Though lacking the breezy ambiance of most Mexican resort towns, Veracruz offers a gritty glimpse into life on the Gulf. Afro-Caribbean rhythms collide with colonial architecture in the lively town plaza, while the Malecon boardwalk stretches along one of the busiest ports in Mexico. Located in Malecon, this hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of Veracruz Wax Museum and Veracruz Aquarium. Veracruz Harbour and Zocalo are also within 2 mi (3 km). Located in Malecon, this hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of Veracruz Wax Museum and Veracruz Aquarium. Veracruz Harbour and Zocalo are also within 2 mi (3 km). For the first two mornings we shall explore the coastal lowlands along the Gulf of Mexico (followed by afternoon hawkwatching!). Later on the trip we will travel south of Veracruz City to explore a vast wetland-grassland savanna, hoping to find Double-striped Thick-Knee, Fork-tailed and Scissor-tailed flycatchers, Aplomado Falcon, Pinnated Bittern, Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture and much more.

• 3Information Recorded in Civil Registers

Introduction[edit | edit source]

Civil registration records (also known as vital records) are important for genealogical research in Mexico. Civil authorities began registering births, marriages, and deaths in 1859 and most individuals who lived in Mexico after 1867 are recorded. Because the records cover such a large percentage of the population, they are extremely important sources for genealogical research in Mexico.

For birth, death, and marriage records before 1859, see Mexico Church Records

General Historical Background[edit | edit source]

The earliest vital records in Mexico were made by the Catholic Church. In the late 1850s the Mexican government recognized the need for accurate vital records. On 28 July 1859, President Benito Juárez, speaking in Veracruz, established the Civil Registration Office (Registro Civil). The new law determined both the standards and information to be recorded. Justices of civil registration were established throughout the republic to implement the process of creating, witnessing, and safeguarding the civil register. Initially, the Mexican populace, accustomed to registering its vital events with the local parish church, opposed the register. It was not until the republic was restored in 1867 that civil registration was vigorously enforced.

Although civil registration records are an important source for genealogical research in Mexico, many births, marriages, and deaths were never recorded by civil authorities; therefore, you must use church records to supplement this genealogical source.

Information Recorded in Civil Registers[edit | edit source]

The information recorded in civil registration records varied over time. Later records generally give more complete information than the earlier ones. Birth, marriage, and death records may either be handwritten or typed, and are often indexed by given name or surname. Generally speaking, civil registration records throughout the country follow a similiar format.

• Date, time of day, and place of registration
• Name of civil registration officer recording the information
• Name of informant, his or her age, occupation, residence, and possibly his or her birth place
• Information about the event: date, time of day, location
• Name of person whose event is being recorded
• Age, occupation, birth place, civil status, if any, of the person whose event is being recorded
• Names of parents, or spouse of person whose event is being recorded
• Names of other relatives, such as grandparents in birth records
• Names of witnesses along with information about their age, occupation, and relationship to the person whose event is being recorded, if any

Births (nacimientos)[edit | edit source]

Births were usually registered by the infant’s father or by a neighbor of the family within a few days of the event. If you are having trouble locating the birth record, keep in mind that the birth might have been reported months or years later. It is not common but it does happen. A birth record usually includes:

• Day and time of birth
• Names of the child and parents
• Birthplace, which may be different from where it was registered
• Address of the house or hospital in which the birth took place.

Family information may be included, such as:

• Parents’ ages, birthplaces, residences, marital status, and professions
• Number of other children born to the mother (occasionally).
• Names of grandparents.

Corrections or additions to a birth record may have been added as a note in the margin. These notes might include information about the marriage or death of the child.

Marriages (matrimonios)[edit | edit source]

Early civil marriage entries simply contained the name of the bride and groom and the marriage date. Gradually more information was entered such as:

• Ages of the bride and groom
• Birthplaces
• Occupations
• Civil status (if either had been married previously)
• Residence of bride and groom
• Names of parents

In current civil marriage records even street addresses are given.

The Catholic Church continued keeping records after the creation of the civil registration in 1859. Therefore two types of records are available for the marriages. Be sure to search both records.

With the separation of church and state in Mexico, formalized by the 1917 constitution, civil authorities determined that for couples to be legally married they had to be married by the state. Because of the close affinity of the Catholic Church and the state authorities, this rule was not always followed, and church weddings were accepted by the state. Normally, however, couples were married by civil authorities prior to a church wedding. On rare occasions they were married civilly after a church wedding.

Divorce Records[edit | edit source]

Divorce was not legalized in Mexico until after the 1917 constitution. Divorces are not recorded with the civil registration, but rather with the municipio courts. The Family History Library has very few divorce records in its collection. You may obtain information from divorce records by contacting the court of the town or municipio where the divorce took place.

Deaths (defunciones)[edit | edit source]

Early civil death records are especially helpful because they might list people for whom there are no birth or marriage records. Deaths were recorded in the town or city where the person died, within a few days of the death. Death records may provide the following information:

• Name of decedent
  
• Date and place of death
  
• Birthplace and/or age at death
  
• Name of spouse, if married
  
• Names of parents, usually if the person was single.
  
• Residence of decedent
  
• Occupation of decedent
  
• Cause of death (in more recent years)
  
• Burial information
  
• Name of informant (in more recent years)
  

Be aware that information found in a death record about the deceased person’s parents, birth date, birthplace, and other information may be inaccurate as the person who gave the information may not have had complete information.

Search Strategies[edit | edit source]

To effectively use civil records, follow these steps:

1. Search for the relative or ancestor you have selected. When you find the person’s birth record, search for the births of his or her brothers and sisters.
2. Search for the marriage of his or her parents. The marriage record will often give you information that leads to the parents’ birth record.
3. Estimate the parents’ age and search for their birth records.
4. Repeat the process for both the father and mother.
5. If earlier generations are not in the record, search neighboring municipios.
6. Search the death records for all family members.

Locating Civil Registration Records[edit | edit source]

Civil registration records are kept by all the states on a ‘’municipio’’ level. The exceptions are the states of Guerrero and Oaxaca, where the records are recorded by the ‘’municipio’’ but are archived on a district level, and the Distrito Federal (Federal District), where they are kept in delegations. Because of this, it is difficult to obtain records from these two states and the Federal District. In these three instances, as well as in the rest of the nation, the populace still registered in their local civil registration offices, from which the records were sent to the ‘’municipio’’ office, district office, or delegation office. If you know the town where your family lived, you should be able to find the local civil registration office.

For the states that kept records on a municipio or municipality level, you will need to know the town where your family lived and to which municipio the town belonged. To determine which municipality a small town or rancho might have belonged, you should use one of the following finding aids.

• Secretaría de la Economía Nacional, Dirección General de Estadística (México), División municipal de las entidades federativas (México, D.F.: Dirección General de Estadística, México, 1972), FHL INTL Book 972 E2dm 1972.

Some municipios are small and therefore only have one civil registration office, but there are other larger municipios that have several sub civil registration offices that report to the main municipio office. These sub civil registration offices are all listed under the municipio seat. For example, in Sonora the municipio of Cajeme covers a large geographical area and has had ten sub civil registration offices at different times. These offices have been or are now in the following cities: two in the city of Ciudad Obregón and one each in Cumuripa, Esperanza, Cocorit, Providencia, Pueblo Yaqui, El Realito, Oviachic, and Buenavista. All of these offices are listed under Cajeme, with a 'see' reference indicated by an arrow from the sub-civil registration office to Cajeme. A person looking for civil registration for Cocorit will be referred to Cajeme by the 'see' reference or arrow. However, other records such as church records or censuses will still be listed under Cocorit. Hence, to search all the records the library has for Cocorit you will need to search under two listings: Cajeme for civil registration, because Cocorit civil registration records are listed under Cajeme, and Cocorit for church records because the church records are listed under Cocorit.

Each state now has a central civil registration office to which you can write for information. The address of the state civil registration office for the Veracruz is:

Registro Civil del Estado de Veracruz
Av Encanto Esquina Lázaro Cárdenas, Col El Mirador
Xalapa, Veracruz CP 91170
Tel (229) 898-8862 y 931-0606 Fax (229) 814-2279

Civil Registration online This site is in Spanish. Use a translation service such as Google Translate or open the site in a browser such as Google Chrome to translate the page.

Civil Registration Records Available through FamilySearch[edit | edit source]

FamilySearch has microfilmed and digitized the civil registration records of thousands of municipios throughout Mexico. These records are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog.

The specific holdings of the Family History Library are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog. To find civil registration records, search in the 'Locality' section of the FamilySearch Catalog under:

MEXICO- CIVIL REGISTRATION

MEXICO, [STATE]- CIVIL REGISTRATION

MEXICO, [STATE], [TOWN/MUNICIPIO/ DISTRICT]- CIVIL REGISTRATION

FamilySearch's collection continues to grow as new records are microfilmed and/or digitized and added to the collection from numerous sources. Do not give up if records are not yet available. The FamilySearch.org and the FamilySearch Catalog are updated periodically, so check it occasionally for the records you need.

To view the list of municipios available on FamilySearch click here.

Online Records

• 1821-1949 - Mexico, Veracruz, Civil Registration, 1821-1949 at FamilySearch — index and images

To read the Wiki article about the collection click here.

Locating Records Not at the Family History Library[edit | edit source]

Birth, marriage, and death records may be obtained by contacting or visiting local civil registration offices and state civil archives in Mexico. To protect the rights of privacy of living persons, most records with current information have restrictions on their use and access. The present location of records depends on whether local offices have sent their records to the higher jurisdiction. Most recent records will be found in the local civil registration offices. Older records may be found in the municipio or state archive.

You may obtain copies of civil registration records in Mexico by writing to the local civil registry in the municipio. However, some archives will not send photocopies, and some will also ask for power of attorney to receive a certificate of an individual other than the correspondent. Civil officials will generally answer correspondence in Spanish. Your request may be forwarded if the records have been sent to state archives.

After deciding who has jurisdiction over the records for the time period you need, write a brief request to the proper office, including:

• A check or cash for the search fee, which is usually $10. Check with the civil registration office or archive about making arrangements for payment as banking practices differ widely.
• The full name and the sex of the person sought.
• The names of his or her parents, if known.
• The approximate date and place of the event about which you want information.
• Your relationship to the person.
• The reason for the request (family history, medical history, and so on.).
• A request for a photocopy of the complete original record.
• A power of attorney letter, if required.

Many archives and civil registration offices will not perform research. Make your request very specific. If your request is unsuccessful, search for duplicate records that may have been filed in other state and ecclesiastical archives.

Guide to State of Veracruz ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

• 3Civil Registration
  • 3.21. Online Digital Records for Civil Registration
• 4Church Records
• 5Reading the Records

Most of your genealogical research for Veracruz will be in two main record types: civil registration and church records. This article will teach you methods for locating and searching these two record groups.

History[edit | edit source]

The Spanish founded the port city of Veracruz on the coast, as the first municipality under the direct control of the king of Spain.During the colonial period, Veracruz was the main port of entry for immigrants from Spain, African slaves, and all types of luxury goods for import and export.
The port city of Veracruz, and the fort of San Juan de Ulúa, where Cortés landed three hundred years earlier, was where the loyalist soldiers of the Spanish Crown made their last stand against the independence movement in 1824.
The French intervened in Mexico through Veracruz for the first time in the 1838, in what became the Pastry War.During the Mexican–American War, the port was blockaded again, this time by the Americans.In 1863, the state was officially named Veracruz-Llave. After the French were expelled, the state government was in the port of Veracruz.
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How to Find the Town of Origin in Mexico[edit | edit source]

To search the records effectively, you need to know the town in Mexico where your ancestor lived. For a checklist of sources to search for that information, use Mexico Locating Place of Origin.
Also, see these two online classes:

Civil Registration[edit | edit source]

• Civil registration records are government records covering birth, marriage, and death. They are an excellent source of names, dates, places, and relationships.
  

• Civil authorities began registering births, marriages, and deaths in 1859, and most individuals who lived in Mexico after 1867 are recorded. Because the records cover such a large percentage of the population, they are extremely important sources for genealogical research in Mexico. Initially, the Mexican populace, accustomed to registering its vital events with the local parish church, opposed the register. It was not until the republic was restored in 1867 that civil registration was vigorously enforced.
  

Find the Municipality for Your Town[edit | edit source]

• You will need to know the town where your family lived and to which municipio the town belonged. This gazetteer will help you find the municipio level for your town.

1. Online Digital Records for Civil Registration[edit | edit source]

For many localities, digital copies of civil registration can be searched online:

• 1821-1949 - Mexico, Veracruz, Civil Registration, 1821-1949 at FamilySearch — index and images
• 1821-1949 - Mexico, Mexico, Veracruz and Veracruz, Civil Registration, 1821-1949 at FamilySearch Historical Records, ibrowsable images, not complete for all localities.
• 1860-1947 - Veracruz, Mexico, Civil Registry, Births, 1860-1947, at Ancestry.com, index and images, ($).
• 1859-1947 - Veracruz, Mexico, Civil Registry, Marriages, 1859-1947, at Ancestry.com, index and images, ($).
• 1859-1950 - Veracruz, Mexico, Civil Registry, Deaths, 1859-1950, at Ancestry.com, index and images, ($).

Ancestry.com/mx[edit | edit source]

• Civil records of birth of Mexico, 1859-varies, index and mages, ($)
• Civil marriage records of Mexico, 1859-varies, index and images, ($)
• Civil death records of Mexico, 1859-varies, index and images, ($)

'Nascimientos' are births. Matrimonios are marriages. 'Defunciones' are deaths.

2. Microfilm Copies of Civil Registration Records in the FamilySearch Catalog[edit | edit source]

If the locality and time period you need are not included in the online records, the next step is to find them in the microfilm collection of the Family History Library. Currently, they are being digitized, and plans are to complete that project by 2020. Check back occasionally to see if your records have become available. In the meantime, some of them might be available at a Family History Center near you.
To find a microfilm:

a. Click on this link to see a list of records for Mexico, Veracruz.

b. Click on 'Places within Mexico, Veracruz' and a list of towns and cities will open.

c. Click on the town or city you wish to search.

d. Click on 'Civil Registration' topic. Click on the blue links to specific record titles.

e. Choose the correct event and time period for your ancestor.

f. Some combination of these icons will appear at the far right of the microfilm listed for the record. . The magnifying glass indicates that the microfilm is indexed. Clicking on the magnifying glass will take you to the index. Clicking on the camera will take you to an online digital copy of the microfilm.

3. Writing for Civil Registration Certificates[edit | edit source]

If the records are not online, and you do not have ready access to the microfilms, civil registration records in Mexico can be obtained by writing to the local civil registry in the municipality. This is particularly true for more recent records, which are covered by privacy laws. Relatives are allowed to request recent records for genealogy purposes. Civil officials will generally answer correspondence in Spanish. Your request may be forwarded if the records have been sent to state archives. This method is not always reliable. Vlc player para mac. Officials might or might not respond.

• Each state now has a central civil registration office to which you can write for information. The address of the state civil registration office for the Veracruz is:

Registro Civil del Estado de Veracruz
Av Encanto Esquina Lázaro Cárdenas, Col El Mirador
Xalapa, Veracruz CP 91170
Tel (229) 898-8862 y 931-0606 Fax (229) 814-2279

• Civil Registration online This site is in Spanish. Use a translation service such as Google Translate or open the site in a browser such as Google Chrome to translate the page.

• You can also write to the local town registrar. Write a brief request in Spanish to the proper office using this address as a guide, replacing the information in parentheses:
  

Oficino del Registro Civil

(postal code), (city), Veracruz

Mexico

Tuxera ntfs crack for mac. Send the following:

• Money for the search fee, usually $10.00
• Full name and the sex of the ancestor sought
• Names of the ancestor’s parents, if known
• Approximate date and place of the event
• Your relationship to the ancestor
• Reason for the request (family history, medical, and so on)
• Request for a photocopy of the complete original record

Write your request in Spanish whenever possible. For writing your letter in Spanish, use the translated questions and phrases in this Spanish Letter-writing Guide.

Church Records[edit | edit source]

Although civil registration records are an important source for genealogical research in Mexico, many births, marriages, and deaths were never recorded by civil authorities; therefore, you must use church records to supplement this genealogical source.

The vast majority of Mexicans were Catholic and were registered in entries for baptisms, marriages, deaths, and burials in the local church records. Often two and sometimes three generations are indicated in the registers, with personal information on the family. Church records are the main source prior to 1850, when civil registration began. After this date one should search in both church and civil records, since there may be information in one record that does not appear in the other. For instance, the church records may only list the godparents, while the civil records may list the grandparents.

1. Online Digital Records for Church Records[edit | edit source]

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For some localities, digital copies of Catholic church records can be searched online:

• 1590-1978 - Mexico, Veracruz and Veracruz, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1978 at FamilySearch Historical Records, index, not complete.
• 1560-1950 - Mexico, partial list of baptism records, 1560-1950, index, incomplete, ($).
• 1556-1989 - Mexico, partial list of marriage records, 1556-1989, index, incomplete, ($).
• 1680-1940 - Mexico, partial list of death records, 1680-1940, index, incomplete, ($).
• 1560-1950 - Mexico Baptisms, 1560-1950, index, incomplete.
• 1680-1940 - Mexico Deaths, 1680-1940, index, incomplete.
• 1570-1950 - Mexico Marriages, 1570-1950, index, incomplete.

Bautismos are infant baptisms, which are used for birth information. Información matrimonial are documents collected in preparation for a marriage. Matrimônios' are marriages. Defunciones are deaths. Entierros are burials'. Índice is the index.

2. Microfilm Copies of Church Records in the FamilySearch Catalog[edit | edit source]

If the locality and time period you need are not included in the online records, the next step is to find them in the microfilm collection of the Family History Library. Currently, they are being digitized, and plans are to complete that project by 2020. Check back occasionally to see if your records have become available. In the meantime, some of them might be available at a Family History Center near you.
To find a microfilm:

a. Click on this link to see a list of records for Mexico, Veracruz.

b. Click on 'Places within Mexico, Veracruz' and a list of towns and cities will open.

c. Click on the town or city you wish to search.

d. Click on 'Church Records' topic. Click on the blue links to specific record titles.

e. Choose the correct event and time period for your ancestor.

f. Some combination of these icons will appear at the far right of the microfilm listed for the record. . Clicking on the magnifying glass will take you to the index. Clicking on the camera will take you to an online digital copy of the microfilm.

3. Writing to a Catholic Priest for Church Records[edit | edit source]

• Dondehaymisa.com, select the state from the drop-down menu 'Estado'.

Baptism, marriage, and death records may be searched by contacting or visiting local parish or diocese archives in Mexico. Mexico has no single repository of church records. Write your request in Spanish whenever possible. This method is not always reliable. Officials might or might not respond.

Write a brief request in Spanish to the proper church using this address as guide replacing the information in parentheses:

Reverendo Padre

Parroquia de (name of parish)

(postal code), (city), Veracruz

Mexico

When requesting information, send the following:

• Money for the search fee, usually $10.00
• Full name and the sex of the ancestor sought
• Names of the ancestor’s parents, if known
• Approximate date and place of the event
• Your relationship to the ancestor
• Reason for the request (family history, medical, and so on)
• Request for a photocopy of the complete original record

Write your request in Spanish whenever possible. For writing your letter in Spanish, use the translated questions and phrases in this Spanish Letter-writing Guide.

Reading the Records[edit | edit source]

• You do not have to be fluent in Spanish to read your documents. Genealogical records usually contain a limited vocabulary. Use this Spanish Genealogical Word List to translate the important points in the document. Handwriting skills are taught in Reading Spanish Handwriting.

• Detailed instructions for reading Spanish church records, examples of common documents, and practice exercises for developing skills in translating them can be found in the Spanish Records Extraction Manual.

These guides are also helpful:

• 'How to' Guides:
  • Inserting Special Characters
  • Catholic Church Records
  • Reading Spanish Handwritten Records
  • Reading Baptism Records
  • Reading Marriage Records
  • Reading Death Records

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Tips for finding your ancestor in the records[edit | edit source]

• Births were usually reported within a few days of the birth by the father of the child, a neighbor, or the midwife. A search for a birth record should begin with the known date of birth and then searching forward in time, day by day, until the record is found. It might be found within a few days of the actual birth date, but in some instances, it might be weeks or months later. Birth, marriage, and death records are often indexed by given name or surname.

• The Catholic Church continued keeping records after the creation of the civil registration in 1859. Therefore two types of records are available for the marriages. Be sure to search both records. With the separation of church and state in Mexico, formalized by the 1917 constitution, civil authorities determined that for couples to be legally married they had to be married by the state. Because of the close affinity of the Catholic Church and the state authorities, this rule was not always followed, and church weddings were accepted by the state. Normally, however, couples were married by civil authorities prior to a church wedding. On rare occasions they were married civilly after a church wedding.

• Some municipios are small and therefore only have one civil registration office, but there are other larger municipios that have several sub civil registration offices that report to the main municipio office. These sub civil registration offices are all listed under the municipio seat. For example, in Veracruz the municipio of Cajeme covers a large geographical area and has had ten sub civil registration offices at different times. These offices have been or are now in the following cities: two in the city of Ciudad Obregón and one each in Cumuripa, Esperanza, Cocorit, Providencia, Pueblo Yaqui, El Realito, Oviachic, and Buenavista. All of these offices are listed under Cajeme, with a 'see' reference indicated by an arrow from the sub-civil registration office to Cajeme. A person looking for civil registration for Cocorit will be referred to Cajeme by the 'see' reference or arrow. However, other records such as church records or censuses, will still be listed under Cocorit. Hence, to search all the records the library has for Cocorit you will need to search under two listings: Cajeme for civil registration, because Cocorit civil registration records are listed under Cajeme, and Cocorit for church records because the church records are listed under Cocorit.

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• Death records can be particularly helpful for people who may not have had a civil birth or marriage record but died during the period when civil registration had begun.

Search Strategy[edit | edit source]

• Search for the relative or ancestor you selected. When you find his birth record, search for the births of his brothers and sisters.
• Next, search for the marriage of his parents. The marriage record will have information that will often help you find the birth records of the parents.
• You can estimate the ages of the parents and determine a birth year to search for their birth records.
• Search the death registers for all known family members.
• Repeat this process for both the father and the mother, starting with their birth records, then their siblings' births, then their parents' marriages, and so on.
• If earlier generations (parents, grandparents, etc.) do not appear in the records, search neighboring parishes.