University of Texas at Austin
Over 600,000 volumes on Latin American history and records from southern Texas and Northern Mexico
- University of California, Bancroft Library
Large collection of Latin American records
- University of Arizona in Tucson
Parish records of the state of Sonora and large Latin American collection
- Archivo General de Centro América in Guatemala
Extensive collection of records on the southern Mexican states
Note: There are also several archives in Spain that hold many records about the European discovery, exploration, and colonization of Mexico. These include: Archivo General de Indias, Archivo General Militar de Segovia, Archivo Central Militar del Servicio Histórico Militar, and Archivo Histórico Nacional.
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Some of the major records sources that can be used for genealogy research in Mexico include:
- Birth, marriage, and death records were kept by some towns as early as 1600s
- Civil registration, including birth, marriage, and death records, started in 1859
- National census records began in 1868, and were recorded every 10 years starting in 1900
- Land records were kept by the towns and counties from the time they were settled
- Probate records were kept by priest or notary public
- Churches kept records of the christenings, marriages, deaths, or other information about their members since 1527
- Newspapers were written in many areas and time periods that contain information such as notices of marriages, notices of death, and obituaries
- Military records
- Town and county histories about the settlers and their families
- Naturalization and citizenship records were recorded by the courts since 1820s
- Ship passenger lists, tax lists, and town records were recorded for many areas