Spanish Records Extraction Manual
Spanish Language Tutorials
This extraction manual was first published in 1981 by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and is now available for download in PDF format from the BYU Department of History and the Center for Family History and Genealogy.
It provides instruction, examples, and practice exercises for mastering skills in reading and translating Spanish genealogical documents.
For additional instruction, practice, and language helps, see also:
- The Spanish Documents Script Tutorial
- Spain Handwriting
- Spanish Genealogical Word List
- Spanish Letter Writing Guide
Chapter 1: Old Spanish Records
Chapter 2: Christening, Marriage, and Other Entries
Chapter 3: Spanish Handwriting and Spelling
- Section 1 - Easily Confused Letters
- Section 2 - Elements of Spanish Handwriting Style
- Section 3 - Variations in Word Spelling
Chapter 4: Name Identification
- Section 1 - Identifying Names
- Section 2 - Deciphering Personal Names
- Section 3 - Distinguishing between Given Names and Surnames
Chapter 5: Gender
Chapter 6: Dates
Chapter 7: Putting It All Into Practice
Glossary
Appendices
- Appendix A1 - Given Names
- Appendix A2 - Common Surnames
- Appendix B - Common Abbreviations
- Appendix C - Common Occupations
- Appendix D - Racial Designations
- Appendix E - Titles and Descriptive Terms