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4 eras · 1232–2026 · 3 places

Baza, Huéscar and the Vélez country — north-eastern Granada

Baza, Huéscar, Vélez-Rubio, Pulpí. Which empire held this ground in which years — and, the part that matters, which archive that means.

Whose archive this ground was

YearsWho held itWhose archive that means
1232–1489 Nasrid Emirate of Granada PARES · FamilySearch

Ibn al-Ahmar was declared emir at Arjona on 16 July 1232 and took Granada in April 1238. Baza was under Islamic rule from 713 until 1489, and its bishopric was restored in 1306.
1489–1568 Crown of Castile — Kingdom of Granada PARES · FamilySearch

Baza fell to Isabella I in 1489 after a seven-month siege. The Treaty of Granada was signed on 25 November 1491 and Boabdil surrendered Granada on 2 January 1492. On 21 May 1492 the see of Baza was merged with Guadix as the Diocese of Guadix-Baza. A Mudéjar uprising took place in 1500. The conquest dates of Huéscar, Vélez-Rubio and Pulpí differ from Baza's.
1568–1871 Spain — Kingdom of Granada PARES · FamilySearch · Geneanet

The Morisco revolt began in 1568 and lasted about three years; a decree of 1609 ordered the expulsion of the Moriscos. The union of the Guadix and Baza sees ended in 1851.
1871–2026 Spain — civil registration PARES · FamilySearch · Geneanet

Spanish civil registration began in 1871, although some municipalities have records from 1837; the records are kept in each municipality's archive.

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