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'''Births (Nacimientos)'''
'''Births (Nacimientos)'''


Birth registers give the document number, registration date, name, gender, and date and place of birth. Early birth records also include naturalization papers, adoptions, legitimizations of children, and acknowledgments of paternity. Separate books were kept for naturalization from 1912–1936.
Birth registers give:<br>
*Document number
*Registration date
*Name
*Gender
*Date and place of birth


Birth records may include family information, such as the parents’ ages, birthplaces, residences, nationalities, marital status, professions, and the number of other children born to the mother. The records may also give similar information about the informant, who may be a relative, and the grandparents. Corrections to a birth record were usually added as a marginal note.
Early birth records also include naturalization papers, adoptions, legitimizations of children, and acknowledgments of paternity. Separate books were kept for naturalization from 1912–1936.
 
Birth records may include the following about parents:
*Ages
*Birthplaces
*Residences
*Nationalities
*Marital status
*Professions
*Number of other children born to the mother
 
The records may also give similar information about the informant, who may be a relative, and the grandparents.  
 
Corrections to a birth record were usually added as a marginal note.


'''Marriages (Casamientos)'''
'''Marriages (Casamientos)'''
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'''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. '''
'''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. '''
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==Information Recorded in the Records==
==Information Recorded in the Records==
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