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| start_year = 1556
| start_year = 1556
| end_year = 1899
| end_year = 1899
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| language = Spanish
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| title_language = España, provincia de Granada, índice de expedientes católicos de investigación previa al matrimonio, 1556-1899
| FS_URL_01 = [[Spain Record Finder]]
| FS_URL_01 = [[Spain Research Tips and Strategies]]
| FS_URL_02 = [[Spain Research Tips and Strategies]]
| FS_URL_02 = [[Spain Record Finder]]
| FS_URL_03 = [[Spain Online Genealogy Records]]
| FS_URL_03 = [[Spain Online Genealogy Records]]
| FS_URL_04 = [[Spain Archives and Libraries]]
| FS_URL_04 = [[Spain Church Records]]
| FS_URL_05 = [[Spain Catholic Church Records]]  
| FS_URL_05 = [[Spain Civil Registration]]
| FS_URL_06 = [[Spain Catholic Church Directories]]
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| FS_URL_07 = [[Spanish Genealogical Word List]]
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{{Image Visibility}}  
{{Image Visibility}}  
=== Reading These Records ===  
=== Reading These Records ===  
There are several tools that can help you to read the records. If you are having difficulty reading the handwriting you may want to try one of these resources:
{{HR Read|lang=ES}}
Reading Spanish Handwriting online classes:
{{LearningCenter2|203|Lesson 1 - The Spanish Alphabet}}<br>
{{LearningCenter2|206|Lesson 2 - Words and Dates}}<br>
{{LearningCenter2|207|Lesson 3 - Reading Spanish Records}}<br>
The [https://script.byu.edu/spanish-handwriting/introduction Script.byu.edu] site has online tutorials, word lists, abbreviations, and many samples of handwriting.
If you don't speak Spanish, you may want to try one of the following resources:
[https://translate.google.com/ Google Translate] is a website where you can type the words in Spanish on the left side of the screen and on the right side of the screen you can see the English translation. It is a machine translation so it may not be perfect but you can get the general idea of the meaning of phrases and sentences as well as individual words.
== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
These records may contain the following information:  
These records may contain the following information:  
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*Family relationships
*Family relationships
=== Searching the Index  ===
=== Searching the Index  ===
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=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===  
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===  
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log |research log]].
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log |research log]].
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=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?  ===
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?  ===
*Add any new information to your records
*Add any new information to your records
*Check the image the index was taken from to see if there is additional information
*If available, check the image for additional information
*Make sure to fully transcribe and cite the record entry for future reference
*Analyze the entry to see if it provides additional clues to find other records of the person or their family
*Use the information to find more. For instance, use the age listed in the record to estimate a year of birth, if that is yet undetermined
*See if additional information is given in the civil registration
*Use the birth date or age along with the place of birth of each spouse to find a couple's birth records and parents' names
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===
*Compile the marriage entries for every person who has the same surname as the bride or groom; this is especially helpful in rural areas or if the surname is unusual
*Try searching by surname only
=== I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now? ===
*The person may be recorded with an abbreviated or variant form of their name
* Search the records and indexes of neighboring cities, provinces, and regions
*Remember that spelling was generally not standardized until the early part of the 20th century
*Check for variants of given names, surnames, and place names. Transcription errors could occur in any handwritten record; also, it was not uncommon for an individual be listed under a nickname or an abbreviation of their name
*Or your ancestor may have immigrated to another country. Search the records of nearby areas or [[Spain Emigration and Immigration]]
*New information is constantly being indexed, microfilmed or updated.  Periodically check back to see if your ancestor’s records have been added.  You can see if the area you’ve been looking in has been recently updated by going to [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list Historical Records Collections].  Watch for an asterisk for recently added or updated records
=== Research Helps ===
=== Research Helps ===
The following articles will help you research your family in [[Spain Genealogy|Spain]].
{{HR Helps|where=Spain}}
*[[Spain Record Finder]]
*[[Spain Research Tips and Strategies]]
== Citing This Collection ==
== Citing This Collection ==
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.

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This article describes a collection of records at FamilySearch.org.
Granada, Spain
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Record Description
Record Type: Catholic Pre-Marriage Records
Collection years: 1556-1899
Languages: Spanish
Title in the Language: España, provincia de Granada, índice de expedientes católicos de investigación previa al matrimonio, 1556-1899
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What is in This Collection?[edit | edit source]

This is an index of Pre-Marriage Investigation which covers 1556-1899. These may also be the only records available for vital information research before civil registration was implemented in 1871.

Index and Image Visibility[edit | edit source]

Whenever possible FamilySearch makes images and indexes available for all users. However, rights to view these data are limited by contract and subject to change. Because of this there may be limitations on where and how images and indexes are available or who can see them. Please be aware some collections consist only of partial information indexed from the records and do not contain any images. For additional information about image restrictions see Restrictions for Viewing Images in FamilySearch Historical Record Collections.

Reading These Records[edit | edit source]

These records are written in Spanish. For help reading them see: FamilySearch Learning Center:

What Can These Records Tell Me?[edit | edit source]

These records may contain the following information:

  • Date and place of marriage
  • Groom's name
  • Bride's name
  • Marriage date

How Do I Search This Collection?[edit | edit source]

  • Your ancestor's given name and surname
  • Estimated marriage
  • Family relationships

Searching the Index[edit | edit source]

Search by name on the Collection Details Page.
  1. Fill in the search boxes in the Search Collection section with the information you know
  2. Click Search to show possible matches

How Do I Analyze the Results?[edit | edit source]

Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

What Do I Do Next?[edit | edit source]

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?[edit | edit source]

  • Add any new information to your records
  • If available, check the image for additional information
  • Analyze the entry to see if it provides additional clues to find other records of the person or their family
  • See if additional information is given in the civil registration

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?[edit | edit source]

  • Try searching by surname only
  • The person may be recorded with an abbreviated or variant form of their name
  • Remember that spelling was generally not standardized until the early part of the 20th century

Research Helps[edit | edit source]

The following articles will help you research your family in Spain.

Citing This Collection[edit | edit source]

Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.

Collection Citation:
The citation for this collection can be found on the Collection Details Page in the section Citing this Collection.
Record Citation:
When looking at a record, the citation can be viewed by clicking the drop-down arrow next to Document Information.

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Use the FamilySearch Learning Center to find online genealogy classes.

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