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*'''1509-1599''' {{FSC|349326|item|disp=Catálogo de pasajeros a Indias durante los siglos XVI, XVII y XVIII}} Lists of passengers from Spain to the New World during the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. Each volume includes indexes. | |||
*'''1509-1701''' {{FSC|20763|item|disp=Pasajeros a Indias : libros de asientos}} Archivo General de Indias. Commerce Section. Lists of passengers to the New World. | |||
*'''1540-1800''' {{FSC|2813190|item|disp=Chile, registros históricos, 1540-1800, Founding Families}} images. | |||
*'''1808-1960''' {{RecordSearch|1928310|Spain, Consular Records of Emigrants, 1808-1960}} - at FamilySearch, images. [[Spain, Consular Records of Emigrants - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]] | |||
*'''1876-1903''' {{FSC|1483721|item|disp=Lista de pasajeros que se dirigieron a Chile desde Hamburgo, del Archivo Estatal (Staatsarchiv) de Hamburgo : extracto dactilografiado, 1876-1903 (List of passengers who went to Chile from Hamburg, from the State Archive (Staatsarchiv) of Hamburg: typewritten extract, 1876-1903)}} | |||
*'''1878-1960''' [https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1518/ UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | |||
*'''1890-1960''' [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?sourcecategory=travel+%26+migration&sid=101&destinationcountry=chile Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960] at Findmypast - index & images ($); includes those with Destination of Chile | |||
*'''1892-1924''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?q.anyPlace=chile&f.collectionId=1368704&count=20&offset=0&m.defaultFacets=on&m.queryRequireDefault=on&m.facetNestCollectionInCategory=on New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924] Search results for Chile | |||
*{{FSC|52805|title-id|disp=Die Schweizerische Auswanderung nach Argentinien, Uruguay, Chile und Paraguay }}(*); Zbinden, Karl at FamilySearch - images | |||
*[https://www.immigrantships.net/index.html Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild] Choose a volume and then choose Chile under "Listed by Port of Departure" or "Listed by Port of Arrival". | *[https://www.immigrantships.net/index.html Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild] Choose a volume and then choose Chile under "Listed by Port of Departure" or "Listed by Port of Arrival". | ||
*[[Spain, Cadiz Passports - FamilySearch Historical Records|Spain, Cadiz Passports - FamilySearch Historical Records]] | *[[Spain, Cadiz Passports - FamilySearch Historical Records|Spain, Cadiz Passports - FamilySearch Historical Records]] | ||
* | *[[United States Immigration Online Genealogy Records]] | ||
====Biographies of Immigrant Colonists==== | ====Biographies of Immigrant Colonists==== | ||
*'''1535-1810''' | *'''1535-1810''' {{FSC|62877|item|disp=El reyno de Chile, 1535-1810 : estudio histórico, genealógico y biográfico}} The kingdom of Chile, 1535-1810 : historical, genealogical and biographical study. | ||
* | *{{FSC|263803|item|disp=Origen de doscientas familias coloniales de Santiago}} Origin (chiefly Spanish) and history of colonial Chilean families. Vol. 1 deals with families from the province of Santiago; v. 2 with Santiago de Chile; v. 3 with the province of Valparaíso; v. 4 with the provice of Talca; and v. 5 with the province of O'Higgins. Each volume except v. 3 includes an index by surname. | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/793324-redirection Grandes familias chilenas : descendientes de ingleses, franceses e italianos (Great Chilean families: descendants of English, French and Italians)], e-book. Biographies of prominent immigrants to Chile, and some of their descendants. | *[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/793324-redirection Grandes familias chilenas : descendientes de ingleses, franceses e italianos (Great Chilean families: descendants of English, French and Italians)], e-book. Biographies of prominent immigrants to Chile, and some of their descendants. | ||
* | *{{FSC|198462|item|disp=Diccionario biográfico colonial de Chile (Biographical dictionary of colonial Chile)}} | ||
====Cultural Groups==== | ====Cultural Groups==== | ||
*'''1840-1990''' | *'''1840-1990''' {{FSC|1483627|item|disp=Fichas de alemanes en Chile, 1840-1990 (Records of Germans in Chile)}} | ||
*'''1850-1945''' | *'''1850-1945''' {{FSC|398212|item|disp=Kartei der Auswanderer nach Chile und Mexiko, 1850-1945}} Index cards providing genealogical information on German-speaking immigrants and citizens of Chile and Mexico. Cards are arranged alphabetically by husband's surname, and provide information about place of origin, present address, when immigrated, place and date of birth and death, occupation, place and date of marriage, number of children, how many stillborn, which ones were married, living at home, and which children were illegitimate. Includes dates and places of birth and death, confirmation, marriage, religion, where and when children emigrated or moved; pedigrees for parents, grandparents and great-grandparents, often indicating when they immigrated to Latin America; and biographical and family-historical annotations. | ||
====Passports==== | ====Passports==== | ||
*'''1920-1937''' {{FSC|1935876|item|disp=Registro de pasaportes y visas conferidos por la Embajada de España a diplomáticos en Chile, Libro 04291, 1920-1937}} Register of the passports and visas issued by the Embassy of Spain in Stantiago de Chile. Each brief description includes the date, name of person or institution requesting a passport or a visa in behalf of the person traveling, name of the person traveling, title or office, and the destination. | |||
*'''1920-1937''' | *'''1921-1939''' {{FSC|595113|item|disp=Reseñas de pasaportes de varios consulados, 1921-1939}} at FamilySearch Catalog; images only - includes those in Chile | ||
==Offices and Archives to Contact<ref>[http://pares.mcu.es/MovimientosMigratorios/staticContent.form?viewName=fuentes14== IBERO-AMERICAN DOCUMENTAL SOURCES | ==Offices and Archives to Contact<ref>[http://pares.mcu.es/MovimientosMigratorios/staticContent.form?viewName=fuentes14== IBERO-AMERICAN DOCUMENTAL SOURCES | ||
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Tel.: (00 56) 3605213<br> | Tel.: (00 56) 3605213<br> | ||
Email: archivo.nacional@archivonacional.cl<br> | |||
[http://www.archivonacional.cl/sitio/ '''Website''']<br> | [http://www.archivonacional.cl/sitio/ '''Website''']<br> | ||
*This archive offers information on individual applications for Chilean nationality from 1890 to 1948. | *This archive offers information on individual applications for Chilean nationality from 1890 to 1948. | ||
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Tel.: (00 56 2) 8274200<br> | Tel.: (00 56 2) 8274200<br> | ||
Email: sgutierrez@minrel.gob.cl<br> | |||
[https://minrel.gob.cl/archivo-general-historico/biblioarchivo/2010-05-24/134117.html '''Website'''] | [https://minrel.gob.cl/archivo-general-historico/biblioarchivo/2010-05-24/134117.html '''Website'''] | ||
*The Fondo Histórico (1818-1860) may possibly hold documentation concerning Spanish immigrants. | *The Fondo Histórico (1818-1860) may possibly hold documentation concerning Spanish immigrants. | ||
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*'''''Informaciones de Méritos y Servicios de los Descubridores/Conquistadores ''(Information on Merits and Services of the Discoverers and Conquerors)'''. This contains documents of the ships and passengers who sailed to the colonies during the early 1500s. | *'''''Informaciones de Méritos y Servicios de los Descubridores/Conquistadores ''(Information on Merits and Services of the Discoverers and Conquerors)'''. This contains documents of the ships and passengers who sailed to the colonies during the early 1500s. | ||
*'''''Casa de Contratación de las Indias ''(House of Contracts of the Indies)'''. This is an excellent documentation of passenger lists for ships sailing to the American colonies between 1509 and 1701, as well as petitions and licenses for permission to emigrate during the period 1534 to 1790. | *'''''Casa de Contratación de las Indias ''(House of Contracts of the Indies)'''. This is an excellent documentation of passenger lists for ships sailing to the American colonies between 1509 and 1701, as well as petitions and licenses for permission to emigrate during the period 1534 to 1790. | ||
*'''''Informaciones y licencias de pasajeros (Passenger information and permits)'''' | *'''''Informaciones y licencias de pasajeros (Passenger information and permits)''''. This covers the period between 1534 and 1790 and comprises all the information or evidence that had to be submitted to the Casa de la Contratación by anyone who wished to travel to the newly-discovered territories, and the permits issued by the chairman and official judges of the Casa. In this information, passengers had to provide proof of their standing as long-term Christians. Therefore, some files include baptism and marriage certificates which give biographical and genealogical information not only on the passengers, but also on the people that accompanied them. | ||
This covers the period between 1534 and 1790 and comprises all the information or evidence that had to be submitted to the Casa de la Contratación by anyone who wished to travel to the newly-discovered territories, and the permits issued by the chairman and official judges of the Casa. In this information, passengers had to provide proof of their standing as long-term Christians. Therefore, some files include baptism and marriage certificates which give biographical and genealogical information not only on the passengers, but also on the people that accompanied them. | |||
====Online Records From Archivo General de Indias==== | ====Online Records From Archivo General de Indias==== | ||
*'''1509-1599''' | *'''1509-1599''' {{FSC|349326|item|disp=Catálogo de pasajeros a Indias durante los siglos XVI, XVII y XVIII}} Lists of passengers from Spain to the New World during the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries | ||
*'''1509-1701''' | *'''1509-1701''' {{FSC|20763|item|disp=Pasajeros a Indias : libros de asientos}} Archivo General de Indias. Commerce Section. Lists of passengers to the New World. | ||
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<span style="color:DarkViolet">'''"Emigration"''' means moving out of a country. '''"Immigration"''' means moving into a country. </span><br> | <span style="color:DarkViolet">'''"Emigration"''' means moving out of a country. '''"Immigration"''' means moving into a country. </span><br> | ||
Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or arriving (immigrating) in the country. These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. The information in these records may include the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birthplaces. Sometimes they also show family groups. | Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or arriving (immigrating) in the country. These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. The information in these records may include the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birthplaces. Sometimes they also show family groups. | ||
==Immigration Records== | [[Category:Emigration and Immigration Records]]==Immigration Records== | ||
'''Ship arrivals and passenger lists''' provide the best documentation of immigrants who came to South America after the middle of the 19th century. These records are housed in the national archives of each of the countries in South America. For information about archives, see [[Chile Archives and Libraries]]. | '''Ship arrivals and passenger lists''' provide the best documentation of immigrants who came to South America after the middle of the 19th century. These records are housed in the national archives of each of the countries in South America. For information about archives, see [[Chile Archives and Libraries]]. | ||
The information contained in passenger lists varies over time but usually includes the name of the emigrant, age, occupation, and destination. In addition, names of other family members, last town of residence, and birthplace may be given. | The information contained in passenger lists varies over time but usually includes the name of the emigrant, age, occupation, and destination. In addition, names of other family members, last town of residence, and birthplace may be given. | ||
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[[France Emigration and Immigration]] – Wiki page with additional larger databases which also include Chileans<br> | [[France Emigration and Immigration]] – Wiki page with additional larger databases which also include Chileans<br> | ||
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*800,000 | *There are 800,000 descendants of the French in Chile today. The French came to Chile in the 18th century, arriving at Concepción as merchants, and in the mid-19th century to cultivate vines in the haciendas of the ''''Central Valley'''', the homebase of world-famous Chilean wine. | ||
*The Araucanía Region also has an important number of people of French ancestry, as the area hosted settlers arrived by the second half of the 19th century as farmers and shopkeepers. | *The Araucanía Region also has an important number of people of French ancestry, as the area hosted settlers arrived by the second half of the 19th century as farmers and shopkeepers. | ||
*By 1854 there were 1654 Frenchmen in Chile, by 1895 it rose to 8266; about 80% of them arrived ''''from Southwestern France, especially from Basses-Pyrénées (Basque country and Béarn), Gironde, Charente-Inférieure and Charente and regions situated between Gers and Dordogne.'''<ref name ="IC"/> | *By 1854 there were 1654 Frenchmen in Chile, by 1895 it rose to 8266; about 80% of them arrived ''''from Southwestern France, especially from Basses-Pyrénées (Basque country and Béarn), Gironde, Charente-Inférieure and Charente and regions situated between Gers and Dordogne.'''<ref name ="IC"/> | ||
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==For Further Reading== | ==For Further Reading== | ||
There are additional sources listed in the FamilySearch Catalog: | There are additional sources listed in the FamilySearch Catalog: | ||
*{{ | *{{FSC|Chile - Emigration and immigration|subject|subject-id=369372800|disp=Chile - Emigration and Immigration}} | ||
*{{ | *{{FSC|Chile - Minorities|subject|subject-id=764078957|disp=Chile - Minorities}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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