Mexico Social Life and Customs
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Effective family research requires some understanding of the society in which your ancestor lived. Learning about everyday life, religious practices, customs, and traditions will help you appreciate your ancestor and the time in which he or she lived. This information is particularly helpful if you choose to write a history of your family. Research procedures and genealogical sources are different for each area and time period and are affected by the local customs and traditions.
The Family History Library has collected some sources that discuss a variety of subjects related to the social life and customs in Mexico. These records are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under:
MEXICO- SOCIAL LIFE AND CUSTOMS
MEXICO, [STATE]- SOCIAL LIFE AND CUSTOMS
Online Resources
- Mexican Culture - TOTA, gives general information about Mexican Culture
| Topic | Time frame | Resource | Location |
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| History, commerce | 1300s to 1500s | Del Castillo, Bernal Diaz. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, John Ingram Lockhart, trans. J. Hatchard and Son, 1844. | Mexico City |
| Urban life | 1890s to 1910s | Godoy, Mercedes. When I Was a Girl in Mexico. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., 1919. | Mexico City |
| Dress, fashions | 19th century | Spence, Lewis. Mexico of the Mexicans. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1917. | Mexico |
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