Mexico, Veracruz, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1978

What is in This Collection?

This collection of the Catholic Church parish records of the state of Veracruz covers the years from 1590 to 1978.

Often in Catholic Church records, separate books were kept for baptisms, confirmations, marriage information documents, marriages, and deaths. However, in smaller areas, all records may be recorded on one register.

These records are in relatively fair condition, except for some older records that may be damaged and therefore, hard to read or missing some information. Most of the older records are handwritten in narrative style and follow a common text with some variations depending on the style used by the priest. Newer records are handwritten in formatted registers; some are even written in ledger style registers.

Reading These Records

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

• Spanish Genealogical Word List
• BYU Spanish Script Tutorial

FamilySearch Learning Center videos:

• Reading Spanish Handwriting

If you speak Spanish, the following free online lesson may be helpful to learn how to use the information in these records:

• Registros Civiles y Parroquiales – Spanish

To Browse This Collection

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

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Collection Content

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

Sample Images

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  1969 Baptism Record

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  1976 Confirmation Record

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  1977 Marriage Information - Groom's Declaration

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  Marriage Information - Witness' Declaration

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  1949 Marriage Record

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  1911 Death Record