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Guide to '''Spain genealogy.''' Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
Guide to '''Spain ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
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==Country Information==
==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>
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>


==Getting Started ==
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<h3>Getting Started with Spain Research</h3>
Links to articles on getting started with Spain research.
*[[Media:Spain Research Guide.pdf|Spain Research Guide]]
*[[Spain How to Guides|"How to" Guides]]
*[[Spain Quick Start Guide|Spain Quick Start Guide]]
*[[Spain Locating Place of Origin|Locating Place of Origin]]
*[[Spain Resources|Spain Resources]]
:[[Spain Genealogy#More Spain Research Strategies|''See More Research Strategies'']]
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<h3>Spain Research Tools</h3>
Links to articles and websites that assist in Spain research.
*[[Spanish Genealogical Word List]]
*[[Latin Genealogical Word List]]
*[[Catalan Genealogical Word List]]
*[[Spanish Letter Writing Guide]]
*Listing of all [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list?cqs=spain records collections for Spain] available on FamilySearch.org.
:[[Spain Genealogy#More Spain Research Tools|''See More Research Tools'']]
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==Finding Your Ancestors' Town in Spain==
*Genealogical records are organized by geographical locality. Civil registration (government birth, marriage, and death records) and church records (christenings/baptisms, marriages, and burials) were kept at the '''local level.'''
*If you do not know your ancestors' town, follow the advice in the Wiki article [[Spain Locating Place of Origin|'''Spain Locating Place of Origin''']] to search a variety of records that might provide that information.
 
== Clickable Map ==
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*Penon de Velez de la Gomera,
*Penon de Velez de la Gomera,


== More Spain Research Strategies ==
==References==
Research strategies give guidance on how to research or what records to search for first.  Below are additional research strategy Wiki articles for Spain.
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*[[Spain Finding Records|Spain Finding Records]]
[[Category:Spain]]
*[https://script.byu.edu/Pages/the-spanish-documents-pages/sp-overview(english) Spanish Script Tutorial]
*{{LearningCenter2|203|Reading Spanish Handwritten Records}}
*[https://script.byu.edu/Pages/the-spanish-documents-pages/sp-overview(english) Understanding "Spanish Script"]
*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Europe/Spain.pdf BYU Research Outline for Spain]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_naming_customs Spanish naming customs]
 
==FamilySearch Resources==
Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in researching your family.
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/SouthernEuropeGenealogyResearchCommunity/ Southern Europe Facebook Community] - Facebook group discussing genealogy research
*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1&countryId=1927167 Historical Records, Spain] - databases and record images on FamilySearch
*[https://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator?c=Spain Family History Center locator map]
===Research Tutorials===
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/landing?search=Getting%20Started&show=lessons&message=true '''Search page''']
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/402 '''Dokuklik: Online Parish Record Indexes for the Basque Country in Spain''']
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/410 '''Introduction to Hispanic Research''']
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/203 '''Reading Spanish Handwritten Records:''']
**Lesson 1: The Spanish Alphabet
**Lesson 2: Words and Dates
**Lesson 3: Reading Spanish Records
 
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/481 '''U.S. Hispanic Immigration''']
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/343 '''U.S. Hispanic Immigrants: Finding their Place of Origin''']
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/507 '''Improve your Search Results in FamilySearch Hispanic Records''']
 
==Websites==
*[http://hispanicgenealogy.blogspot.com Hispanic Genealogy Blog]
*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/europe/spain/index.html Spain Genealogy Links]
*[http://genealogy.about.com/od/spain/ Spanish Genealogy &amp; Family History]
*[http://www.genealogyspot.com/country/spain.htm GenealogySpot: Spain]
*[http://genforum.genealogy.com/spain/ Spanish Genealogy Forum]
*[http://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/genealogy/royal/#Iberia Directory of Royal Genealogical Data]
*[http://www.bne.es/en/Colecciones/ Biblioteca Nacional de España Collections] - in English
*[http://members.aol.com/balboanet/spain/ Spain]  
*[http://www.genealogia-es.com/ Spain GenWeb]  
 
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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[edit | edit source]

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

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Spain Map[edit | edit source]

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Jurisdictions[edit | edit source]

Provinces[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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)[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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