritten Records, Lesson 3

• Detailed instructions for reading Spanish records, examples of common documents, and practice exercises for developing skills in translating them can be found in the Spanish Records Extraction Manual.
• The Spanish Documents Script Tutorial also provides lessons and examples.