Registration opens for 2026 webinar series on December 29.

Registration opens for 2026 webinar series on December 29.

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Mapas Históricos de México para Genealogistas

Lisa Medina
Free
Spanish

Los mapas históricos son herramientas indispensables para comprender el contexto en el que vivieron nuestros antepasados. Este webinar ofrecerá una introducción clara y práctica al uso de la cartografía mexicana—desde la época colonial hasta el siglo XX—como apoyo para la investigación genealógica. Se presentarán distintos tipos de mapas, incluyendo cartas topográficas, mapas municipales, planos de haciendas y ciudades, mapas censales, delimitaciones de pueblos de indios y documentos agrarios del periodo posrevolucionario. A través de ejemplos reales, los asistentes aprenderán a identificar cambios en nombres de localidades, límites jurisdiccionales y estructuras territoriales que frecuentemente complican la búsqueda de registros. Además, se mostrarán recursos digitales y archivos mexicanos que conservan colecciones cartográficas de acceso público.

Tue, September 15 2026: 18:00 UTC
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About the speaker

About the speaker

Lisa Medina
Lisa Medina is an enthusiastic and experienced lecturer who brings together the stories and methodologies of genealogy with the effective pedagogies of a teacher in her presentations. She has experience researching in several U.S. states, as well
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