Argentina Genealogy



In 1810 the provinces belonging to the Río de la Plata separated themselves from the crown of Spain. Later in 1816, the United Provinces of the Rio Plata formally declared their independence from Spain. After Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay went their separate ways, the area that remained became Argentina. The country's population and culture were heavily shaped by immigrants from throughout Europe, but most particularly Italy and Spain, which provided the largest percentage of newcomers from 1860 to 1930. Up until about the mid-20th century, much of Argentina's history was dominated by periods of internal political conflict between Federalists and Unitarians and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, an era of Peronist authoritarian rule and interference in subsequent governments was followed by a military junta that took power in 1976. Democracy returned in 1983, and has persisted despite numerous challenges, the most formidable of which was a severe economic crisis in 2001-02 that led to violent public protests and the resignation of several interim presidents. The economy has recovered strongly since bottoming out in 2002.

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Research Tools

 * How to read old handwriting tutorials
 * BYU Research Outline for Argentina
 * IGI Batch Numbers
 * Websites


 * Listing of all records collections for Argentina available on FamilySearch.org

Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:


 * Argentina Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records
 * Argentina, Buenos Aires 1855 Census (FamilySearch Historial Records)
 * Argentina, Bueno Aires Province Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Argentina, Capital Federal, Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Argentina, Catamarca Province Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Argentina, Chaco, Diocese of Resistencia, Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Argentina, Chubut, Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Argentina, Correntes Province Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Argentina, Cordoba Province Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Argentina, Entre Rio, Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records
 * Argentina, Jujuy, Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Argentina, La Pampa Province Catholic Church Records, (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Argentina, LaRioja Province Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Argentina 1869 Census (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Argentina, 1895 Census Population Schedules (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Argentina Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Argentina, Mendoza Province Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Argentina, Mieiones Province Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Argentina, Neuquen Province Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Argentina, Rio Negro Province Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records(
 * Argentina, Salta Province Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Argentina, San Juan Province Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Argentina, Santa Cruz Province Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Argentina, Santa Fe Province Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Argentina, Santiago del Estero Province Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Argentina, Tierra del Fuego Province Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Argentina, San Miguel de Tucuman City, Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Did you know?
Argentina is politically divided into 23 provinces and 1 autonomous city. Understanding political divisions is essential to doing family history, because these divisions determine where records are recorded and archived. To learn more about Argentina's political division. Click here.

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