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*The country of Spain is divided into 50 provinces. Each province belongs to one of 17 autonomous communities. To access the province pages, click on the name of the province in the chart below.
*To find out to which autonomous community a province belongs, please see the following article and scroll down to the section: [http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provincia_de_Espa%C3%B1a Tabla de provincias]. The last column of the table ('''Municipios''') includes a list of all the municipalities within the province.
*The municipalities are important because they are where your ancestors would have gone to record birth, marriage, and death information in the Civil Registers. Civil registration began nationwide in Spain in 1869 however, many municipalities, or ''ayuntamientos'', began record keeping before the national mandate to do so.
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|+ '''Provinces of Spain'''
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| [[Spain Province of Álava|Álava]]  
| [[Álava Genealogy|Álava]]  
| [[Spain Province of Albacete|Albacete]]  
| [[Albacete Genealogy|Albacete]]  
| [[Spain Province of Alicante|Alicante]]
| [[Alicante Genealogy|Alicante]]
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| [[Spain Province of Almería|Almería]]  
| [[Almería Genealogy|Almería]]  
| [[Spain Province of Asturias|Asturias]]  
| [[Asturias Genealogy|Asturias]]  
| [[Spain Province of Ávila|Ávila]]
| [[Ávila Genealogy|Ávila]]
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| [[Spain Province of Badajoz|Badajoz]]  
| [[Badajoz Genealogy|Badajoz]]  
| [[Spain Province of Barcelona|Barcelona]]  
| [[Barcelona Genealogy|Barcelona]]  
| [[Spain Province of Burgos|Burgos]]
| [[Burgos Genealogy|Burgos]]
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| [[Spain Province of Cáceres|Cáceres]]  
| [[Cáceres Genealogy|Cáceres]]  
| [[Spain Province of Cádiz|Cádiz]]  
| [[Cádiz Genealogy|Cádiz]]  
| [[Spain Province of Cantabria|Cantabria]]
| [[Cantabria Genealogy|Cantabria]]
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| [[Spain Province of Castellón|Castellón ]]  
| [[Castellón Genealogy|Castellón ]]  
| [[Spain Province of Ciudad Real|Ciudad Real]]  
| [[Ciudad Real Genealogy|Ciudad Real]]  
| [[Spain Province of Córdoba|Córdoba]]
| [[Córdoba Genealogy|Córdoba]]
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| [[Spain Province of La Coruña|La Coruña]]  
| [[La Coruña Genealogy|La Coruña]]  
| [[Spain Province of Cuenca|Cuenca]]  
| [[Cuenca Genealogy|Cuenca]]  
| [[Spain Province of Gerona|Gerona]]
| [[Gerona Genealogy|Gerona]]
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| [[Spain Province of Granada|Granada]]  
| [[Granada Genealogy|Granada]]  
| [[Spain Province of Guadalajara|Guadalajara]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
| [[Guadalajara Genealogy|Guadalajara]]  
| [[Spain Province of Guipúzcoa|Guipúzcoa]]
| [[Guipúzcoa Genealogy|Guipúzcoa]]
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| [[Spain Province of Huelva|Huelva]]  
| [[Huelva Genealogy|Huelva]]  
| [[Spain Province of Huesca|Huesca]]  
| [[Huesca Genealogy|Huesca]]  
| [[Spain Province of Islas Baleares|Islas Baleares]]
| [[Islas Baleares Genealogy|Islas Baleares]]
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| [[Spain Province of Jaén|Jaén]]  
| [[Jaén Genealogy|Jaén]]  
| [[Spain Province of León|León]]  
| [[León Genealogy|León]]  
| [[Spain Province of Lérida|Lérida]]
| [[Lérida Genealogy|Lérida]]
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| [[Spain Province of Lugo|Lugo]]  
| [[Lugo Genealogy|Lugo]]  
| [[Spain Province of Madrid|Madrid]]  
| [[Madrid Genealogy|Madrid]]  
| [[Spain Province of Málaga|Málaga]]
| [[Málaga Genealogy|Málaga]]
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| [[Spain Province of Murcia|Murcia]]  
| [[Murcia Genealogy|Murcia]]  
| [[Spain Province of Navarra|Navarra]]  
| [[Navarra Genealogy|Navarra]]  
| [[Spain Province of Orense|Orense]]
| [[Orense Genealogy|Orense]]
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| [[Spain Province of Palencia|Palencia]]  
| [[Palencia Genealogy|Palencia]]  
| [[Spain Province of Las Palmas|Las Palmas]]  
| [[Las Palmas Genealogy|Las Palmas]]  
| [[Spain Province of Pontevedra|Pontevedra]]
| [[Pontevedra Genealogy|Pontevedra]]
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| [[Spain Province of La Rioja|La Rioja]]  
| [[La Rioja Genealogy|La Rioja]]  
| [[Spain Province of Salamanca|Salamanca]]  
| [[Salamanca Genealogy|Salamanca]]  
| [[Spain Province of Segovia|Segovia]]
| [[Segovia Genealogy|Segovia]]
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| [[Spain Province of Sevilla|Sevilla]]  
| [[Sevilla Genealogy|Sevilla]]  
| [[Spain Province of Soria|Soria]]  
| [[Soria Genealogy|Soria]]  
| [[Spain Province of Tarragona|Tarragona]]
| [[Tarragona Genealogy|Tarragona]]
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| [[Spain Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife|Santa Cruz de Tenerife]]  
| [[Santa Cruz de Tenerife Genealogy|Santa Cruz de Tenerife]]  
| [[Spain Province of Teruel|Teruel]]  
| [[Teruel Genealogy|Teruel]]  
| [[Spain Province of Toledo|Toledo]]
| [[Toledo Genealogy|Toledo]]
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| [[Spain Province of Valencia|Valencia]]  
| [[Valencia Genealogy|Valencia]]  
| [[Spain Province of Valladolid|Valladolid]]  
| [[Valladolid Genealogy|Valladolid]]  
| [[Spain Province of Vizcaya|Vizcaya]]
| [[Vizcaya Genealogy|Vizcaya]]
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| [[Spain Province of Zamora|Zamora]]  
| [[Zamora Genealogy|Zamora]]  
| [[Spain Province of Zaragoza|Zaragoza]]  
| [[Zaragoza Genealogy|Zaragoza]]  
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To find out to which autonomous community a province belongs please see the following article and scroll down to the section: [http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provincia_de_Espa%C3%B1a Tabla de provincias].&nbsp;The last column of the table includes a list of all the municipalities within the province. The municipalities are important because they are where your ancestors would have gone to record birth, marriage, and death information in the Civil Registers. Civil registration began nationwide in Spain in 1869 however, many municipalities, or ''ayuntamientos'', began record keeping before the national mandate to do so.


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  • The country of Spain is divided into 50 provinces. Each province belongs to one of 17 autonomous communities. To access the province pages, click on the name of the province in the chart below.
  • To find out to which autonomous community a province belongs, please see the following article and scroll down to the section: Tabla de provincias. The last column of the table (Municipios) includes a list of all the municipalities within the province.
  • The municipalities are important because they are where your ancestors would have gone to record birth, marriage, and death information in the Civil Registers. Civil registration began nationwide in Spain in 1869 however, many municipalities, or ayuntamientos, began record keeping before the national mandate to do so.


Álava Albacete Alicante
Almería Asturias Ávila
Badajoz Barcelona Burgos
Cáceres Cádiz Cantabria
Castellón Ciudad Real Córdoba
La Coruña Cuenca Gerona
Granada Guadalajara Guipúzcoa
Huelva Huesca Islas Baleares
Jaén León Lérida
Lugo Madrid Málaga
Murcia Navarra Orense
Palencia Las Palmas Pontevedra
La Rioja Salamanca Segovia
Sevilla Soria Tarragona
Santa Cruz de Tenerife Teruel Toledo
Valencia Valladolid Vizcaya
Zamora Zaragoza



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