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Record Finder Table for Spain
The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.
Order of Records
The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.
List of Topics
This Record Finder table links to the Spain topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
Vital Events
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Maiden Names and Family Members
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Immigration and Country of Origin
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Residences and Locations
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Personal Details and Affiliations
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Reading the Records
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Provinces and autonomous communities
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The topic articles listed above give general background, record contents details, and research methods. More specific help is available in topic articles for each jurisdiction, including links to actual records.
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Provinces
Spain is divided into 50 provinces. Each province belongs to one of 17 autonomous communities. A list of the provinces of Spain and access to their individual pages are listed below along with a clickable map. Each link will take you to a step-by-step process for research in that province.
Autonomous Communities
Spain is divided into 17 autonomous communities (comunidades autonomas, singular - comunidad autonoma) and 2 autonomous cities* (ciudades autonomas, singular - ciudad autonoma).
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Church Records, Civil Registration
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| Death information
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Church Records, Civil Registration
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Cemeteries, Newspapers
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| Emigration information
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Emigration and Immigration
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Church Records, Newspapers, Societies
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Word List, Handwriting
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Societies
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Church Records, Civil Registration Notarial Records
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Nobility Records
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| Marriage information
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Church Records, Civil Registration
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Notarial Records, Nobility Records
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| Noble families
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Nobility Records
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Heraldry, Biography
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| Occupations
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Church Records, Civil Registration
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Census, Notarial Records
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Church Records, Civil Registration
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Notarial Records, Census
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| Physical description
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Military Records
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| Places of residence
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Church Records, Civil Registration
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Census, Notarial Records, Emigration and Immigration
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| Religion
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Church Records, Ethnic Groups
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History, Church History, Jewish Records
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History, Newspapers
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Church History
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