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 ==Historical Background==
-*In most of the municipalities of Peru, civil authorities began registering births in 1886, marriages in 1886, and deaths in 1857.<ref name="rys">Ryskamp, George. ''Finding Your Hispanic Roots.'' Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997.</ref> Because civil registration covers the entire population and generally provides more information than church records, civil registration records are one of the most important sources for genealogical research in Peru. Due to political situations, civil registration for some municipalities may have begun after 1886. Civil registration records may also be the only source of information about non-Catholic people.
+In most of the municipalities of Peru, civil authorities began registering births in 1886, marriages in 1886, and deaths in 1857.<ref name="rys">Ryskamp, George. ''Finding Your Hispanic Roots.'' Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997.</ref> Civil registration covers the entire population. Due to political situations, civil registration for some municipalities may have begun after 1886.
 From 1936 to the present, personal civil registers include naturalization, adoption, legitimization of children, declaration of mental competence, declarations of deaths not otherwise registered, marriage annulments, and divorces.