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3 eras · 1497–2026 · 1 places

Melilla (autonomous city)

Melilla. 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
1497–1556 Occupied for the Crown on 17 Sep 1497; administered with the Duke of Medina Sidonia PARES · FamilySearch

Melilla was occupied on 17 September 1497 and initially administered jointly by the Duke's house and the Crown.
1556–1995 Spain — military garrison from 7 June 1556, in the province of Málaga PARES · FamilySearch

The Duke gave up the garrison on 7 June 1556. Melilla was a municipality of the province of Málaga until 1995. 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

Melilla became an autonomous city with its Statute of Autonomy in 1995 (14 March).

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47 FamilySearch collections reach this ground

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