Mexico, San Luis Potosí, Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection of parish records for San Luis Potosi includes the years 1586 to 1977. These records are written in Spanish.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
Baptism or confirmation records usually contain the following information:


 * Date and parish of baptism or confirmation
 * Child's name, age and gender
 * Child's date and place of birth
 * Legitimacy of child
 * Parents' names
 * Godparents' names
 * Before 1820, social class of the parents

Marriage records usually contain the following information:


 * Date and place of marriage
 * Names of the bride and groom
 * Groom's date and place of birth, baptism and confirmation
 * Groom's civil status, origin and residence
 * Names of groom's parents
 * Any previous marriages
 * Bride's date and place of birth, baptism and confirmation
 * Legitimacy
 * Names of witnesses
 * Sometimes, the race if recorded

Death records usually contain the following information:


 * Date of death or burial
 * Name and age of deceased
 * Legitimacy
 * Sometimes, parents names or name of spouse, if married
 * Sometimes, the race of deceased

How Do I Search This Collection?
Search by name by visiting the Collection Page: Fill in the requested information in the initial search page. This search will return a list of possible matches. Compare the information in the list to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct family or person. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to find your ancestor.

View images in this collection by visiting the Browse Page  ⇒ Select the "City or Town" ⇒ Select the "Parish" ⇒ Select the "Record Type and Years" which takes you to the images.

For Help Reading These Records

These records are in Spanish. For help reading the records, see the following resources:


 * Mexico Language and Languages
 * Spanish Genealogical Word List
 * BYU Spanish Script Tutorial
 * FamilySearch Learning Center videos:
 * Reading Spanish Handwritten Records, Lesson 1
 * Reading Spanish Handwritten Records, Lesson 2
 * Reading Spanish Handwritten Records, Lesson 3

I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now?
Unable to find your ancestor? Try looking through records in the surrounding localities. Zacatecas is to the west, Nuevo León to the north, Tamaulipas to the northeast, Veracruz to the east, Hidalgo to the southeast, and Guanajuato to the south.

Known Issues with This Collection
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Citing This Collection
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 * Collection Citation:

"Mexico, San Luis Potosi, Catholic Church Records, 1586-1977." Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2017. Citing San Luis Potosí Diocese Archives.}}

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