Autonomous Community of Baleares, Spain Genealogy

Spain Autonomous Communities  Autonomous Community of Baleares Welcome to the page for the autonomous community of Baleares! Autonomous communities are larger jurisdiction found within Spain and may contain several provinces. It is both a political and administrative division. The autonomous communities of Spain were created in 1978. To learn more about them please read Autonomous communities of Spain. The autonomous community of Baleares is comprised of a group of islands off the eastern coast of Spain. The four largest islands are Majorca, Minorca, Formenera, and Ibiza. The capital is Palma on the island of Majorca. The province of Islas Baleares shares its boundaries with the autonomous community of Baleares.

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Research Tools

 * Letter Writing Guide
 * Spanish Genealogical Word List
 * BYU Research Outline for Spain
 * Listing of all records collections for Spain available on FamilySearch.org.

Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:


 * Spain Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Spain, Cadastre of the Marquis of Ensenada (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Spain Catholic Church Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Spain, Consular Records of Spaniard Emigrants (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Spain Deaths (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Spain Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Spain Municipal Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Spain, Pension Records of Widows and Orphans of Spanish Officials (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Featured Content
See the tutorials at FamilySearch Learning Center on "Reading Spanish Handwritten Records" and understanding"Spanish Script".

Websites

 * Geneanet
 * Queen Anne's War
 * Hispanic Genealogy Blog
 * Spain Genealogy Links
 * Spanish Genealogy &amp; Family History
 * GenealogySpot: Spain
 * Spanish Genealogy Forum
 * Spanish Script Tutorial
 * Spain
 * Directory of Royal Genealogical Data
 * Spain Websites

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