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Guide to '''Mexico ancestry, family history and genealogy''': birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. <br> | Guide to '''Mexico ancestry, family history and genealogy''': birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. <br> | ||
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Guide to Mexico ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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Getting Started with Mexico Research[edit | edit source]
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- Mexico Quick Start Guide
- Mexico Locating Place of Origin
- Improve your Search Results for Hispanic Ancestors in FamilySearch.org
- Spanish Genealogical Word List
Si usted entiende español[edit | edit source]
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 - States[edit | edit source]
Research Tools[edit | edit source]
- All records collections for Mexico available on FamilySearch.org.
- Join our group of Mexico researchers on Facebook
- Mexico Locating Place of Origin This article is for those whose Mexican ancestors came to the United States.
- Looking 4 Kin Genealogy & Family History Network - Mexico
- Mexican Genealogy - A website to educate and provide its readers with resources to locate their Mexican Ancestors, whom at one point lived in Mexico. Also on Facebook.
- Research Guide: BYU Research Outline for Mexico
- Mexico Civil Registration Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
- See the tutorials in FamilySearch.org pertaining to Latin American research.
- See the tutorials in FamilySearch.org pertaining to Latin American research.
Reading Spanish[edit | edit source]
- Mexico Language and Languages
- Spanish Letter Writing Guide
- Spanish Genealogical Word List
- BYU Spanish Script Tutorial
- Spanish Script Tutorial
- FamilySearch Learning Center videos:
Featured Content[edit | edit source]
In 1568, Phillip II decreed that the Moors should abandon their names and adopt Spanish names. Thus, some Moorish names such as Ben-egas became Venegas.
The additional four influences that played a part in the development of Spanish surnames were patronymic, occupational, descriptive or nickname, and geographical (estates, manors, and dominions) terms. Read more...
Did You Know[edit | edit source]
Land records are primarily used to learn where an individual lived and when he or she lived there. They often reveal other information, such as the name of a spouse, heir, other relatives, or neighbors. You may learn where a person lived previously, his or her occupation, and other clues for further research. Read more...
Help Wanted[edit | edit source]
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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