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=== Online Resources ===
=== Online Resources ===
*'''1553-2021''' {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|4469480|Colombia, Civil Registration}} at FamilySearch — [[Colombia, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1553-2021''' {{RecordSearch|4469480|Colombia, Civil Registration, 1553-2021}} at FamilySearch — [[Colombia, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1576-2018''' {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|1726975|Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-2018}} at FamilySearch — [[Colombia, Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1576-2018''' {{RecordSearch|1726975|Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-2018}} at FamilySearch — [[Colombia, Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1630-1950''' {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|1520607|Colombia Baptisms, 1630-1950}} at FamilySearch — [[Colombia Baptisms - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1630-1950''' {{RecordSearch|1520607|Colombia Baptisms, 1630-1950}} at FamilySearch — [[Colombia Baptisms - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1750-1960''' {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|1520611|Colombia Marriages, 1750-1960}} at FamilySearch — [[Colombia Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1750-1960''' {{RecordSearch|1520611|Colombia Marriages, 1750-1960}} at FamilySearch — [[Colombia Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1770-1930''' {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|1520612|Colombia Deaths, 1770-1930}} at FamilySearch — [[Colombia Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1770-1930''' {{RecordSearch|1520612|Colombia Deaths, 1770-1930}} at FamilySearch — [[Colombia Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1960-1991''' {{RecordSearch|3212241|Colombia, Bogotá, Burial Permits, 1960-1991}} at FamilySearch - [[Colombia, Bogotá, Burial Permits - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index


*'''1960-1991''' {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|3212241|Colombia, Bogotá, Burial Permits, 1960-1991}} at FamilySearch - [[Colombia, Bogotá, Burial Permits - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
==Resources==


==How to Find the Records==
Obtaining copies of civil registration can be difficult from the National Registry. But many notarial records from the 19th century are microfilmed and are available online through FamilySearch or through microfilm and often these are indexed.<br>
 
Obtaining copies of civil registration can be difficult from the National Registry. But many notarial records from the 19th century are microfilmed and are available online through FamilySearch or through microfilm and often these are indexed.


FamilySearch microfilms available. An index for the First, Second, Third and Fourth Notaries of Bogata, including records from neighboring localities and all of Colombia is:
FamilySearch microfilms available. An index for the First, Second, Third and Fourth Notaries of Bogata, including records from neighboring localities and all of Colombia is:
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*{{FSC|824349|item|disp=Indice general de notaría y registro civil, 1553-1935}}


Once you have identified the name and jurisdiction of the town of your ancestors you will want to check the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] and [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/1927162 FamilySearch Record Collections] for records about your ancestors. For more information about how to search the FamilySearch catalog you will want to read [[Using the FamilySearch Catalog]].
Once you have identified the name and jurisdiction of the town of your ancestors, check the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] and [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/1927162 FamilySearch Record Collections] for records about your ancestors. For more information about how to search the FamilySearch catalog, read [[Using the FamilySearch Catalog]].


To search the catalog, as well as indexed records and images available online from FamilySearch, you will need to visit [https://www.familysearch.org FamilySearch.org]. To find the record collections for Colombia, click on South America and choose Colombia from the list. Finally, click on [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/1927162 Start researching in Colombia].
To search the catalog, as well as indexed records and images available online from FamilySearch, you will need to visit [https://www.familysearch.org FamilySearch.org]. To find the record collections for Colombia, click on South America and choose Colombia from the list. Finally, click on [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/1927162 Start researching in Colombia].
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For additional information about finding records, see [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Colombia_Finding_Records Colombia Finding Records].
For additional information about finding records, see [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Colombia_Finding_Records Colombia Finding Records].


==Historical Background==
==Background==
 
Civil Registration began in Colombia in 1865 but wasn't fully adopted everywhere in the country till 1888.<ref name="rys">Ryskamp, George. ''Finding Your Hispanic Roots.'' Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997.</ref> Till 1926, the civil registration records were included as part of the notarial records. Now the Registraduría Nacional del Estado Civil (the National Registry of Civil Status) maintains the civil registration; their website is [http://www.registraduria.gov.co/ http://www.registraduria.gov.co/].
 
=== 1865-1887  ===
 
Between 1865-1887, the notary #2 of Bogota also kept separate books for births, marriages, and deaths for the capital and contingent areas. These registers consisted of:


Civil Registration began in Colombia in 1865 but wasn't fully adopted everywhere in the country till 1888.<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span> Till 1926, the civil registration records were included as part of the notarial records. Now the Registraduría Nacional del Estado Civil (the National Registry of Civil Status) maintains the civil registration; their website is [http://www.registraduria.gov.co/ http://www.registraduria.gov.co/].
*Monthly lists of baptisms, marriage, and deaths of various parishes
*Certified copies of individual entries without order
 
=== 1936 to the Present ===
 
In Colombia, the registration system of births, marriages, and deaths since 1936, have been in the following ways:
 
*Where there are public notaries in a municipality, they make the records.
*Where there are no public notaries in a municipality, a statistics officer (un oficial de Estadisticas) in the mayor's office creates the records.


==Coverage and Compliance==
==Coverage and Compliance==


* Law 2159 of '''1852''' required the keeping of birth, marriage, legitimations, and recognition of natural children.  
* Law 2159 of '''1852''' required the keeping of birth, marriage, legitimations, and recognition of natural children.  
* Law 57 of '''1887''' established that marital status could be proven with Catholic baptism, marriage, or death certificates issued by priests.<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>
* Law 57 of '''1887''' established that marital status could be proven with Catholic baptism, marriage, or death certificates issued by priests.<ref>Registraduría Nacional del Estado Civil, "Historia de la identificación", https://www.registraduria.gov.co/-Historia-de-la-identificacion-.html, accessed 11 de febrero de 2020.</ref>
* Before '''1926,''' civil registration was included in the notary protocol records.  
* Before '''1926,''' civil registration was included in the notary protocol records.  
* With Law 92 in '''1938,''' civil registration was established as an exclusive responsibility of the State.  
* With Law 92 in '''1938,''' civil registration was established as an exclusive responsibility of the State.  
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*Date of death or burial
*Date of death or burial
*Place of death
*Place of death
=== 1865-1887  ===
'''NOTE'''
Between 1865-1887, the notary #2 of Bogota also kept separate books for births, marriages, and deaths for the capital and contingent areas. These registers consisted of:
*Monthly lists of baptisms, marriage, and deaths of various parishes
*Certified copies of individual entries without order
=== 1936 to the Present ===
In Colombia, the registration system of births, marriages, and deaths since 1936, have been in the following ways:
*Where there are public notaries in a municipality, they make the records.
*Where there are no public notaries in a municipality, a statistics officer (un oficial de Estadisticas) in the mayor's office creates the records.


== References ==
== References ==


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