User:Iluvhistory66/Sandbox/FamilySearch Municipalities Histories PR

Step One: Open Page in Wikitext

 * From the Task List, select a municipality.
 * Click on the first available province. This will take you to the province's page.
 * Click Edit Source

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"

Parish History
Before the Spanish settlers founded, Yauco, the Taíno people (indigenous people of the Caribbean) inhabited this area for hundreds of years. The Yauco area was the capital of modern day Puerto Rico and governed by the most powerful chief of the island. The Spanish settlers built a place of worship, Nuestra Señora del Santísimo Rosario (Our Lady of the Holy Rosary), which satisfied one of the Spanish Government's requirements to establish a municipality. In 1756, the Spanish Government granted the settlement of the town of Yauco. Fernando Pacheco was made the First Lieutenant of Ward (leader) of the new municipality. 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.

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, incomplete
 * Puerto Rico, Civil Registrations, 1885-2001, index, incomplete
 * 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.