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Guide to State of Distrito Federal ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.
History
On 29 January 2016, "Distrito Federal" or "D.F." (Federal District) was officially renamed, "Ciudad de México" or "CDMX" (Mexico City). The first inhabitants were the Mexica people who founded Mexico-Tenochtitlan (today Cuidad de México) in 1325. Spanish explorer Hernán Cortés came to the city in 1521, and made it the capital of New Spain and it became a seat of Spanish political power. Mexico gained it's independence in 1821. .[1].[2]
Jurisdictions
Mexico City is divided into 16 delegations. Map of delegations.
Visit these pages to find genealogy records:
Resources
Cemeteries
Tombstone Transcriptions Online
- Memorial Search at Find a Grave; Also at: FamilySearch, Ancestry ($)
- Search Records at BillionGraves; Also at: FamilySearch, Findmypast ($)
List of Cemeteries in the State
Jewish Cemeteries
- JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry at Ancestry - grave search
- JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry
Church Records
- See Mexico Church Records for more resources.
- 1514-1970 Mexico, The Federal District of Mexico and The Federal District of Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1514-1970 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index; coverage may vary
- 1556-1989 Mexico, Select Marriages Index, 1556-1989 at Ancestry - index; coverage may vary ($)
- 1560-1950 Mexico, Select Baptisms, 1560-1950 at Ancestry - index; coverage may vary ($)
- 1560-1950 Mexico Baptisms, 1560-1950 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index; coverage may vary
- 1570-1950 Mexico Marriages, 1570-1950 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index; coverage may vary
- 1680-1940 Mexico Deaths, 1680-1940 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index; coverage may vary
- 1886-1933 Distrito Federal, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1886-1933 at Ancestry - images; coverage may vary ($)
Civil Registration
- See Mexico Civil Registration for more resources.
- 1827-1926 Mexico, Distrito Federal, British Consulate Deaths, 1827-1926 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index; coverage may vary
- 1832-2005 Mexico, Distrito Federal, Civil Registration, 1832-2005 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1861-1931 Federal District, Mexico, Civil Registration Births, 1861-1931 at Ancestry.com - index & images; coverage may vary ($)
- 1861-1950 Federal District, Mexico, Civil Registration Marriages, 1861-1950 at Ancestry.com - index & images; coverage may vary ($)
- 1861-1987 Federal District, Mexico, Civil Registration Deaths, 1861-1987 at Ancestry.com - index & images; coverage may vary ($)
Maps
- A 1780 map depicting Mexico Valley circa 1519
- Mexico Valley in 1808
- Mexico Valley in 1858
- Distrito Federal in 1899
- Distrito Federal in 1972
- Distrito Federal in 1998
Repositories
Archives
There are 51 historical archives in 12 municipalities in the Federal District of Mexico. Here is the website: Federal District of Mexico Historical Archives.
Libraries
There are 282 libraries in 16 municipalities in the Federal District of Mexico. Here is the website: Federal District of Mexico Libraries.
There are 395 DGB libraries in 16 municipalities in the Federal District of Mexico. Here is the website: Federal District of Mexico DGB Libraries.
Societies
References
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Mexico City," Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_City, accessed 30 May 2025.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "History of Mexico City," Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Mexico_City, accessed 30 May 2025.