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5 eras · 1012–2026 · 3 places

Huelva and the Condado — Niebla's country

Huelva, Lepe, Almonte, Moguer, Isla Cristina, Aracena. 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
1012–1262 Taifas of Saltés and Huelva, Seville and Niebla; Almoravids no registers survive

Before registers. A short-lived taifa of Saltés and Huelva existed about 1012-1051, Seville annexed it in 1051 and the Almoravids occupied it in 1091. By 1262 it belonged to the Taifa of Niebla.
1262–1755 Crown of Castile: lordships PARES · FamilySearch

Alfonso X of Castile took the Niebla country by 1262. Sancho IV granted the lordship of Huelva to Admiral Juan Mathé de la Luna in 1293 and the tenencia passed to Alonso Meléndez de Guzmán in 1338.
1755–1833 Spain PARES · FamilySearch

The Lisbon earthquake of 1755 heavily damaged Huelva.
1833–1936 Province of Huelva PARES · FamilySearch · Geneanet

Huelva became a provincial capital in 1833. The Rio Tinto mines were taken over by a British company about 1873, Huelva was granted city status on 17 September 1876, and a shooting at Rio Tinto on 4 February 1888 killed an estimated 100 to 200 people.
1936–2026 Spain PARES · FamilySearch · Geneanet

The coup of July 1936 failed in the city, and a rebel column from Seville took control on 29 July 1936; repression followed.

The rings are approximate — deliberately. They exist to shade which filing system a place fell under, not to adjudicate a border. A place near a ring's edge should be checked against both neighbours.

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3 places on this ground

47 FamilySearch collections reach this ground

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