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Civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths began in 1877.<ref name="rys">Ryskamp, George. ''Finding Your Hispanic Roots.'' Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997.</ref> | |||
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
Civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths began in 1877.[1]
Information Recorded in Civil Registers[edit | edit source]
Births (nacimientos)[edit | edit source]
Marriages (matrimonios, casamientos)[edit | edit source]
Divorce Records[edit | edit source]
Deaths (defunciones)[edit | edit source]
Locating Civil Registration Records[edit | edit source]
Search Strategies[edit | edit source]
To effectively use civil records, follow these steps:
- Search for the relative or ancestor you have selected. When you find the person’s birth record, search for the births of his or her brothers and sisters.
- Search for the marriage of his or her parents. The marriage record will often give you information that leads to the parents’ birth record.
- Estimate the parents’ age and search for their birth records.
- Repeat the process for both the father and mother.
- If earlier generations are not in the record, search neighboring municipios.
- Search the death records for all family members.
- ↑ Ryskamp, George. Finding Your Hispanic Roots. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997.