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Guide to '''Cabo Verde ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
==Information==
Cabo Verde, formerly called, Cape Verde, is an island country in the Atlantic Ocean. It was formerly a colony of [[Portugal Genealogy|Portugal]]. The official language is Portuguese.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Cape Verde," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verde, accessed 3 May 2016.</ref>


Guide to '''Cape Verde ancestry, family history, and genealogy''': birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.
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== Getting started with Cape Verde research  ==


[[Image:Flag of Cape Verde.png|right|200px|Flag of Cape Verde.png]] Cape Verde was probably discovered in 1456 by Luigi da Cadamosto, who at that time was in service to Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal (Henrique o Navegador); the islands showed no signs of any previous human settlement. In 1462, São Tiago was the first island to receive settlers. Plantation agriculture was established by the Portuguese community and worked by African slaves, who were brought in from the adjacent Guinea coast. [http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Africa/Cape-Verde-HISTORY.html Read more...]  
==Cabo Verde Map==
Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Cabo Verde.<br>
[[File:Cabo Verde Portugal Municipalities.jpg|600px]]


== Did you know?  ==
== Jurisdictions ==
 
The nine inhabited islands of Cabo Verde are divided into two geographical groups, the ''Barlavento'' (windward) Islands (Boa Vista, Sal, Santa Luzia, Santo Antão, São Nicolau, and São Vicente)  and the ''Sotavento'' (leeward) Islands (Brava, Fogo, Santiago, and Maio). Each of these islands is hosts one or more municipalities, plus towns and parishes; all but towns are as follows: <br>
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*Cape Verde is comprised of 10 islands, but only 9 are inhabited.
*The native language is called Kriolu or Creole which is similar to Portuguese, but is currently not a written language. For writing they use Portuguese and many of the younger generation can speak Portuguese.
*Many Cape Verdeans have immigrated to the northeastern United States.


=== Barlavento Islands (island group)  ===
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'''Santo Antão (island)'''<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santo_Ant%C3%A3o,_Cape_Verde</ref><br>
Ribeira Grande (municipality) <Br>
{{Block indent|Nossa Senhora do Rosário (parish)<Br> }}
{{Block indent|Nossa Senhora do Livramento (parish) <Br>}}
{{Block indent|Santo Crucifixo (parish) <Br>}}
{{Block indent|São Pedro Apóstolo (parish)<br>}}
Paul (municipality) <Br>
{{Block indent|Santo António das Pombas (parish)<Br>}}
Porto Novo (municipality) <br>
{{Block indent|São João Baptista (parish)<Br> }}
{{Block indent|Santo André (parish)<Br>}}
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'''São Vicente and Santa Luzia (islands)'''<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Vicente,_Cape_Verde</ref><ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Luzia,_Cape_Verde</ref><bR>
São Vicente (municipality) <br>
{{Block indent|Nossa Senhora da Luz (parish)<br>}}
<Br><br>
'''São Nicolau (island)'''<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Nicolau,_Cape_Verde</ref><br>
Ribeira Brava (municipality) <br>
{{Block indent|Nossa Senhora da Lapa (parish) <br>}}
{{Block indent|Nossa Senhora do Rosário (parish)<br>}}
Tarrafal de São Nicolau (municipality) <br>
{{Block indent|São Francisco (parish)<br>}}
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'''Sal (island)''' <br>
Sal (municipality) <br>
{{Block indent|Nossa Senhora das Dores (parish)<br>}}
<Br><br>
'''Boa Vista (island)''' <br>
Boa Vista (municipality) <br>
{{Block indent|Santa Isabel (parish)<br> }}
{{Block indent|Sao João Baptista (parish)<br>}}
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== Jurisdictions  ==
The&nbsp;nine&nbsp;inhabited islands of Cape Verde&nbsp;are divided into two geographical groups, the&nbsp;''Barlavento'' (windward)&nbsp;Islands (Boa Vista, Sal, Santa Luzia, Santo Antão, São Nicolau, and São Vicente) &nbsp;and the ''Sotavento'' (leeward) Islands (Brava, Fogo, Santiago, and Maio).&nbsp;Each of these islands&nbsp;is&nbsp;hosts one or more municipalities, plus towns and parishes; all but towns are as follows: <br>
=== Barlavento Islands (island group)  ===
'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santo_Ant%C3%A3o,_Cape_Verde Santo Antão (island)]'''
Ribeira Grande (municipality)
:Nossa Senhora do Rosário (parish)
:Nossa Senhora do Livramento (parish)
:Santo Crucifixo (parish)
:São Pedro Apóstolo (parish)
Paul (municipality)
:Santo António das Pombas (parish)
Porto Novo&nbsp;(municipality)
:São João Baptista (parish)
:Santo André (parish)
'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Vicente,_Cape_Verde São Vicente] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Luzia,_Cape_Verde Santa Luzia (islands)]'''
São Vicente (municipality)
:Nossa Senhora da Luz (parish)
'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Nicolau,_Cape_Verde São Nicolau (island)]'''
Ribeira Brava (municipality)
:Nossa Senhora da Lapa (parish)
:Nossa Senhora do Rosário (parish)
Tarrafal de São Nicolau (municipality)
:São Francisco (parish)
'''Sal (island)'''
[[Image:Santa maria.jpg]]
Sal (municipality)
:Nossa Senhora das Dores (parish)
'''Boa Vista (island)'''
Boa Vista (municipality)
:Santa Isabel (parish)
:Sao João Baptista (parish)


=== Sotovento Islands (island group)  ===
=== Sotovento Islands (island group)  ===
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'''Brava (island)'''<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brava,_Cape_Verde</ref><Br>
Brava (municipality)<br>
{{Block indent|São João Baptista (parish) <br>}}
{{Block indent|Nossa Senhora do Monte (parish)<br>}}
<br><br>
'''Fogo (island)'''<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fogo,_Cape_Verde </ref><br>
São Filipe (municipality) <br>
{{Block indent|São Lourenço (parish) <br> }}
{{Block indent|Nossa Senhora da Conceição (parish) <br> }}
{{Block indent|Santa Catarina do Fogo (municipality)<br> }}
{{Block indent|Santa Catarina do Fogo (parish)<br> }}
Mosteiros (municipality) <br>
{{Block indent|Nossa Senhora da Ajuda (parish)<br>}}
<br><br>
'''Maio (island)''' <br>
Maio  (municipality) <br>
{{Block indent|Nossa Senhora da Luz (parish)<br>}}
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'''Santiago (island)'''<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago,_Cape_Verde</ref><br>
Praia (municipality) <br>
{{Block indent|Nossa Senhora da Graça (parish)<br>}}
São Domingos (municipality) <br>
{{Block indent|Nossa Senhora da Luz (parish) <br>}}
{{Block indent|São Nicolau Tolentino (parish)<br>}}
Santa Catarina (municipality) <br>
{{Block indent|Santa Catarina (parish)<br>}}
São Salvador do Mundo (municipality) <br>
{{Block indent|São Salvador do Mundo (parish)<br>}}
Santa Cruz (municipality) <br>
{{Block indent|Santiago Maior (parish)<br>}}
São Lourenço dos Órgãos (municipality) <br>
{{Block indent|São Lourenço dos Órgãos (parish)<br>}}
Ribeira Grande de Santiago (municipality) <br>
{{Block indent|Santíssimo Nome de Jesus (parish) <br>}}
{{Block indent|São João Baptista (parish)<br>}}
São Miguel (municipality) <br>
{{Block indent|São Miguel Arcanjo (parish)<br>}}
Tarrafal (municipality) <br>
{{Block indent|Santo Amaro Abade (parish)<br>}}
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'''Maio (island)'''
==References==
 
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Maio&nbsp; (municipality)
[[Category:Cabo Verde]]
 
[[pt:Cabo Verde]]
:Nossa Senhora da Luz (parish)
 
'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago,_Cape_Verde Santiago (island)]'''
 
Praia (municipality)
 
:Nossa Senhora da Graça (parish)
 
São Domingos&nbsp;(municipality)
 
:Nossa Senhora da Luz (parish)
:São Nicolau Tolentino (parish)
 
Santa Catarina&nbsp;(municipality)
 
:Santa Catarina (parish)
 
São Salvador do Mundo&nbsp;(municipality)
 
:São Salvador do Mundo&nbsp;(parish)
 
Santa Cruz&nbsp;(municipality)
 
:Santiago Maior (parish)
 
São Lourenço dos Órgãos&nbsp;(municipality)
 
:São Lourenço dos Órgãos&nbsp;(parish)
 
Ribeira Grande de Santiago&nbsp;(municipality)
 
:Santíssimo Nome de Jesus (parish)
:São João Baptista (parish)
 
São Miguel&nbsp;(municipality)
 
:São Miguel Arcanjo (parish)
 
Tarrafal&nbsp;(municipality)
 
:Santo Amaro Abade (parish)
 
'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fogo,_Cape_Verde Fogo (island)]'''
 
São Filipe (municipality)
 
:São Lourenço (parish)
:Nossa Senhora da Conceição (parish)
:Santa Catarina do Fogo (municipality)
 
:Santa Catarina do Fogo (parish)
 
Mosteiros (municipality)
 
:Nossa Senhora da Ajuda (parish)
 
'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brava,_Cape_Verde Brava (island)]'''
 
Brava (municipality)
 
:São João Baptista (parish)
:Nossa Senhora do Monte (parish)
 
== Research Tools  ==
 
*[http://www.cousinconnect.com/p/a/37/ Cape Verde Genealogy Queries]
*[http://www.mycinnamontoast.com/perl/results.cgi?region=37&sort=n Cape Verde Genealogy]
*[http://www.looking4kin.com/group/cape-verde-genealogy Looking 4 Kin Genealogy &amp; Family History Network - Cape Verde]
 
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Guide to Cabo Verde ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Information[edit | edit source]

Cabo Verde, formerly called, Cape Verde, is an island country in the Atlantic Ocean. It was formerly a colony of Portugal. The official language is Portuguese.[1]

Cabo Verde Map[edit | edit source]

Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Cabo Verde.
Cabo Verde Portugal Municipalities.jpg

Jurisdictions[edit | edit source]

The nine inhabited islands of Cabo Verde are divided into two geographical groups, the Barlavento (windward) Islands (Boa Vista, Sal, Santa Luzia, Santo Antão, São Nicolau, and São Vicente) and the Sotavento (leeward) Islands (Brava, Fogo, Santiago, and Maio). Each of these islands is hosts one or more municipalities, plus towns and parishes; all but towns are as follows:

Barlavento Islands (island group)[edit | edit source]

Santo Antão (island)[2]
Ribeira Grande (municipality)

Nossa Senhora do Rosário (parish)
Nossa Senhora do Livramento (parish)
Santo Crucifixo (parish)
São Pedro Apóstolo (parish)

Paul (municipality)

Santo António das Pombas (parish)

Porto Novo (municipality)

São João Baptista (parish)
Santo André (parish)

São Vicente and Santa Luzia (islands)[3][4]
São Vicente (municipality)

Nossa Senhora da Luz (parish)



São Nicolau (island)[5]
Ribeira Brava (municipality)

Nossa Senhora da Lapa (parish)
Nossa Senhora do Rosário (parish)

Tarrafal de São Nicolau (municipality)

São Francisco (parish)

Sal (island)
Sal (municipality)

Nossa Senhora das Dores (parish)



Boa Vista (island)
Boa Vista (municipality)

Santa Isabel (parish)
Sao João Baptista (parish)

Sotovento Islands (island group)[edit | edit source]

Brava (island)[6]
Brava (municipality)

São João Baptista (parish)
Nossa Senhora do Monte (parish)



Fogo (island)[7]
São Filipe (municipality)

São Lourenço (parish)
Nossa Senhora da Conceição (parish)
Santa Catarina do Fogo (municipality)
Santa Catarina do Fogo (parish)

Mosteiros (municipality)

Nossa Senhora da Ajuda (parish)



Maio (island)
Maio (municipality)

Nossa Senhora da Luz (parish)

Santiago (island)[8]
Praia (municipality)

Nossa Senhora da Graça (parish)

São Domingos (municipality)

Nossa Senhora da Luz (parish)
São Nicolau Tolentino (parish)

Santa Catarina (municipality)

Santa Catarina (parish)

São Salvador do Mundo (municipality)

São Salvador do Mundo (parish)

Santa Cruz (municipality)

Santiago Maior (parish)

São Lourenço dos Órgãos (municipality)

São Lourenço dos Órgãos (parish)

Ribeira Grande de Santiago (municipality)

Santíssimo Nome de Jesus (parish)
São João Baptista (parish)

São Miguel (municipality)

São Miguel Arcanjo (parish)

Tarrafal (municipality)

Santo Amaro Abade (parish)

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Cape Verde," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verde, accessed 3 May 2016.
  2. ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santo_Ant%C3%A3o,_Cape_Verde
  3. ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Vicente,_Cape_Verde
  4. ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Luzia,_Cape_Verde
  5. ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Nicolau,_Cape_Verde
  6. ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brava,_Cape_Verde
  7. ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fogo,_Cape_Verde
  8. ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago,_Cape_Verde
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