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Puerto Rico Emigration and Immigration (view source)
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:This archive contains some collections of interest for studying Spanish emigration during the 19th century.<br> | :This archive contains some collections of interest for studying Spanish emigration during the 19th century.<br> | ||
:*Departamento de Estado. Serie: Declaraciones de Nacionalidad'''<br> | :*Departamento de Estado. Serie: Declaraciones de Nacionalidad'''<br> | ||
:::As in Cuba, when the Spanish-American came to an end in 1898, and in keeping with the 1898 Treaty of Paris, Spanish nationals residing in Puerto Rico who wished to maintain their nationality had to make a '''declaration before a municipal judge'''. These '''nationality declarations''' included the following details: Name of the subject, age, status, place of origin (municipality and province), address in Puerto Rico and family details. The declarations, arranged according to files for minors and adults and dated from 1899 to 1901, are identified by municipality and stored in 8 boxes. | :::As in Cuba, when the Spanish-American came to an end in 1898, and in keeping with the 1898 Treaty of Paris, Spanish nationals residing in Puerto Rico who wished to maintain their nationality had to make a '''declaration before a municipal judge'''. These [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/607228 '''nationality declarations'''] included the following details: Name of the subject, age, status, place of origin (municipality and province), address in Puerto Rico and family details. The declarations, arranged according to files for minors and adults and dated from 1899 to 1901, are identified by municipality and stored in 8 boxes. | ||
:*Capitanía General, Asuntos Políticos y Civiles. Serie: Pasaportes''' This collection holds a series of passports dating from between 1795 and 1889. | :*Capitanía General, Asuntos Políticos y Civiles. Serie: Pasaportes''' This collection holds a series of passports dating from between 1795 and 1889. | ||
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