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Marriage files generally contain great genealogical value. Normally you can expect to find baptism certificates of the bride and groom as well as the marriage certificates of their parents. | Marriage files generally contain great genealogical value. Normally you can expect to find baptism certificates of the bride and groom as well as the marriage certificates of their parents. | ||
=== Quintas === | === Military conscription [''Quintas''] === | ||
Research use: A census substitute for males that identifies residence and parentage. | |||
Record type: Annual lists of those available for military service. | |||
General: Charles III introduced a system where every fifth man was selected by lot to serve in the army. Initially meeting with heaving resistance, its enforcement was suspended at first but ultimately instituted. Local municipalities were required to make lists of all male citizens from whom the conscripts were selected. The age at time of conscription was 18-20. | |||
Time period: 1773-1920. | |||
Contents: Name of the prospective conscript, age (sometimes birth date), and sometimes names of parents and their residence. | |||
Location: Municipal archives and provincial historical archives. | |||
Population coverage: Male half of the population excluding hidalgos (see paragraph 4.9). | |||
Reliability: High.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Spain,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1984-1999.</ref> | |||
=== Religious Military Orders === | === Religious Military Orders === | ||