Start Your Puerto Rican Genealogy Research
Welcome to the Puerto Rico Genealogy Resources Center at Hijos de Coamo Puerto Rico, an independent online genealogy archive and research hub. This directory brings together original Puerto Rican church-record indexes, municipal census records, civil-registration resources, historical transcriptions, archival discoveries, and an interactive genealogy map covering all 78 municipalities of Puerto Rico, along with practical guidance for researching Puerto Rican ancestry.
With more than 40 years of experience researching Puerto Rican families, I have carefully reviewed historical records and collections to help researchers locate documents, identify missing record periods and understand where their ancestors’ information may be preserved.
Explore Puerto Rico Genealogy Records by Municipality
Use the Interactive Puerto Rico Genealogy Map to explore historical and genealogical resources for all 78 municipalities. Select a municipality to find available church records, parish indexes, census records, civil-registration resources, historical documents, and related research.
Explore the Interactive Puerto Rico Genealogy Map →
New indexes, transcriptions, and historical resources are added as they become available.
Why Use These Resources?
Researching Puerto Rican ancestors often requires consulting multiple record collections and understanding the island’s unique history. Archives, churches, FamilySearch collections, libraries, and historical publications preserve valuable records, but locating them can take considerable time.
This Resource Center brings those materials together in one convenient location, helping researchers save time, discover valuable sources, and explore records they might otherwise overlook.
Puerto Rico Records
Civil registration records, church books, military records, census records, immigration records, land records, notarial records, and more.
Church Records Collections
Search Catholic parish registers, baptisms, marriages, burials, confirmations, and parish histories throughout Puerto Rico.
Civil Registration Collections
Birth, marriage, and death records beginning in the nineteenth century.
FamilySearch Resources
Research guides, hidden collections, digitized films, search techniques, and FamilySearch tutorials.
Puerto Rico History
Articles covering colonial Puerto Rico, the Spanish period, military history, immigration, slavery, and important historical events.
Research Guides
Step-by-step genealogy guides, Spanish citizenship research, DNA, surname research, and research strategies.
Census Records
Spanish colonial censuses, U.S. Federal Censuses, and municipal enumerations.
Isabela Census of Residents, 19th Century
Census Records of Juana Diaz 1836-White Property Owners
Census of Residents, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1833- 1846
Military Records
Military service, the 65th Infantry Regiment, Spanish military records, expedientes matrimoniales, and more.
Immigration
Passenger lists, migration studies, Cédula de Gracias, foreign residents, and settlement records.
Slavery in Puerto Rico
Historical articles, emancipation records, slave registers, baptismal records, and related research.
Enslaved Registration Records by district – 1872
Founding Families
Families who helped establish Puerto Rican towns, early settlers, and documented ancestral lineages.
Puerto Rican Surname Studies
Origins, histories, and genealogical studies of Puerto Rican surnames
Latest Research and Articles
Explore three of the latest genealogical research and historical articles published by Hijos de Coamo Puerto Rico.
- Ponce Parish Archives Fire: Reconstructing Lost Records
- Philadelphia Slave Baptized in Puerto Rico
- Puerto Rico and the American Revolution
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- Family Tree Research Reconstruction and Review
- Spanish Citizenship Lineage Research and Documentation
- DNA Research Assistance
- Church Record Research & Civil Records Research
- Custom Genealogy Charts
Over 40 years of experience in Puerto Rican Genealogy Research.
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