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Mexican Notarial Records: An Invaluable Source for Reconstructing the Past of Mexican Families

Nefi Arenas Salazar, AG®
Mar 21, 2025
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Welcome
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Speaker's Introduction
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Introduction
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Types of Notarial Records
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Land Sale
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Notarial Archives by State
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Hidalgo
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Jalisco
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Nuevo Leon
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Announcements / prizes
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Questions / answers
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About this webinar

Testaments, dowry letters, land sales, cattle leasing, power of attorney letters, and many other types of documents were created by public and royal scribes all over Mexico in the last five centuries. Notarial archives are rich in detail and history. Whenever they are available, they become an essential tool for genealogical research, adding depth to the lives of ancestors, or bridging gaps when church records have been lost. This conference is a basic outline of these records and where to find them both offline and online.

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Nefi Arenas Salazar, AG®
Nefi Arenas graduated from Brigham Young University – Idaho where he studied business management and also took many genealogy classes. He inherited a passion for genealogy from his grandmother, who for many years served as volunteer in a Fam
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  1. AJ
    Arturo Jimenez
    3 days ago

    Thank you for covering the subject matter of today’s webinar. Please thank Mr. Arenas for his valuable insight.

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  2. JF
    Jean Foster
    3 days ago

    Lots and Lots of great information on early Mexican records and how to access them. The syllabus is really helpful Thanks

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    Priscilla Balcazar
    3 days ago

    Very informative about type of information documented in the different notatorial records.

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  4. CH
    Carolyn Hoard
    3 days ago

    Excellent information – Nefi is easy to understand.

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    Wanda Yanez
    3 days ago

    excellent information and resources.

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    Denee Rodriguez
    3 days ago

    I really appreciated the visual examples and translations of what we can find in the notarial records.

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  7. JA
    Jesus Arenas
    3 days ago

    excelent

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    Margarita Sandoval Skare
    3 days ago

    Excellent information!!!! Margarita

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