Mexico, San Luis Potosi State, Catholic Church Records/Cuidad San Luis Potosí, Parroquia Nuestra Señora de la Asunción

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Mexico, San Luis Potosí, Catholic Church Records, 1586-1977


 * Mexico, San Luis Potosí, ...Church Records, 1586-1977 &gt; San Luis Potosí &gt; Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
 * Mexico, San Luis Potosí, ...Church Records, 1586-1977 &gt; Tlaxcalilla &gt; Nuestra Señora de la Asunción

If you are new to the records of La Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción they may look like a random collection of parishes from multiple places. It is helpful to know:


 * Multiple Parishes: The parish of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción administered several other areas - other chapels and small parishes - until those received their own autonomous parishes. Known as "las vicarias", they were mostly kept in separate books from the ordinances that occured at the parish seat, but are otherwise mixed together. See Vicarias below.
 * Multiple Locations: FHLC indicates in one location that the records are from Tlaxcalilla, a town in the municipality of Armidillos de los Infantes (22.26376,-100.68846), which had population zero (0) in 2010. FHLC indicates in another location that the records are from Barrio Tlaxcala, a neighborhood of the city San Luis Potosí, which currently has a parish called "Nuestra Señora de la Asunción". The Archdiocesis of San Luis Potosí's website indicates it was erected in 1592. It is unclear if the parish seat was first one location and then transferred or if both locations existed concurrently and their records are mixed; or if perhaps the one was a vicaria of the other.

All the image collections on this page represent records from the parroquia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Tlaxcalilla and its Vicarias, however they are found in two different browse paths.

Mexico, San Luis Potosi State, Catholic Church Records, 1586-1977 &gt; San Luis Potosí &gt; Nuestra Señora de la Asunción (hereafter SLP) contains films from catalog entries:


 * Registros parroquiales, 1594-1902, Iglesia Católica. Nuestra Señora de la Asunción (San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí); filmed in 1964.
 * Registros parroquiales, 1899-1970, Iglesia Católica. Nuestra Señora de la Asunción (San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí); filmed in 1970.

Mexico, San Luis Potosi State, Catholic Church Records &gt; Tlaxcalilla &gt; Nuestra Señora de la Asunción (hereafter Tlaxcalilla) contains films from catalog entries:


 * Registros parroquiales, 1864-1938, Iglesia Católica. Nuestra Señora de la Asunción (Tlaxcalilla, San Luis Potosí); filmed in 1977.
 * Registros parroquiales, 1735-1920, Iglesia Católica. Nuestra Señora de la Asunción (Tlaxcalilla, San Luis Potosí); filmed in 1964.

There is some repetition in the three filmings, therefore they will be presented in the actual order of the originals with information about where they are found in the film collection, image collection, and searchable indexes in FamilySearch Records.

Las Vicarias
La parroquia de Tlaxcalilla administraba las parroquias de San Miguelito, Tequisquiapam, Santiago del Río, San Francisco, Tepetate y Villa de Arriaga con todas sus vicarias fijas en los ranchos y lugares circunvecinos por un tiempo.

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Frequently Asked Questions about this FamilySearch Historical Records Collection
If you are new to the records of La Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción they may look like a random collection of parishes from multiple places. It is helpful to know:

Multiple Parishes
The parish of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción administered several other areas - other chapels and small parishes - until those received their own autonomous parishes. Known as "las vicarias", the records were kept in separate books from the ordinances that occured at the parish seat, but are otherwise mixed together. See Las Vicarias

Multiple Locations
Where is the parish of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción? Two places are described in the film collection:


 * Tlaxcalilla, a town in the municipality of Armidillos de los Infantes (22.26376,-100.68846), which had population zero (0) in 2010.
 * Barrio Tlaxcala, a neighborhood of the city San Luis Potosí, which currently has a parish called "Nuestra Señora de la Asunción". The Archdiocesis of San Luis Potosí's website indicates it was erected in 1592.

It is unclear if the parish seat was first one location and then transferred or if both locations existed concurrently and their records are mixed; or if perhaps the one was a vicaria of the other.

Two Browse Paths
All these records are from the parish of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Tlaxcalilla and its Vicarias, however they are found in the FamilySearch Historical Records in two different browse paths.


 * Mexico, San Luis Potosi State, Catholic Church Records, 1586-1977 &gt; San Luis Potosí &gt; Nuestra Señora de la Asunción (hereafter SLP) contains films from catalog entries:
 * Registros parroquiales, 1594-1902, Iglesia Católica. Nuestra Señora de la Asunción (San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí); filmed in 1964.
 * Registros parroquiales, 1899-1970, Iglesia Católica. Nuestra Señora de la Asunción (San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí); filmed in 1970.
 * Mexico, San Luis Potosi State, Catholic Church Records &gt; Tlaxcalilla &gt; Nuestra Señora de la Asunción (hereafter Tlaxcalilla) contains films from catalog entries:
 * Registros parroquiales, 1864-1938, Iglesia Católica. Nuestra Señora de la Asunción (Tlaxcalilla, San Luis Potosí); filmed in 1977.
 * Registros parroquiales, 1735-1920, Iglesia Católica. Nuestra Señora de la Asunción (Tlaxcalilla, San Luis Potosí); filmed in 1964.

There is some repetition in the three filmings, therefore they are presented in the actual order of the originals with information about where they are found in the image collection, film collection, and searchable indexes in FamilySearch Records Search.