Spain, Province of Cadiz, Passports - FamilySearch Historical Records

Foreign Language Title
Registro de pasaportes de Cadiz, Espana.

Collection Time Period
This collection of passport documents covers the years 1810 to 1866.

Record Description
This collection from the Provincial Historical Archives in Cadiz includes various documents, such as license for business, migration permissions to another city or region within Spain, permissions to embark, etc. Text of documents is written in Spanish.

Record Content
The key genealogical facts found in most migration permissions include:


 * Name of petitioner/s


 * Date and place


 * Place of destination


 * Reason for the move



Record History
This collection of passport or permissions for migration documents were issued for the internal migration of the people, militaries, foreigners, and for health reasons or hospital transfers. As a general rule, the Civil Governments have transferred their documentation to the Provincial Historical Archives,

Why This Collection Was Created
These records were created to keep track of the population movement within the country.

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Sources for This Collection
“Spain, Cadiz Passports, 1810-1866,” database, FamilySearch familysearch.org); from Archivo Histórico Provincial de Cadiz, Cadiz, Spain. “Spain, Cadiz passports.” Gobierno Civil de Cadiz, Cadiz, Spain. FHL digital folders. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. We welcome your assistance in adding source citations for individual archives when collection data was collected from various sources or archives. The format for citing FamilySearch Historical Collections, including how to cite individual archives is found in the following link: How to Create Source Citations for FamilySearch Historical Records Collections.

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• United States. Bureau of the Census. 12th census, 1900, digital images, From FamilySearch Internet (www.familysearch.org): September 29, 2006), Arizona Territory, Maricopa, Township 1, East Gila, Salt River Base and Meridian; sheet 9B, line 71. • Mexico, Distrito Federal, Catholic Church Records, 1886-1933, digital images, from FamilySearch Internet (www.familysearch.org): April 22, 2010), Baptism of Adolfo Fernandez Jimenez, 1 Feb. 1910, San Pedro Apóstol, Cuahimalpa, Distrito Federal, Mexico, film number 0227023.