Autonomous Community of Canarias, Spain Genealogy

Guide to Canarias Islands, an autonomous community, ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

Welcome to the page for the autonomous community of Canarias! Autonomous communities are larger jurisdictions 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 Canarias or the Canary Islands is comprised of a group of islands off the western coast of Africa. The capital is shared by the cities of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Santa Cruz de Tenerife is located on the island of Tenerife while Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is located on the island of Gran Canaria.

Canary Island Provinces
The provinces within its jurisdiction include:
 * Las Palmas
 * Santa Cruz de Tenerife

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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

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