Mexico, Zacatecas, Catholic Church Records, 1605-1980

Catholic Church records created by parishes in the state of Zacatecas, Mexico. These records include: baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, deaths, and indexes.

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Mexico, Zacatecas, Catholic Church Records

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What is in This Collection?

This collection of Catholic Church records for the State of Zacatecas includes the years 1605 to 1980.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

Reading These Records

These records are written in Spanish. For help reading them see:

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Reading Spanish Handwriting

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Registros Civiles y Parroquiales – Spanish

To Browse This Collection

You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Mexico, Zacatecas, Catholic Church Records, 1605-1980.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Baptism or confirmation

Date and place of baptism or confirmation
Name and gender of child
Names of the parents
Age of the person being baptized or the person’s birth date
Legitimacy
Before 1820, social class of the parents
Sometimes the person’s race

Marriage records

Date and of marriage
Names of the betrothed
Names of the parents
Names of the witnesses
Ages and marital statuses of the betrothed
Places of origin and residence of the betrothed and sometimes that of the parents
Legitimacy of the betrothed
Sometimes the race of the betrothed

Death or burial

Date and place of death or burial
Name of the deceased
Sometimes the names of the parents or the spouse, if the deceased was married
Age of the deceased person at time of death
Place of residence or origin of the deceased person
Sometimes the race of the deceased

Collection Content

For additional details about these records and help using them see Mexico Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records.

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1958 Baptism Record
Confirmation Record
1937 Marriage Information
1955 Marriage Record
1948 Death Record

Collection Details

Record Type: Vital

3,123,450 Records

23,125,298 Personas

1,663,800 Images

Language

Spanish

Location of Original Records

Catholic Church Parishes, Zacatecas

Cite This Collection

"México, Zacatecas, registros parroquiales, 1605-1980." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 30 July 2026. Paróquias Católicas, Zacatecas (Catholic Church parishes, Zacatecas).