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Military records in Colombia begin with the Spanish military records in the colonial period before Colombia’s independence and continue with the nation’s own records. They give information about an ancestor’s military career, such as promotions, places served, pensions, and conduct. In addition, these records usually include information about his age, birthplace, residence, occupation, physical description, and family members.<br> | Military records in Colombia begin with the Spanish military records in the colonial period before Colombia’s independence and continue with the nation’s own records. They give information about an ancestor’s military career, such as promotions, places served, pensions, and conduct. In addition, these records usually include information about his age, birthplace, residence, occupation, physical description, and family members.<br> | ||
Evidence that an ancestor actually served may be found in family records, biographies, censuses, probate records, civil registration, and church records. | Evidence that an ancestor actually served may be found in family records, biographies, censuses, probate records, civil registration, and church records. | ||
== Military Records of Genealogical Value | == Military Records of Genealogical Value == | ||
The following records include information on most soldiers and can be useful in researching your family: | The following records include information on most soldiers and can be useful in researching your family: | ||
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For more information on the military records of Mexico, including where the records are found, see: | For more information on the military records of Mexico, including where the records are found, see: | ||
Ryskamp, George R. Tracing Your Hispanic Heritage. Riverside, California: Hispanic Family History Research, 1984, pp. 591-632. ( | Ryskamp, George R. Tracing Your Hispanic Heritage. Riverside, California: Hispanic Family History Research, 1984, pp. 591-632. (FS Library book 946 D27r.) | ||
== The Colonial Military == | == The Colonial Military == | ||
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These records are the most easily accessible and many are available through FamilySearch including: | These records are the most easily accessible and many are available through FamilySearch including: | ||
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=== Military Orders and Brotherhoods: === | |||
Men could only be members of the military orders if they were nobility. To gain entrance, a person was required to submit a documented genealogy of the three previous generations of his family. At present, these records are mainly in the National Historical Archive in Madrid, including Latin American Spanish military orders. Many of these records are available through the Spanish National Archive: [http://pares.culturaydeporte.gob.es/inicio.html PARES.] | |||
== The Early Colombian Military == | == The Early Colombian Military == | ||
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The Constitution of 1886 included the first laws governing the military and formally defining the military's constitutional responsibilities and also called for a first program of universal military conscription, but this provision was not uniformly enforced until the early twentieth century. <br> | The Constitution of 1886 included the first laws governing the military and formally defining the military's constitutional responsibilities and also called for a first program of universal military conscription, but this provision was not uniformly enforced until the early twentieth century. <br> | ||
The conflict known as the War of a Thousand Days began in 1899; this nearly three-year-long war, in which over 100,000 Colombians died, remains one of the most violent civil conflicts in the nation's history. | The conflict known as the War of a Thousand Days began in 1899; this nearly three-year-long war, in which over 100,000 Colombians died, remains one of the most violent civil conflicts in the nation's history. | ||
The military records from the War of a Thousand Days are in the process of being digitalized and should be available through FamilySearch in a couple of years.<br> | The military records from the War of a Thousand Days are in the process of being digitalized and should be available through FamilySearch in a couple of years.<br> | ||
Other military records from this time are also available through FamilySearch including: | Other military records from this time are also available through FamilySearch including: | ||
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=== List of 19th Century Military Conflicts === | === List of 19th Century Military Conflicts === | ||
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== 20th Century Colombian Military == | == 20th Century Colombian Military == | ||
The national exhaustion from the violence of the War of a Thousand Days helped form the basis for the establishment of a modern, professional military. The administration of Rafael Reyes, who came to office in 1904, began the reorganization and professionalization of the armed forces among its early initiatives to revitalize the country. By the 1920's however, government interest in the armed forces began to wane, only to be brought back into focus during the Colombia-Peru Conflict of 1932-1933. | The national exhaustion from the violence of the War of a Thousand Days helped form the basis for the establishment of a modern, professional military. The administration of Rafael Reyes, who came to office in 1904, began the reorganization and professionalization of the armed forces among its early initiatives to revitalize the country. By the 1920's however, government interest in the armed forces began to wane, only to be brought back into focus during the Colombia-Peru Conflict of 1932-1933. It was at this time that the United States of America began to establish strong ties with the Colombian military. Throughout the rest of the 20th Century, due to WWII and then La Violencia and the Colombian Armed Conflict, Colombia has continued to strengthen and build its military. Currently, the Colombian military is one of the largest and most well-equipped in Latin America. All young men at 18 years of age are required to serve in the military with a few exceptions. The requirement can be fulfilled by duty with either the army (18 months), the navy (24 months), the air force (18 months), or the National Police (12 months). However, only a small proportion of those eligible actually serve--usually those from the lower classes. <br> | ||
Records from this time period are difficult to access and requests for information are often viewed suspiciously. Collections do exist at the [http://www.archivogeneral.gov.co/ Archivo General de la Nación]. | Records from this time period are difficult to access and requests for information are often viewed suspiciously. Collections do exist at the [http://www.archivogeneral.gov.co/ Archivo General de la Nación]. | ||
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*Colombia Battalion in the Korean War (1950–1953) | *Colombia Battalion in the Korean War (1950–1953) | ||
*Colombian Armed Conflict (1964-current) | *Colombian Armed Conflict (1964-current) | ||
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