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Notary records are any records that were recorded and verified by a civil notary (escribano) or an ecclesiastical notary (notario). Both of these notaries recorded a great variety of legal documents. They functioned in the civil courts, criminal courts, government, ecclesiastic, and private areas. There were royal scribes (escribanos reales) and recorders in all levels of government. | Notary records are any records that were recorded and verified by a civil notary (escribano) or an ecclesiastical notary (notario). Both of these notaries recorded a great variety of legal documents. They functioned in the civil courts, criminal courts, government, ecclesiastic, and private areas. There were royal scribes (escribanos reales) and recorders in all levels of government. | ||
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Notarial records dating from the early colonial days can contain the following documents: | Notarial records dating from the early colonial days can contain the following documents: | ||
* Wills (testamentos) | |||
* Contracts (contratos) | |||
* Powers of attorney (poderes) | |||
* Dowry (dotes) | |||
* Inheritance arrangements (sucesiones) | |||
* Inventories of estates (inventarios) | |||
* Sells and purchases (ventas y compras) | |||
* Taxes (impuestos) | |||
* Debts (deudas) | |||
* Guardianship (tutelas) | |||
Notarial records are more difficult to use than other records because of their varied nature, length, and complexity. But they do offer detail and information not available in other sources and may provide important clues about an ancestor’s family, residence, and economic status. | Notarial records are more difficult to use than other records because of their varied nature, length, and complexity. But they do offer detail and information not available in other sources and may provide important clues about an ancestor’s family, residence, and economic status. | ||
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The following publication discusses notarial records in detail: | The following publication discusses notarial records in detail: | ||
Ryskamp, George R. Tracing Your Hispanic Heritage. Riverside, Calif.: Hispanic Family History Research, 1984. ( | * Ryskamp, George R. Tracing Your Hispanic Heritage. Riverside, Calif.: Hispanic Family History Research, 1984. (FS Library book 946 D27r.) | ||
Notarial records (notariales) from Chile are not presently available at the | Notarial records (notariales) from Chile are not presently available at the FamilySearch Library. Copies of notarial records from 1550 are at the National Archives in Santiago. Notarial records after 1875 are kept at the Oficinas del Notario y Conservador de Bienes Raíces (Offices of the Notary and Preserver of Real Estate) throughout Chile. For a list of notarial records for various towns in Chile, the years covered, and number of volumes located in the National Archives in Santiago, see: | ||
De Platt, Lyman. Genealogical Historical Guide to Latin America. Detroit, Mich.: Gale Research Company, 1978. ( | * De Platt, Lyman. Genealogical Historical Guide to Latin America. Detroit, Mich.: Gale Research Company, 1978. (FS Library book 980 D27p.) List | ||
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