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*Muster rolls (listas de revistas) | *Muster rolls (listas de revistas) | ||
*Personnel files (hojas de servicio) | *Personnel files (hojas de servicio) | ||
*Lists of officers and commissions of officers | *Lists of officers and commissions of officers (estado mayor y expedientes personales) | ||
*Pay records (certificado) | *Pay records (certificado) | ||
*Pension records (pensiones) | *Pension records (pensiones) | ||
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For the colonial period, you can find military records in the National Military Archive in Segovia (Archivo General Militar de Segovia) and the National Archive of Simancas (Archivo General de Simancas), both in Spain. (See [[Peru Archives and Libraries]].) | For the colonial period, you can find military records in the National Military Archive in Segovia (Archivo General Militar de Segovia) and the National Archive of Simancas (Archivo General de Simancas), both in Spain. (See [[Peru Archives and Libraries]].) | ||
Records of military service in Peru were kept by the Ministry of War (Ministerio de Guerra) and Ministry of the Navy (Ministerio de Marina). Old records have been collected at the National Archives, Historical Military Archives (Archivo Histórico Militar), and the National Library in Lima. Current records are scattered through several archives, kept by the agency that created the records. The | Records of military service in Peru were kept by the Ministry of War (Ministerio de Guerra) and Ministry of the Navy (Ministerio de Marina). Old records have been collected at the National Archives, Historical Military Archives (Archivo Histórico Militar), and the National Library in Lima. Current records are scattered through several archives, kept by the agency that created the records. The FamilySearch Library has few military records from Peru and no naval records. | ||
Military records can be of great value to your research. For most family research, however, they are difficult to access. Other sources, such as church records and civil registration, are more easily available and contain much of the same information. The few Peruvian military records that have been microfilmed are unindexed. | Military records can be of great value to your research. For most family research, however, they are difficult to access. Other sources, such as church records and civil registration, are more easily available and contain much of the same information. The few Peruvian military records that have been microfilmed are unindexed. | ||
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The library has the following military records for Peru: | The library has the following military records for Peru: | ||
*Hojas de Servicios Militares de America: Virreinato de Perú, 1788–1800 (Records of Military Service in America: Viceroyalty of Peru, 1788–1800). Madrid: Servicio Nacional de Microfilm, 1971. ( | *Hojas de Servicios Militares de America: Virreinato de Perú, 1788–1800 (Records of Military Service in America: Viceroyalty of Peru, 1788–1800). Madrid: Servicio Nacional de Microfilm, 1971. (FS Library film 1156346–51). | ||
*Documentos militares de Arequipa, Perú, 1777–1919 (Military Documents of Arequipa, Peru, 1777–1919). Arequipa: Convento de la Merced, 1990. ( | *Documentos militares de Arequipa, Perú, 1777–1919 (Military Documents of Arequipa, Peru, 1777–1919). Arequipa: Convento de la Merced, 1990. (FS Library film 1563431 items 5–6.) | ||
To use Peruvian military records, you will have to determine the specific unit your ancestor served in. If the records of your ancestor do not provide this information, it may be possible to learn which units were in the area where he lived. To do this, you must know at least the town where the individual was living when he was of age to serve in the military. | To use Peruvian military records, you will have to determine the specific unit your ancestor served in. If the records of your ancestor do not provide this information, it may be possible to learn which units were in the area where he lived. To do this, you must know at least the town where the individual was living when he was of age to serve in the military. | ||
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