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====Provincial Archives====
====Provincial Archives====
Provincial archives are very important in family history research. The most important records in the provincial archives are the notarial records or Protocolos. These records include: '''wills, land and property sales, death inventories, marriage contracts, and many other types'''.
Provincial archives are very important in family history research. The most important records in the provincial archives are the notarial records or Protocolos. These records include: '''wills, land and property sales, death inventories, marriage contracts, and many other types'''.
====Municipal Archives and Juzgado de la Paz Archives====
====Municipal Archives and Juzgado de la Paz Archivos====
These archives are sometimes together, but when they are separated you will find '''civil registration records''' in the Juzgado de la Paz archives.<br>
These archives are sometimes together, but when they are separated you will find '''civil registration records''' in the Juzgado de la Paz archives.<br>
Municipal archives contain '''local census, tax, military draft records, and other records full of genealogical value
Municipal archives contain '''local census, tax, military draft records, and other records full of genealogical value