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4 eras · 1415–2026 · 2 places

Ceuta (autonomous city)

Ceuta. 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
1415–1580 Portuguese Ceuta PARES · FamilySearch

Portugal conquered Ceuta in August 1415 (14 or 21 August depending on the passage) and the Treaties of Alcáçovas (1479) and Tordesillas (1494) recognised it as Portuguese.
1580–1668 Hispanic Monarchy (Iberian Union) PARES · FamilySearch

Ceuta was integrated into the Hispanic Monarchy in 1580; after the Iberian union ended in 1640 it chose to stay under Spanish authority. The Treaty of Lisbon ceded it to Spain on 1 January 1668.
1668–1995 Spain PARES · FamilySearch

Ceuta remained Spanish after 1668. The civil register law of 20 June 1870 took effect on 1 January 1871; earlier baptisms, marriages and burials are in parish books.
1995–2026 Spain — autonomous city PARES · FamilySearch

Ceuta became an autonomous city in 1995 (14 March).

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