User:Iluvhistory66/Sandbox/FamilySearch Municipalities Histories PR

Project Leader
Virginia Pratt

Purpose
Add municipality section and history to Puerto Rico municipality pages.

Task List
Adding Puerto Rico Municipality History Task List

Instructions

 * Open Task List, select a municipality by putting your name in the "Name" column.
 * Click on the municipality link, which takes you to that page.

Step Two: Locate Corresponding Page in Wikipedia

 * In a separate window, open Wikipedia.org
 * Search for the location.

Step Three: Extract Historical Information

 * From the introduction and the history section (and other sections if need be) of Wikipedia, find the following type of information:
 * The date the original area was founded.
 * The date the location was created.
 * What jurisdiction it belonged to at different periods of time.
 * Historically significant events (fires, earthquakes, battles) that may have damaged genealogical records.
 * Rephrase the historical information whenever possible so we are not directly copying Wikipedia.
 * The histories should be written in paragraph form, with each piece of information you find in a sentence right after each other.
 * The last sentence should give the population of the province. The basic format is already provided.
 * Fill in the name of the location
 * Fill in the population number, (usually stated in the sidebar), rounded to the hundred.

Step Four: Format Citation
There is already a template for a citation after the last bullet point.
 * Copy the name of the wikipedia article into "PAGE NAME"
 * Copy the wikipedia article's url into "URL"
 * Write the current date in place of "DATE"

History
Before the Spanish settlers founded, Yauco, the Taíno (the indigenous people of the Caribbean) inhabited the area for hundreds of years. The Yauco area was the capital of what is now modern day Puerto Rico and was governed by the most powerful chief on the island. In 1756, after the Spanish settlers built a place of worship satisfying one of the Spanish Government's requirements to establish a municipality, the Spanish Government granted the settlement of the town of Yauco. Starting in the 19th century and going into the early 20th century, hundreds of families emigrated from Corsica, most of them settling in the Yauco area. These immigrants were instrumental in further developing the economy of Puerto Rico, especially the coffee industry. Immigrants also came from Italy, France, Portugal, Ireland, Scotland, and Germany. Yauco population is approximately 46,384.

Civil Registration
More recent records are protected by privacy laws. However, close relatives can request them for genealogy.
 * Puerto Rico Birth, Death, Marriage Certificates

Online Records

 * Puerto Rico, Civil Registration, 1805-2001, index
 * Puerto Rico, Civil Registrations, 1885-2001, index
 * Puerto Rico, Civil Registration, Yauco, browse images
 * — index

Church Records

 * Catholic Church Records, Santísimo Rosario, Yauco, Puerto Rico,1751-1962 browse images

Census Records
Be sure to search the 1910, 1920, 1930, and 1940 census records for information about your Puerto Rican ancestors you were there during that time period. For links to census records, see census links.