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Guide to '''Spain ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
==Country Information==
Spain is a country in Southwest Europe bordered by [[Gibraltar Genealogy|Gibraltar]], [[France Genealogy|France]], [[Andorra Genealogy|Andorra]], and [[Portugal Genealogy|Portugal]]. Spanish is the official language.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Spain," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain, accessed 23 March 2016.</ref>


Guide to '''Spain ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
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=== Getting Started with Spain Research  ===
|<span class="community_button">[[Online Research Help|Online<br>Research Help]]</span>
 
|<div id="fsButtons"><span class="red_online_button">[[Spain Getting Started|Getting<Br>Started]]</span>
Welcome to the Spain page! FamilySearch Wiki is a community website dedicated to helping people throughout the world learn how to find their ancestors. Through the Spain page you can learn how to find, use, and analyze records of genealogical value. The content is variously targeted to beginners, intermediate, and expert researchers. Please visit the [[Help:Contributor Help|Contributor Help]] page to learn more about using the site. The Spain page is a work in progress, your contributions and [[FamilySearch Wiki:Feedback|feedback]] are essential!&nbsp;
 
New! Join a Genealogy Research Community on [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Spain-Genealogy-Research-Community/227145867354657 Facebook] or [[Join a Skype Research Community#Europe|Skype]]
 
See the tutorials at FamilySearch Learning Center on ''[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/results.html?fq=place%3A%22Spain%22 "Reading Spanish Handwritten Records"] ''and understanding''[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/spanish-script-tutorial/92 "Spanish Script"]''.
 
=== Si usted entiende español  ===
 
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. Véase el enlace en la parte inferior de la página.
 
== Jurisdictions  ==
 
Spain is divided into 50 provinces. Each province belongs to one of 17 autonomous communities listed below. A list of the provinces of Spain and access to their individual pages can be found below and in the article [[Spain Provinces|'''Spain Provinces''']]  
 
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| [[Álava Genealogy|Álava]]  
| [[Albacete Genealogy|Albacete]]
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| [[Almería Genealogy|Almería]]
| [[Asturias Genealogy|Asturias]]
| [[Ávila Genealogy|Ávila]]
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| [[Badajoz Genealogy|Badajoz]]
| [[Barcelona Genealogy|Barcelona]]
| [[Burgos Genealogy|Burgos]]
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| [[Cáceres Genealogy|Cáceres]]
| [[Cádiz Genealogy|Cádiz]]
| [[Cantabria Genealogy|Cantabria]]
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| [[Castellón Genealogy|Castellón ]]
| [[Ciudad Real Genealogy|Ciudad Real]]
| [[Córdoba Genealogy|Córdoba]]
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| [[La Coruña Genealogy|La Coruña]]
| [[Cuenca Genealogy|Cuenca]]
| [[Gerona Genealogy|Gerona]]
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| [[Granada Genealogy|Granada]]
| [[Guadalajara Genealogy|Guadalajara]]
| [[Guipúzcoa Genealogy|Guipúzcoa]]
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| [[Huelva Genealogy|Huelva]]
| [[Huesca Genealogy|Huesca]]
| [[Islas Baleares Genealogy|Islas Baleares]]
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| [[Jaén Genealogy|Jaén]]
| [[León Genealogy|León]]
| [[Lérida Genealogy|Lérida]]
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| [[Lugo Genealogy|Lugo]]
| [[Madrid Genealogy|Madrid]]
| [[Málaga Genealogy|Málaga]]
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| [[Murcia Genealogy|Murcia]]
| [[Navarra Genealogy|Navarra]]
| [[Orense Genealogy|Orense]]
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| [[Palencia Genealogy|Palencia]]
| [[Las Palmas Genealogy|Las Palmas]]
| [[Pontevedra Genealogy|Pontevedra]]
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| [[La Rioja Genealogy|La Rioja]]
| [[Salamanca Genealogy|Salamanca]]
| [[Segovia Genealogy|Segovia]]
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| [[Sevilla Genealogy|Sevilla]]
| [[Soria Genealogy|Soria]]
| [[Tarragona Genealogy|Tarragona]]
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| [[Santa Cruz de Tenerife Genealogy|Santa Cruz de Tenerife]]
| [[Teruel Genealogy|Teruel]]
| [[Toledo Genealogy|Toledo]]
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| [[Valencia Genealogy|Valencia]]
| [[Valladolid Genealogy|Valladolid]]
| [[Vizcaya Genealogy|Vizcaya]]
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| [[Zamora Genealogy|Zamora]]
| [[Zaragoza Genealogy|Zaragoza]]
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<br> Spain is divided into 17 autonomous communities (comunidades autonomas, singular - comunidad autonoma) and 2 autonomous cities* (ciudades autonomas, singular - ciudad autonoma).
==Spain Map==
 
{{Spain provinces imagemap}}
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*[[Autonomous Community of Andalucia|Andalucia]]
*[[Autonomous Community of Aragon|Aragon]]
*[[Autonomous Community of Asturias|Asturias]]
*[[Autonomous Community of Baleares|Baleares (Balearic Islands)]]
*[[Autonomous City of Ceuta|Ceuta]]*
*[[Autonomous Community of Canarias|Canarias (Canary Islands) ]]
*[[Autonomous Community of Cantabria|Cantabria]]
 
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*[[Autonomous Community of Castilla-La Mancha|Castilla-La Mancha]]
*[[Autonomous Community of Castilla y Leon|Castilla y Leon ]]
*[[Autonomous Community of Cataluña|Cataluña (Catalonia)]]
*[[Autonomous Community of Valencia|Comunidad Valenciana (Valencian Community) ]]
*[[Autonomous Community of Extremadura|Extremadura]]
*[[Autonomous Community of Galicia|Galicia]]


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== Jurisdictions ==
*[[Autonomous Community of La Rioja|La Rioja]]
*[[Autonomous Community of Madrid|Madrid ]]
*[[Autonomous City of Melilla|Melilla]]*
*[[Autonomous Community of Murcia|Murcia ]]
*[[Autonomous Community of Navarra|Navarra ]]
*[[Autonomous Community of Pais Vasco|Pais Vasco (Basque Country)]]


=== Provinces ===
Spain is divided into 50 provinces. Each province belongs to one of 17 autonomous communities. A list of the provinces of Spain and access to their individual pages are listed below along with a clickable map. '''Each link will take you to a step-by-step process for research in that province. '''
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<ul class="column-spacing-fullscreen" style="padding-right:5px;">
    <li>[[Álava, Spain Genealogy|Álava]]</li>
    <li>[[Albacete, Spain Genealogy|Albacete]]</li>
    <li>[[Alicante, Spain Genealogy|Alicante]]</li>
    <li>[[Almería, Spain Genealogy|Almería]]</li>
    <li>[[Asturias, Spain Genealogy|Asturias]]</li>
    <li>[[Ávila, Spain Genealogy|Ávila]]</li>
    <li>[[Badajoz, Spain Genealogy|Badajoz]]</li>
    <li>[[Baleares, Spain Genealogy|Baleares]]</li>
    <li>[[Barcelona, Spain Genealogy|Barcelona]]</li>
    <li>[[Burgos, Spain Genealogy|Burgos]]</li>
    <li>[[Cáceres, Spain Genealogy|Cáceres]]</li>
    <li>[[Cádiz, Spain Genealogy|Cádiz]]</li>
    <li>[[Cantabria, Spain Genealogy|Cantabria]]</li>
    <li>[[Castellón, Spain Genealogy|Castellón ]]</li>
    <li>[[Ciudad Real, Spain Genealogy|Ciudad Real]]</li>
    <li>[[Córdoba, Spain Genealogy|Córdoba]]</li>
    <li>[[Cuenca, Spain Genealogy|Cuenca]]</li>
    <li>[[Gerona, Spain Genealogy|Gerona]]</li>
    <li>[[Granada, Spain Genealogy|Granada]]</li>
    <li>[[Guadalajara, Spain Genealogy|Guadalajara]]</li>
    <li>[[Guipúzcoa, Spain Genealogy|Guipúzcoa]]</li>
    <li>[[Huelva, Spain Genealogy|Huelva]]</li>
    <li>[[Huesca, Spain Genealogy|Huesca]]</li>
    <li>[[Jaén, Spain Genealogy|Jaén]]</li>
    <li>[[La Coruña, Spain Genealogy|La Coruña]]</li>
    <li>[[La Rioja, Spain Genealogy|La Rioja]]</li> 
    <li>[[Las Palmas, Spain Genealogy|Las Palmas]]</li>
    <li>[[León, Spain Genealogy|León]]</li>
    <li>[[Lérida, Spain Genealogy|Lérida]]</li>
    <li>[[Lugo, Spain Genealogy|Lugo]]</li>
    <li>[[Madrid, Spain Genealogy|Madrid]]</li>
    <li>[[Málaga, Spain Genealogy|Málaga]]</li>
    <li>[[Murcia, Spain Genealogy|Murcia]]</li>
    <li>[[Navarra, Spain Genealogy|Navarra]]</li>
    <li>[[Orense, Spain Genealogy|Orense]]</li>
    <li>[[Palencia, Spain Genealogy|Palencia]]</li>
    <li>[[Pontevedra, Spain Genealogy|Pontevedra]]</li>
    <li>[[Salamanca, Spain Genealogy|Salamanca]]</li>
    <li>[[Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain Genealogy|Santa Cruz de Tenerife]]</li>
    <li>[[Segovia, Spain Genealogy|Segovia]]</li>
    <li>[[Sevilla, Spain Genealogy|Sevilla]]</li>
    <li>[[Soria, Spain Genealogy|Soria]]</li>
    <li>[[Tarragona, Spain Genealogy|Tarragona]]</li>
    <li>[[Teruel, Spain Genealogy|Teruel]]</li>
    <li>[[Toledo, Spain Genealogy|Toledo]]</li>
    <li>[[Valencia, Spain Genealogy|Valencia]]</li>
    <li>[[Valladolid, Spain Genealogy|Valladolid]]</li>
    <li>[[Vizcaya, Spain Genealogy|Vizcaya]]</li>
    <li>[[Zamora, Spain Genealogy|Zamora]]</li>
    <li>[[Zaragoza, Spain Genealogy|Zaragoza]]</li>
</ul>
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|}


Note: The autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla plus three small islands of Islas Chafarinas, Penon de Alhucemas, and Penon de Velez de la Gomera, administered directly by the Spanish central government, are all along the coast of Morocco and are collectively referred to as Places of Sovereignty (Plazas de Soberania).
=== Autonomous Communities ===
 
Spain is divided into 17 autonomous communities (comunidades autonomas, singular - comunidad autonoma) and 2 autonomous cities* (ciudades autonomas, singular - ciudad autonoma).
=== Research Tools  ===
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*[[Spanish Letter Writing Guide|Letter Writing Guide]]
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*[[Spanish Genealogical Word List]]
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*[[Geneanet]]
    <li>[[Andalucia, Spain Genealogy|Andalucia]]</li>  
*[[Queen Anne's War 1702 to 1713|Queen Anne's War]]
    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Aragon, Spain Genealogy|Aragon]]</li>  
*[http://hispanicgenealogy.blogspot.com Hispanic Genealogy Blog]
    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Asturias, Spain Genealogy|Asturias]]</li>
*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/europe/spain/index.html Spain Genealogy Links]
    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Baleares, Spain Genealogy|Baleares (Balearic Islands)]]</li>
*[http://genealogy.about.com/od/spain/ Spanish Genealogy &amp; Family History]
    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Canarias, Spain Genealogy|Canarias (Canary Islands) ]]</li>
*[http://www.genealogyspot.com/country/spain.htm GenealogySpot: Spain]
    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Cantabria, Spain Genealogy|Cantabria]]</li>
*[http://genforum.genealogy.com/spain/ Spanish Genealogy Forum]
    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain Genealogy|Castilla-La Mancha]]</li>
*[http://script.byu.edu/spanish/en/welcome.aspx Spanish Script Tutorial]
    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Castilla y Leon, Spain Genealogy|Castilla and Leon ]]</li>
*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Europe/Spain.pdf BYU Research Outline for Spain]
    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Cataluña, Spain Genealogy|Cataluña (Catalonia)]]</li>
*Listing of all [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1&countryId=1927167 records collections for Spain] available on FamilySearch.org.
    <li>*Ceuta, see Places of Sovereignty</li>
*[http://www.genealogia-es.com/ Genealogía Española - España GenWeb]&nbsp;
    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Extremadura, Spain Genealogy|Extremadura]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Galicia, Spain Genealogy|Galicia]]</li>
'''Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:'''
    <li>[[Autonomous Community of La Rioja, Spain Genealogy|La Rioja]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Madrid, Spain Genealogy|Madrid ]]</li>
*[[Spain Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Spain Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br>  
    <li>*Melilla, see Places of Sovereignty </li>
*[[Spain, Cadastre of the Marquis of Ensenada (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Spain, Cadastre of the Marquis of Ensenada (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br>  
    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Murcia, Spain Genealogy|Murcia ]]</li>  
*[[Spain, Cadiz Notary Public Wills (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Spain, Cadiz Notary Public Wills (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  
    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Navarra, Spain Genealogy|Navarra ]]</li>
*[[Spain, Cadiz Passports (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Spain, Cadiz Passports (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  
    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Pais Vasco, Spain Genealogy|Pais Vasco (Basque Country)]]</li>
*[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Spain,_C%C3%A1diz_Province_Municipal_Records_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) Spain, Cadiz Province Municipal Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]
    <li>[[Autonomous Community of Valencia, Spain Genealogy|Valencia]]</li>
*[[Spain Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Spain Catholic Church Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records]])
</ul>
*[[Spain, Consular Records of Spaniard Emigrants (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Spain, Consular Records of Spaniard Emigrants (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*S[[Spain Deaths (FamilySearch Historical Records)|pain Deaths (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br>  
*[[Spain, Diocese of Albacete, Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Spain, Diocese of Albacete, Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[Spain, Catholic Church Diocese of Avila Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Spain, Catholic Church Diocese of Avila Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  
*[[Spain, Diocese of Lugo, Catholic Church Parish Records|Spain, Diocese of Lugo, Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[Spain Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Spain Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br>  
*[[Spain, Municipal Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Spain, Municipal Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  
*[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Spain,_Pension_Records_of_Widows_and_Orphans_of_Spanish_Officials_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) Spain, Pension Records of Widows and Orphans of Spanish Officials][https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Spain,_Pension_Records_of_Widows_and_Orphans_of_Spanish_Officials_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) (FamilySearch Historical Records)]<br>  
*[[Spain, Valencia Miscellaneous Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Spain, Valencia Miscellaneous Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
 
=== Featured Content  ===
 
See the tutorials at FamilySearch Learning Center on ''[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/results.html?fq=place%3A%22Spain%22 "Reading Spanish Handwritten Records"] ''and understanding''[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/spanish-script-tutorial/92 "Spanish Script"]''.
 
=== Things You Can Do  ===
 
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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=== Websites  ===
=== Places of Sovereignty (Plazas de Soberania) ===
 
The autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla plus three small islands of Islas Chafarinas, Penon de Alhucemas, and Penon de Velez de la Gomera, administered directly by the Spanish central government, are all along the coast of Morocco and are collectively referred to as Places of Sovereignty (Plazas de Soberania).''
*[[Spain Websites|Websites]]
*Ceuta
 
*Melilla
=== Links to articles, subcategories and images under the Category Spain  ===
*Islas Chafarinas
 
*Penon de Alhucemas
*[[:Category:Spain]]
*Penon de Velez de la Gomera,
 
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Guide to Spain ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Country Information

Spain is a country in Southwest Europe bordered by Gibraltar, France, Andorra, and Portugal. Spanish is the official language.[1]

Online
Research Help

Spain Map

BurgosHuescaValenciaCádizLa CoruñaPontevedraLugoOrenseAsturiasValladolidPalenciaLeónZamoraSalamancaCáceresBadajozHuelvaCádizSevillaMálagaGranadaAlmeríaCórdobaJaénCiudad RealToledoMadridSegoviaÁvilaBurgosCantabriaVizcayaÁlava, Spain GenealogyGuipúzcoaNavarraLa RiojaSoriaGuadalajaraCuencaAlbaceteMurciaAlmeríaAlicanteValenciaBalearesBalearesHuescaZaragozaTeruelCastellónLéridaTarragonaBarcelonaGeronaSanta Cruz de TenerifeLas PalmasSpain provinces.png

Jurisdictions

Provinces

Spain is divided into 50 provinces. Each province belongs to one of 17 autonomous communities. A list of the provinces of Spain and access to their individual pages are listed below along with a clickable map. Each link will take you to a step-by-step process for research in that province.

Autonomous Communities

Spain is divided into 17 autonomous communities (comunidades autonomas, singular - comunidad autonoma) and 2 autonomous cities* (ciudades autonomas, singular - ciudad autonoma).

Places of Sovereignty (Plazas de Soberania)

The autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla plus three small islands of Islas Chafarinas, Penon de Alhucemas, and Penon de Velez de la Gomera, administered directly by the Spanish central government, are all along the coast of Morocco and are collectively referred to as Places of Sovereignty (Plazas de Soberania).

  • Ceuta
  • Melilla
  • Islas Chafarinas
  • Penon de Alhucemas
  • Penon de Velez de la Gomera,

References

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Spain," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain, accessed 23 March 2016.
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