Colombia Census: Difference between revisions

Many census (censo) records exist for Colombia during the colonial period. &nbsp;The first of these are from Espiritu Santo, Cundinamarca and Mérida, Tunja in 1586; followed by a Bogotá, Cundinamarca census in 1595. &nbsp;Throughout the 17th and 18th century, many censuses were taken at various local and provincial levels. Major censuses occured in 1776-1777 and the 1790's. To see a complete listing and references see Lyman D. Platt's book, "[http://www.worldcat.org/title/census-records-for-latin-america-and-the-hispanic-united-states/oclc/38894577 Census Records for the Latin America and the Hispanic United States]." Almost all of these records (with a few exceptions listed below) are located in the [http://www.archivogeneral.gov.co/ Archivo General de la Nación]. &nbsp;<br>