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Civil registration records are kept at the local civil registration office ''(oficina de registro civil)'' in each municipality''(municipalidad''). You must determine the town where your ancestor lived before you can find the records. | Civil registration records are kept at the local civil registration office ''(oficina de registro civil)'' in each municipality''(municipalidad''). You must determine the town where your ancestor lived before you can find the records. | ||
===4. General Archive of Civil Registration=== | |||
Civil records are issued in duplicate. The original remains at the local civil registration archive and a copy is sent to: | |||
:'''Archivo General del Registro Civil'''<br> | |||
:'''(General Archive of Civil Registration)'''<br> | |||
:'''Calle Huérfanos 1570'''<br> | |||
:'''Santiago de Chile'''<br> | |||
:'''Chile'''<br> | |||
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You can write to the archives and request a search for certificates for relatives. '''Write your request in Spanish whenever possible. Use the translated questions and phrases in this [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/a/aa/LWGSpanish.pdf Spanish Letter-writing Guide] to assist you in writing your letter in Spanish. ''' | |||
'''Send the following when requesting information:''' | |||
*Money for the search fee, usually $10.00, and an international postal reply coupon (IRC) | |||
*Full name and the sex of the ancestor sought | |||
*Names of the ancestor’s parents, if known | |||
*Approximate date and place of the event | |||
*Your relationship to the ancestor | |||
*Reason for the request (family history, medical, and so on) | |||
*Request for a photocopy of the complete original record <br> | |||
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If you cannot find a record at one of the local archives, you can try another archive. | If you cannot find a record at one of the local archives, you can try another archive. | ||
====Finding the Correct Office==== | |||
Your ancestor may have lived in a small town ''(pueblo)'' that belonged to the civil jurisdiction ''(municipalidad)''of a larger town in the area. In large cities, there may be more than one civil registration office. You may need to use gazetteers and other geographic references to identify where your ancestor lived and the civil registration office that served it. (See [[Chile Gazetteers]].) | Your ancestor may have lived in a small town ''(pueblo)'' that belonged to the civil jurisdiction ''(municipalidad)''of a larger town in the area. In large cities, there may be more than one civil registration office. You may need to use gazetteers and other geographic references to identify where your ancestor lived and the civil registration office that served it. (See [[Chile Gazetteers]].) | ||
In addition to the town, you need to know at least an approximate year in which the birth, marriage, or death occurred. Some offices have created either a general index of their records or an index within each book that you may want to search first. | In addition to the town, you need to know at least an approximate year in which the birth, marriage, or death occurred. Some offices have created either a general index of their records or an index within each book that you may want to search first. | ||
=== FamilySearch Collections<br> === | === FamilySearch Collections<br> === | ||