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Mexico
Research Outine
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Table of Contents
Helps For Using This Research Outline
     References To The Family History Library Catalog
     References To Other Family History Library Publications
Internet
     Finding Resources On The Internet
     Map Of Mexico
Archives And Libraries
     Archives In Spain
     Mexican Archives
     National Government Archives And Libraries
     State Archives
     Local Civil Offices/municipio Records Offices
     Catholic Church Archives
     Inventories, Registers, Catalogs
Biographies
     Mexican Biographies
Cemeteries
Census
     Searching Census Records
Church Directories
Church History
     Roman Catholic
     Chronological Table Of The History Of The Catholic Church In Mexico
Church Records
     General Historical Background
     Information Recorded In Church Registers
     Locating Church Records
     Protestantism In Mexico
     Church Record Inventories
     Church Records At The Family History Library
     Records Not At The Family History Library
     Search Strategies
Civil Registration
     General Historical Background
     Information Recorded In Civil Registers
     Locating Civil Registration Records
     Locating Records Not At The Family History Library
     Search Strategies
Directories
Emigration And Immigration
     Records Of The Colonial Period (1492–1810)
     Finding An Emigrant’s Town Of Origin
     Emigration From Mexico
     Immigration Into Mexico
Gazetteers
     Finding Place-names In The Family History Library Catalog
     Historical Place-names
Genealogy
     Major Collections And Databases
     Family Histories
     Genealogical Collections
Historical Geography
History
     Local Histories
     Calendar Changes
Land And Property
Language And Languages
     Language Aids
Maps
     Using Maps
     Finding The Specific Town On The Map
     Finding Maps And Atlases
Military Records
     Military History
     Military Records Of Genealogical Value
     Spanish Military Records
     Locating Other Military Records
Minorities
     Mennonities
     The Latter-day Saints (mormons)
     Jews
     Chinese
     Middle Easterners
     Europeans
Names, Personal
     Surnames
     Given Names
Native Races
Nobility
Notarial Records
Periodicals
Probate Records
Public Records
Social Life And Customs
Societies
     Genealogical Societies
     Historical Societies
Other Records
For Further Reading
Appendix A
     State Archives Addresses
Appendix B
     State Civil Registration Offices Addresses
Appendix C
     Mexican Dioceses Archives As Of 1994
Appendix D
     Civil Records In The Federal District, Guerrero, And Oaxaca
     Guererro
     Oaxaca
     Mixe District (created In 1938)
     Sola De Vega District (created In 1918)
     Zaachila District (created In 1939)
     Present-day Districts And Their Municipios:
Appendix E
     1930 Census Of Mexico
Comments And Suggestions

NOBILITY

When the Spaniards arrived in Mexico, they found that native people already had a system of hereditary aristocracy in place. The Spanish ruler respected this system and added to it. People who came from Spain also brought titles of nobility with them. As the colony grew, many asked for the title Hidalgia, to which they were entitled. Mexico does not have many nobility records, but there are a few worth noting:

Fernández de Recas, Guillermo S. Cacicazgos y Nobiliario Indígena de la Nueva España (Indian Chiefs and Nobility of New Spain). México, D.F.: Instituto Bibliográfico Mexicano, 196l. (FHL 972 F3f; computer number 0123174.)

Martínez Cosio, Leopoldo. Los Caballeros de las Órdenes Militares en México (The Noblemen of the Military Orders in Mexico). Mexico: Editorial Santiago, 1946. (FHL 972 D5m; film 0283587; computer number 0296171.)

Muñoz Altea, Fernando. Blasones y Apellidos (Coats of Arms and Noble surnames). Mexico, México: Joaquín Porrúa, S.A. de C.V., 1987. (FHL Q 972 D6m; computer number 0486348.)

Ortega y Pérez Gallardo, Ricardo. Historia Genealógica de las Familias más Antiguas de México (Genealogical History of the Oldest Families of Mexico). Austin, Texas: Golightly-Payne-Coon Co., 1957. (FHL films 0283555–0283556; computer number 0020625.)

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