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Record Finder Table for Colombia

The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.

Order of Records

The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.

List of Topics

This Record Finder table links to the Colombia topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Birth date and place	Church Records Civil Registration	Census
Marriage place and date	Church Records Civil Registration	Census
Death date, place, and burial	Church Records Civil Registration

Maiden Names and Family Members

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Maiden name	Church Records Civil Registration	Census
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members	Church Records Civil Registration	Census
Living relatives	Genealogies Societies	Directories

Immigration and Country of Origin

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Immigration date	Emigration and Immigration	Societies
Country and town of origin	Emigration and Immigration Civil Registration

Residences and Locations

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Residence	Church Records Civil Registration	Census Biography

Personal Details and Affiliations

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Nobility	Nobility	Periodicals
Occupation	Church Records Civil Registration	Census
Religion	Church Records Civil Registration	Census History
Social activities	Social Life and Customs Societies	History
Physical description	Military Records Emigration and Immigration

Reading Spanish Records

Vocabulary	Spanish Genealogical Word List Spanish Records Extraction Manual
Handwriting	Reading Spanish Handwriting BYU Spanish Documents Script Tutorial Diccionario de Abreviaturas Novohispanas
Naming patterns	Naming patterns
Writing for records	Spanish Letter Writing Guide

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-== Record Finder Table for Venezuela ==
+== Record Finder Table for Colombia ==
 The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.
 === Order of Records ===
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 == List of Topics ==
-This Record Finder table links to the Venezuela topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
+This Record Finder table links to the Colombia topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
 ===Vital Events ===
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-*[[Venezuela Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Colombia Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[Venezuela Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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+*[[Colombia Census|Census]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Marriage place and date
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Venezuela Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Colombia Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[Venezuela Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[Colombia Census|Census]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Venezuela Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Colombia Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[Venezuela Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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 | align="left" | Maiden name
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Venezuela Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Colombia Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[Venezuela Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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+*[[Colombia Census|Census]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Venezuela Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Colombia Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[Venezuela Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Venezuela Census|Census]]
+*[[Colombia Census|Census]]
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 | align="left" | Living relatives
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-*[[Venezuela Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
+*[[Colombia Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
-*[[Venezuela Societies|Societies]]
+*[[Colombia Societies|Societies]]
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 *Directories
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 | align="left" | Immigration date
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-*[[Venezuela Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Colombia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Venezuela Societies|Societies]]
+*[[Colombia Societies|Societies]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Country and town of origin
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Venezuela Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Colombia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[Venezuela Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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 | align="left" | Residence
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Venezuela Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Colombia Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[Venezuela Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Venezuela Census|Census]]
+*[[Colombia Census|Census]]
-*[[Venezuela Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Colombia Biography|Biography]]
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 *Nobility
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Venezuela Periodicals|Periodicals]]
+*[[Colombia Periodicals|Periodicals]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Occupation
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Venezuela Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Colombia Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[Venezuela Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Venezuela Census|Census]]
+*[[Colombia Census|Census]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Religion
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Venezuela Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Colombia Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[Venezuela Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Venezuela Census|Census]]
+*[[Colombia Census|Census]]
-*[[Venezuela History|History]]
+*[[Colombia History|History]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Social activities
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 *Social Life and Customs
-*[[Venezuela Societies|Societies]]
+*[[Colombia Societies|Societies]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Venezuela History|History]]
+*[[Colombia History|History]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Physical description
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*Military Records
+*[[Colombia Military Records|Military Records]]
-*[[Venezuela Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Colombia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
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 | align="left" |Handwriting
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-*[https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/570 Reading Spanish Handwriting]
+*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/reading-spanish-handwriting Reading Spanish Handwriting]
-*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180131201930/https://script.byu.edu/Pages/Spanish/en/welcome.aspx BYU Spanish Documents Script Tutorial]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180131201930/https://script.byu.edu/spanish-handwriting/introduction BYU Spanish Documents Script Tutorial]
 *[https://www.iifilologicas.unam.mx/dicabenovo/ Diccionario de Abreviaturas Novohispanas]
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-| align="left" | Birth date
-| align="left" | [[Colombia Church Records|Church Records]]
-| align="left" | [[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Colombia Census|Census]]
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-| align="left" | Birthplace
-| align="left" | [[Colombia Church Records|Church Records]]
-| align="left" | [[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Colombia Census|Census]]
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-| align="left" | Country of foreign birth
-| align="left" | [[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-| align="left" | [[Colombia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
-|-
-| align="left" | Death information
-| align="left" | [[Colombia Church Records|Church Records]]
-| align="left" | [[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Colombia Census|Census]]
-|-
-| align="left" | Emigration information
-| align="left" | [[Colombia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
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-|-
-| align="left" | Immigration date
-| align="left" | [[Colombia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
-| align="left" | Naturalization and Citizenship
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-| align="left" | Living relatives
-| align="left" | Directories
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-| align="left" | Maiden name
-| align="left" | [[Colombia Church Records|Church Records]]
-| align="left" | [[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-|-
-| align="left" | Marriage information
-| align="left" | [[Colombia Church Records|Church Records]]
-| align="left" | [[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Colombia Census|Census]]
-|-
-| align="left" | Naming customs
-| align="left" | [[Colombia History|History]]
-| align="left" | Social Life and Customs
-|-
-| align="left" | Occupations
-| align="left" | Civil Records
-| align="left" | [[Colombia Census|Census]]
-|-
-| align="left" | Parents
-| align="left" | [[Colombia Church Records|Church Records]]
-| align="left" | [[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Colombia Census|Census]]
-|-
-| align="left" | Physical description
-| align="left" | [[Colombia Military Records|Military Records]]
-| align="left" | [[Colombia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
-|-
-| align="left" | Places of residence
-| align="left" | [[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-| align="left" | [[Colombia Church Records|Church Records]], [[Colombia Census|Census]], [[Colombia Biography|Biography]]
-|-
-| align="left" | Religion
-| align="left" | [[Colombia Church Records|Church Records]]
-| align="left" | [[Colombia Census|Census]]
-|-
-| align="left" | Social activities
-| align="left" | Social Life and Customs
-| align="left" | [[Colombia History|History]]
-|}
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