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=== Passenger lists (''Listas de pasajeros'') === | |||
Research use: Trace emigrants back to their ancestral origins. | |||
Record type: Records of emigrant embarkation to depart the country. | |||
General: Emigration has been a way of life in Spain for centuries. Originally, Sevilla was the only port legally authorized for ships sailing to America. In the last half of the eighteenth century the number of ports was increased to six: Alicante, Málaga, Cartagena, Barcelona, and La Coruña. In the latter half of the 19th century the popular destinations were Cuba and the Philippines, and in the early 20th century, Argentina, Cuba, Brazil, and Venezuela. | |||
Time period: 1509-1900 (at least). | |||
Contents: The early records in Sevilla contain the names of passengers and requests for permission to travel to America. Both identify the emigrant or the name of the head of household, birthplace and residence before embarkation. | |||
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*'''1509-1701''' Third section, Archive of the Indies (Archivo General de Indias) in Sevilla for early records 1509-1790. These records are online: [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/20763?availability=Family%20History%20Library Pasajeros a Indias : libros de asientos] | |||
*Municipal archives of port cities for later records. | |||
Population coverage: As much as 30% of the historical population of Spain in earlier periods may have emigrated. Many of them did not register. It is estimated that as much as 20% of the population may be contained in the passenger lists. | |||
Reliability: Good. | |||
<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> | |||
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