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Guanajuato, Mexico
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Record Description
Record Type:	Church
Collection years:	1519-1984
Languages:	Spanish
Title in the Language:	Registros Paroquiales de la Iglesia Católica del Estado de Guanajuato, México
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Parroquias Católicas, Guanajuato Catholic Church parishes, Guanajuato)

What is in This Collection?

This collection contains Catholic Church records of baptisms, confirmations, marriages, marriage information, and deaths for the state of Guanajuato, Mexico. The collection includes the years 1519 to 1984.

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Reading These Records

These records are written in Spanish. For help reading them see:

• Spanish Genealogical Word List
• BYU Spanish Script Tutorial
• FamilySearch Learning Center videos:
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  • Reading Spanish Handwritten Records, Lesson 2

If you speak Spanish, the following free online lesson may be helpful to learn how to use the information in these records:

• Registros Civiles y Parroquiales – Spanish

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What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Birth Records

• Date and place of baptism
• Child's name and gender
• Child's date and place of birth
• Parents' names
• Godparents' names

Confirmation Records

• Date and place of confirmation
• Name and birth date of the person being confirmed
• Parents' names
• Godparents' names

Marriage Records

• Date and place of marriage
• Names of the bride and groom
• Names of the parents
• Names of godparents
• Names of the witnesses

Death Records

• Name and age of deceased
• Date and place of death
• Cause of death
• Origin and marital status of deceased
• Parents' name
• Burial information

Collection Content

For additional details about these records and help using them see Mexico Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records.

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  1946 Baptism

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  1942 Confirmation

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  1938 Marriage

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  1936 Marriage Information 1st page

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  1936 Marriage Information 2nd page

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  1934 Death

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• Identifying information such as residence
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I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

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• Use the birthdate or age along with the place of birth to find the family in 1930, Mexico National Census. The census can help you find whether or not your ancestors were married civilly or by the Catholic church or both. Then you can proceed to look in those records for more information
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I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

• Mexico, Guanajuato, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records are also a good substitute when church records of births, marriages, and deaths cannot be found or are unavailable
• A useful Coverage Table for Mexico Baptisms is available in the wiki article Mexico Baptisms, Coverage Table - FamilySearch Historical Records
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• Also, consider looking at collections for surrounding localities. Jalisco, Mexico Genealogy is to the west, San Luis Potosí, Mexico Genealogy to the north, Querétaro, Mexico Genealogy to the east, and Michoacán, Mexico Genealogy to the south. (Zacatecas, Mexico Genealogy and Guanajuato share a northern border for a little over one mile.)
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Research Helps

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Citing This Collection

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