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- Mon Aug 06, 2012 4:35 am
- Forum: Genealogy - Genealogía
- Topic: Registros Civiles de Asturias.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 42967
Having difficulty locating baptism/ birth certificate
Hello, My grandfather, Federico Menendez Arguelles was born in Oviedo, Asturias on January 11, 1911. His father was Celestino Menendez and his mother Felisia or Felisa Arguelles. I've tried asking the diocese of Oviedo for his baptism certificate but I was told there are 900 parishes and the records...
- Tue Feb 21, 2012 11:48 am
- Forum: Genealogy - Genealogía
- Topic: Partido de nacimiento: Federico Menéndez Argüelles 1911
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10802
- Tue Oct 11, 2011 2:25 pm
- Forum: Genealogy - Genealogía
- Topic: Partido de nacimiento: Federico Menéndez Argüelles 1911
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10802
Thank you very much for your help! I'm going to try to call every registry in Asturias and see if they can find something.. I recently discovered a website, Zertifica.com , that finds Spanish birth certificates but the rep told me that in order to perform a scan of the entire province of Asturias, i...
- Sat Oct 08, 2011 5:08 pm
- Forum: Soups - Sopas
- Topic: Sopa de Bacalao
- Replies: 1
- Views: 8788
- Sat Oct 08, 2011 5:05 pm
- Forum: About Asturias - Sobre Asturies
- Topic: Partido de nacimiento: Federico Menéndez Argüelles 1911
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10802
Civil registries question
Hi all! :-) Does anyone know if I can call the civil registries in Asturias in order to locate my grandfather's birth certificate? I know he was born in Asturias but no one in my family knows exactly where in Asturias.. So I was thinking of calling all the registries to see if they find something.. ...
- Sat Oct 08, 2011 5:01 pm
- Forum: Immigrant Stories - Historias inmigrantes
- Topic: Partido de nacimiento: Federico Menéndez Argüelles 1911
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10802
My grandfather's emigration history
Hi everyone, my grandfather, Federico Menendez Arguelles, was born in Asturias, though I don't know exactly where -- trying to discover that at the moment! He served in the Spanish civil war on the side of the Republic and fleed to Cuba soon after the war had ended. In Cuba, he became a citizen and ...
- Sat Oct 08, 2011 4:42 pm
- Forum: Introduction of Members - Presentación de miembros
- Topic: Hello, I'm Amanda!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4419
Hello, I'm Amanda!
Hi everyone! It is a pleasure to be a part of this forum! I'm a friendly NYU student from Miami-- my mom's side of the family is Spanish, from Asturias. I registered because I am currently trying to apply for Spanish citizenship through the ley memoria but have had no luck finding my grandfather's b...
- Sat Oct 08, 2011 4:34 pm
- Forum: Genealogy - Genealogía
- Topic: Partido de nacimiento: Federico Menéndez Argüelles 1911
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10802
Partido de nacimiento: Federico Menéndez Argüelles 1911
Hola todos, Estoy tratando de encontrar el certificado de nacimiento de mi abuelo, Federico Menendez Arguelles. Nacio en Asturias, pero no sabemos donde exactamente. (perdon, mi espanol no es muy bueno!) Su padre se llamaba Celestino Menendez y su madre era Felisa Arguelles (Felisa puede ser "F...