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Record Finder Table for Spain[edit | edit source]

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

Order of Records[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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

Vital Events[edit | edit source]

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

Maiden Names and Family Members[edit | edit source]

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Maiden name	Church Records Civil Registration	Notarial Records Nobility Records
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members	Church Records Civil Registration	Census Notarial Records
Living relatives	Genealogies Directories

Immigration and Country of Origin[edit | edit source]

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Immigration date	Emigration and Immigration See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
Country and town of origin	Emigration and Immigration	Church Records Newspapers Societies

Residences and Locations[edit | edit source]

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Residence	Church Records Civil Registration	Census Notarial Records Emigration and Immigration Directories

Personal Details and Affiliations[edit | edit source]

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Nobility	Nobility Records Heraldry	Biography
Nationality and ethnicity	Ethnic Groups Basque Cultural Group Jewish Records	Biography
Occupation	Church Records Civil Registration	Census Notarial Records
Religion	Church Records Ethnic Groups	History Church History Jewish Records
Social activities	Social Life and Customs	History
Physical description	Military records

Reading Spanish Records[edit | edit source]

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

Provinces and autonomous communities[edit | edit source]

The topic articles listed above give general background, record contents details, and research methods. More specific help is available in topic articles for each jurisdiction, including links to actual records.

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).

Religion	Church Records, Ethnic Groups	History, Church History, Jewish Records
Social activities	History, Newspapers	Church History

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+*[[Spain Biography|Biography]]
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+| align="left" | Nationality and ethnicity
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+*[[Spanish Records Extraction Manual| Spanish Records Extraction Manual]]
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-[[Spain Handwriting|Handwriting]]
+*[https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/570 Reading Spanish Handwriting]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180131201930/https://script.byu.edu/Pages/Spanish/en/welcome.aspx BYU Spanish Documents Script Tutorial]
+*[https://www.iifilologicas.unam.mx/dicabenovo/ Diccionario de Abreviaturas Novohispanas]
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-| [[Spain Notarial Records|Notarial Records]], [[Spain Nobility Records|Nobility Records]]
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-| [[Spain Heraldry|Heraldry]], [[Spain Biography|Biography]]
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-| [[Spain Census|Census]], [[Spain Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
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-| Parents, children, and other family members
-| [[Spain Church Records|Church Records]], [[Spain Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-| [[Spain Notarial Records|Notarial Records]], [[Spain Census|Census]]
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-| Physical description
-| [[Spain Military Records|Military Records]]
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-| Places of residence
-| [[Spain Church Records|Church Records]], [[Spain Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-| [[Spain Census|Census]], [[Spain Notarial Records|Notarial Records]], [[Spain Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
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