Mexico Genealogy

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Getting started with Mexican research
Welcome to the México page! FamilySearch Wiki is a community website dedicated to helping people throughout the world learn how to find their ancestors. Through the México page you can learn how to find, use, and analyze Mexican records of genealogical value. The content is variously targeted to beginners, intermediate, and expert researchers. The México Page is a work in progress, your contributions and feedback are essential!

Si usted entiende español
Le invitamos a buscar información en español en la página de México en el wiki de FamilySearch español. También le invitamos a compartir información útil allí: https://wiki.familysearch.org/es/México

Research Tools
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 * Spanish Letter Writing Guide
 * Spanish Genealogical Word List


 * Mexican Research Outline
 * Research Guide: BYU Research Outline for Mexico
 * Mexico Civil Registration Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Websites

Help Wanted
In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by:

The following articles need to be edited and updated.


 * Mexico Church Directories
 * Mexico Civil Registration/ Vital Records
 * Mexico Census

Featured Content
In 1568, Phillip II decreed that the Moors should abandon their names and adopt Spanish names. Thus, some Moorish names such as Ben-egas became Venegas.

The additional four influences that played a part in the development of Spanish surnames were patronymical, occupational, descriptive or nickname, and geographical (estates, manors, and dominions) terms. Read more...

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 * Land records are primarily used to learn where an individual lived and when he or she lived there. They often reveal other information, such as the name of a spouse, heir, other relatives, or neighbors. You may learn where a person lived previously, his or her occupation, and other clues for further research. Read more...

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