Colombia, Military Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Record
Colombia, Registros Militares

Record Description
These records are in Spanish. This collection includes military service, civil registration (birth, marriage and death) and census records. They are housed at the Archivo General de la Nación in Bogotá, Colombia.

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Record Content
Civil registration records usually include the following information:


 * Name and gender
 * Event date and location
 * Parents' names
 * Grandparents' names
 * Godparents

Military records may include the following information:


 * Name of soldier or officer
 * Date of birth
 * Place of birth
 * Religion
 * Occupation
 * Name of regiment
 * Date of service

Census records usually contain the following information:


 * Name of the province
 * Name of the section or district
 * Type of population
 * Last name and given name
 * Age, gender, and civil status
 * Nationality and place of birth
 * Occupation
 * Literacy (ability to read and write)

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For Help Reading These Records
These records are in Spanish. For help reading the records, see the following wiki articles:


 * Spanish Genealogical Word List
 * Colombia Language and Languages

Maps

 * Colombia's provinces in the early 21st century
 * Northwest South America, including Colombia's provinces, in 1924
 * Northwest South America, including New Granada's (Colombia's) provinces, in 1856
 * Northwest South America in 1800

Local Histories

 * English wiki entry on Colombia's history
 * Spanish wiki entry on Colombia's history
 * Colombia - History
 * "Historia de Colombia para la Enseñanza Secundaria," a Google eBook, published in 1920
 * "The Republic of Colombia," a Google eBook, published in 1906
 * "Colombia. Comprising its Geography, History, and Topography," a Google eBook, published in 1833
 * "Historia de la República de Colombia," a Google eBook, published in 1827

Other Genealogical Resources

 * Colombia GenForum
 * Genealogía Colombiana, Interconexión Colombiana
 * Genealogías Colombianas, Asociación Colombiana para el Estudio de las Genealogías
 * Tébaké: Familia y Tradición, Una blog dedicado a la historia familiar de Colombia

Related Wiki Articles

 * Colombia
 * Colombia Military Records

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