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Guide to '''Mexico ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
==Information==
Mexico is a country in North America bordered by the [[United States Genealogy|United States]], [[Belize Genealogy|Belize]], and [[Guatemala Genealogy|Guatemala]]. It was formerly a colony of [[Spain Genealogy|Spain]]. The official language is Spanish.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Mexico," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico, accessed 24 March 2016.</ref>


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== Getting started with Mexican research  ==


==Mexico Map==
Welcome to the México page! FamilySearch Wiki is a community website dedicated to helping people throughout the world learn how to find their ancestors. Through the México page you can learn how to find, use, and analyze Mexican records of genealogical value. The content is variously targeted to beginners, intermediate, and expert researchers. The México Page is a work in progress, your contributions and [[FamilySearch Wiki:Feedback|feedback]] are essential!
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== States ==
== Si usted entiende español  ==
Mexico is divided into the following states:
 
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Le invitamos a buscar información en español en la página de México en el wiki de FamilySearch español. También le invitamos a compartir información útil allí: https://wiki.familysearch.org/es/México
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    <li>[[Aguascalientes, Mexico Genealogy|Aguascalientes]]</li>
== Jurisdictions  ==
    <li>[[Baja California, Mexico Genealogy|Baja California]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Baja California Sur, Mexico Genealogy|Baja California Sur]]</li>
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    <li>[[Campeche, Mexico Genealogy|Campeche]]</li>
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    <li>[[Chiapas, Mexico Genealogy|Chiapas]]</li>
| [[Aguascalientes|Aguascalientes]]  
    <li>[[Chihuahua, Mexico Genealogy|Chihuahua]]</li>
| [[Baja California|Baja California]]  
    <li>[[Coahuila, Mexico Genealogy|Coahuila]]</li>
| [[Baja California Sur|Baja California Sur]]  
    <li>[[Colima, Mexico Genealogy|Colima]]</li>
| [[Campeche|Campeche]]
    <li>[[Distrito Federal, Mexico Genealogy|Distrito Federal]]</li>
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    <li>[[Durango, Mexico Genealogy|Durango]]</li>
| [[Chiapas|Chiapas]]  
    <li>[[Guanajuato, Mexico Genealogy|Guanajuato]]</li>
| [[Chihuahua|Chihuahua]]  
    <li>[[Guerrero, Mexico Genealogy|Guerrero]]</li>
| [[Coahuila|Coahuila]]  
    <li>[[Hidalgo, Mexico Genealogy|Hidalgo]]</li>
| [[Colima|Colima]]
    <li>[[Jalisco, Mexico Genealogy|Jalisco]]</li>
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    <li>[[State of Mexico, Mexico Genealogy|State of Mexico]]</li>
| [[Distrito Federal|Distrito Federal]]  
    <li>[[Michoacán, Mexico Genealogy|Michoacán]]</li>
| [[Durango|Durango]]  
    <li>[[Morelos, Mexico Genealogy|Morelos]]</li>
| [[Guanajuato|Guanajuato]]  
    <li>[[Nayarit, Mexico Genealogy|Nayarit]]</li>
| [[Guerrero|Guerrero]]
    <li>[[Nuevo León, Mexico Genealogy|Nuevo León]]</li>
|-
    <li>[[Oaxaca, Mexico Genealogy|Oaxaca]]</li>
| [[Hidalgo|Hidalgo]]  
    <li>[[Puebla, Mexico Genealogy|Puebla]]</li>
| [[Jalisco|Jalisco]]  
    <li>[[Querétaro, Mexico Genealogy|Querétaro]]</li>
| [[Estado de México|Estado de México]]  
    <li>[[Quintana Roo, Mexico Genealogy|Quintana Roo]]</li>
| [[Michoacán|Michoacán]]
    <li>[[San Luis Potosí, Mexico Genealogy|San Luis Potosí]]</li>
|-
    <li>[[Sinaloa, Mexico Genealogy|Sinaloa]]</li>  
| [[Morelos|Morelos]]  
    <li>[[Sonora, Mexico Genealogy|Sonora]]</li>
| [[Nayarit|Nayarit]]  
    <li>[[Tabasco, Mexico Genealogy|Tabasco]]</li>
| [[Nuevo León|Nuevo León]]  
    <li>[[Tamaulipas, Mexico Genealogy|Tamaulipas]]</li>  
| [[Oaxaca|Oaxaca]]
    <li>[[Tlaxcala, Mexico Genealogy|Tlaxcala]]</li>  
|-
    <li>[[Veracruz, Mexico Genealogy|Veracruz]]</li>  
| [[Puebla|Puebla]]  
    <li>[[Yucatán, Mexico Genealogy|Yucatán]]</li>
| [[Querétaro|Querétaro]]  
    <li>[[Zacatecas, Mexico Genealogy|Zacatecas]]</li>
| [[Quintana Roo|Quintana Roo]]  
| [[San Luis Potosí|San Luis Potosí]]
|-
| [[Sinaloa|Sinaloa]]  
| [[Sonora|Sonora]]
| [[Tabasco|Tabasco]]
| [[Tamaulipas|Tamaulipas]]
|-
| [[Tlaxcala|Tlaxcala]]
| [[Veracruz|Veracruz]]
| [[Yucatán|Yucatán]]
| [[Zacatecas|Zacatecas]]
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== Research Tools  ==
 
Stub: Can you give me some research hints?
 
*Join our group of Mexico researchers on [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mexico-Genealogy-Research-Community/231395763572280 Facebook] &amp; [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Join_a_Skype_Research_Community Skype]
*[[Spanish Letter Writing Guide]]
*[[Spanish Genealogical Word List]]
*[http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/images/7/7f/Mexico_Research_Outline.pdf Mexican Research Outline]
*Research Guide:[http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/LatinAmerica/Mexico.pdf BYU Research Outline for Mexico]
*[[Mexico Civil Registration Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[Mexico Websites|Websites]]
 
=== FamilySearch Historical Record Collections  ===
 
Online collections containing these records are located in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list FamilySearch.org].
 
Wiki articles describing these collections are found at:
 
*[[Mexico Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Mexico Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[Mexico 1930 Census (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Mexico 1930 Census (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[Mexico, Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Mexico, Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[Mexico Civil Registration Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Mexico Civil Registraion Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[Mexico Deaths (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Mexico Deaths (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  
*[[Mexico, Distrito Federal, Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Mexico, Distrito Federal, Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[Mexico Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Mexico Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br>  
*[[Mexico, State of Quintana Roo Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Mexico, State of Quintana Roo Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records]]
*[[Mexico, State of San Luis Potosi Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Mexico, State of San Luis Potosi Civil Registrations (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
 
== Help Wanted  ==
 
In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by:
 
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The following articles need to be edited and updated.
 
*[[Mexico Church Directories]]
*[[Mexico Civil Registration|Mexico Civil Registration/ Vital Records]]
*[[Mexico Census]]
 
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== Featured Content  ==
 
In 1568, Phillip II decreed that the Moors should abandon their names and adopt Spanish names. Thus, some Moorish names such as Ben-egas became Venegas.
 
The additional four influences that played a part in the development of Spanish surnames were patronymical, occupational, descriptive or nickname, and geographical (estates, manors, and dominions) terms. [[Mexico Names, Personal|Read more...]]
 
== Did you know?  ==
 
*Land records are primarily used to learn where an individual lived and when he or she lived there. They often reveal other information, such as the name of a spouse, heir, other relatives, or neighbors. You may learn where a person lived previously, his or her occupation, and other clues for further research. [[Mexico Land and Property|Read more...]]
 
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*[[Mexico Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]
*[[Mexico Biography|Biography]]
*[[Mexico Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Mexico Census|Census]]
*[[Mexico Church Directories|Church Directories]]
*[[Mexico Church History|Church History]]
*[[Mexico Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Mexico Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Mexico Directories|Directories]]
*[[Mexico Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Mexico Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
*[[Mexico Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*[[Mexico Historical Geography|Historical Geography]]
*[[Mexico History|History]]
*[[Mexico Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[Mexico Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]
*[[Mexico Maps|Maps]]
*[[Mexico Military Records|Military Records]]  
*[[Mexico Names, Personal|Names, Personal]]
*[[Mexico Native Races|Native Races]]
*[[Mexico Nobility|Nobility]]
*[[Mexico Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
*[[Mexico Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[Mexico Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Mexico Public Records|Public Records]]
*[[Mexico Record Selection Table|Record Selection Table]]
*[[Mexico Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]]
*[[Mexico Societies|Societies]]
 
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*[http://pares.mcu.es/ParesBusquedas/servlets/Control_servlet?accion=0 MINISTERIO DE CULTURA - Portal de Archivos Españoles]
 
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==References==
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Revision as of 15:01, 22 August 2011

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Getting started with Mexican research[edit | edit source]

Welcome to the México page! FamilySearch Wiki is a community website dedicated to helping people throughout the world learn how to find their ancestors. Through the México page you can learn how to find, use, and analyze Mexican records of genealogical value. The content is variously targeted to beginners, intermediate, and expert researchers. The México Page is a work in progress, your contributions and feedback are essential!

Si usted entiende español[edit | edit source]

Le invitamos a buscar información en español en la página de México en el wiki de FamilySearch español. También le invitamos a compartir información útil allí: https://wiki.familysearch.org/es/México

Jurisdictions[edit | edit source]

Aguascalientes Baja California Baja California Sur Campeche
Chiapas Chihuahua Coahuila Colima
Distrito Federal Durango Guanajuato Guerrero
Hidalgo Jalisco Estado de México Michoacán
Morelos Nayarit Nuevo León Oaxaca
Puebla Querétaro Quintana Roo San Luis Potosí
Sinaloa Sonora Tabasco Tamaulipas
Tlaxcala Veracruz Yucatán Zacatecas

Research Tools[edit | edit source]

Stub: Can you give me some research hints?

FamilySearch Historical Record Collections[edit | edit source]

Online collections containing these records are located in FamilySearch.org.

Wiki articles describing these collections are found at:

Help Wanted[edit | edit source]

In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by:

The following articles need to be edited and updated.


Featured Content[edit | edit source]

In 1568, Phillip II decreed that the Moors should abandon their names and adopt Spanish names. Thus, some Moorish names such as Ben-egas became Venegas.

The additional four influences that played a part in the development of Spanish surnames were patronymical, occupational, descriptive or nickname, and geographical (estates, manors, and dominions) terms. Read more...

Did you know?[edit | edit source]

  • Land records are primarily used to learn where an individual lived and when he or she lived there. They often reveal other information, such as the name of a spouse, heir, other relatives, or neighbors. You may learn where a person lived previously, his or her occupation, and other clues for further research. Read more...
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