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Migration Patterns in New Spain, 8 Lessons

Why Migrate?

Presenter: Debbie Gurtler

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This section of the presentation presents some of the varied reasons an immigrant might have come to New Spain.

Language: English

Lesson Content

Migration Patterns in New Spain

This presentation highlights the objectives of the series which are: Understand migration patterns in New Spain and how they impacted record keeping. Learn how you can use these migration patterns to locate records for your Hispanic ancestors in the northern hemisphere.
Northern New Spain

This lesson in the series explains where Northern New Spain is and why is it important to know about the region.
Why Migrate?

This section of the presentation presents some of the varied reasons an immigrant might have come to New Spain.
Immigrant Sources

This section of the presentation highlights some helpful resources for locating records of immigrants to New Spain.
El Camino Real

This section of the presentation teaches about El Camino Real, a major pathway for migrants from southern Mexico up in to present-day New Mexico.
Northeastern Mexico and Texas

This section of the presentation highlights migration paths from northern Mexico into Texas and Louisiana.
The Pacific Coast and the Southwest

This section of the presentation highlights migration paths up the Pacific coast of Mexico and California and through the southwest.
Locating records

This section of the presentation discusses the importance of jurisdictions and how knowing the history of an area can help you to locate the records of your ancestor.

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