PARES -
Portal de Archivos Españoles
Spanish Archives on the Web
http://pares.mcu.es/
General Information
**The information noted below is only meant as guide to those
individuals wishing to access the information in PARES, especially
for those individuals that can not read Spanish. The CGC is not
associated with PARES in any way.**
The language for this site is Spanish.
It is the home page for the Spanish Archives on the Web.
Please note that in order to navigate the pages you need to use
their "
Atrás"
or "Volver" (Back) buttons.
If you use your browser's Back button, you may
be disconnected from the site. This happens more frequently when you
are in the "results" pages of a search. Their "Ayuda" (Help)
link is available from most of their Search pages although it is in
Spanish.
The "Portada" (Home Page) has tabs named "Busqueda
Sencilla" (Basic
Search),
"Busqueda Avanzada" (Advanced Search), and "Inventario
Dinámico de Contenidos" (Inventory of Contents). More
information on the Search functions will be discussed below.
The
Inventory of Contents
lists the various files within their archives. You use the drop down
menu to access a particular archive. The page will then note the
files/groups of files added within the last 30 days (Novedades
publicadas o actualizadas en los últimos 30 días)
as well as the other files/groups of files in the archive
(Árbol Dinámico de Contenidos
del
...).
The
"Portada" (Home Page) also offers links to the
digitalized version of the
"Catastro de Ensenada"
(Census of Spain completed in the 18th Century) as well as
"Los Carteles de la Guerra
Civil Española"
(posters from the Spanish Civil War) and
"Españoles Deportados a Campos
de Concentración Nazi, 1940 - 1945"
(Spaniards deported to Nazi Concentration Camps - 1940 - 1945).
Using the Search Functions
Go to
http://pares.mcu.es/
BASIC SEARCHES
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To do a
Basic
Search: Click on the tab that says "Busqueda Sencilla".
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In the box labeled "Buscar"
(Search) type in what you are searching for. Although you
CAN search for a particular name, please remember that the files
are not indexed that way. So if you do a search for a name that
is common (ie: Juan Rodriguez) you will get an alert
[Aviso
Importante] that states that too many results
were found and suggestions are made as to how to decrease the
number of results.
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The above search for Juan Rodriguez will look for all the
pages that contain either "Juan" or "Rodriguez".
Therefore if you search for "Juan Rodriguez" (name in
quotation marks) the search engine will only list pages that
include the two names (Juan and Rodriguez) NEXT TO
each other. This option will help limit some of the results. As
a rule, I search using both formats.
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An
option to include in your search is "Fecha" (Date).
You can include the date search "desde" (from) a
certain period "hasta" (to) a certain period. See
below for the date formats available. You DO NOT need to include
a date to do a search.
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DATE FORMATS YOU MAY USE INCLUDE: Year format (1765);
Month and Year format (1765-10);
Day, Month and Year format (1765-10-18);
Day and Year format (1765--18)
[there are 2 hyphens in the place of the month]; Day, Month
and Unspecified Year format (sa-10-18)
[sa or SA means "sin año" or No Year); Day, Unspecified Month
and Year format (1765-sm-18) [sm
or SM means "sin mes" or No Month]; Unspecified Day, Month
and Year format (1765-10-sd) [sd
or SD means "sin dia" or without day]; and finally you may use
the Century format (XVIII)
[use Roman numerals].
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The other option available is the type of file you would like to
view. You may choose to view "Todos los registros" (All
records) or the "Registros digitalizados" (Digitalized
records) or the "Registros no digitalizados"
(Non-digitalized records). The most beneficial option would
be to leave the default option of "Todos los registros" (All
records).
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The last 2 buttons on the page are "Limpiar formulario" (Clear
form) and "Buscar" (Search).
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On
the upper right hand of this search page is the link to their
"Ayuda" (Help) file. It is a downloadable PDF
file, although it is only available in Spanish.
How to
Perform an Advanced Search
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