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8 eras · 1563–2026 · 7 places

Navarre

Pamplona, Estella, Tudela. 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
1563–1808 Kingdom of Navarre within the Crown of Castile FamilySearch · PARES

Ferdinand's forces invaded in 1512 and Navarre south of the Pyrenees was annexed to the Crown of Castile in 1515, keeping a separate and ambiguous status and home rule. Parish registers run from the Council of Trent (FamilySearch gives 1545 and 1563); most registers over 100 years old were moved to the archive of the parish's diocese.
1808–1814 Spain under Joseph Bonaparte — Peninsular War FamilySearch · PARES

Joseph Bonaparte's reign is dated from June or August 1808 depending on the source, to 11 December 1813; the Peninsular War ended on 17 April 1814. An 1810 Napoleonic division of Spain into 84 prefectures is recorded.
1814–1841 Kingdom of Navarre — the fueros FamilySearch · PARES

Navarre is listed as a province in the 1833 division, and the Convention of Bergara of 1839 led to a reduced form of home rule.
1841–1871 Kingdom of Spain — province under the Ley Paccionada FamilySearch · PARES

The Ley Paccionada of 1841 made Navarre a province and moved the customs to the Pyrenees.
1871–1931 Kingdom of Spain — civil registration FamilySearch · PARES

Civil registration is dated from 1871 (FamilySearch's church-records page says 1869), with some municipalities holding records from as early as 1837; the records are still in each municipality's archive, and certificates are requested through the Ministerio de Justicia. During the Third Carlist War, 1872-1876, a Basque state with Estella as its capital existed until Alfonso XII's restoration; the Gamazada rising of 1893-1894 in Pamplona opposed Madrid's breaches of the 1841 provisions.
1931–1936 Second Republic FamilySearch · PARES

The Second Republic dates from 1931; the Nationalist military uprising began in Pamplona on 18 July 1936.
1936–1978 Nationalist zone, Franco's State, then the transition to the 1978 Constitution FamilySearch · PARES

The Nationalists took over Navarre in July 1936; in 1937 Navarre kept its own economic arrangement while the agreement was abolished for Biscay and Gipuzkoa. In 1955 Viana and Amescoas passed from the diocese of Calahorra to Pamplona.
1978–2026 Spain — 1978 Constitution; the Chartered Community FamilySearch · PARES

The Chartered Community of Navarre is dated 1982, with its Statute of Autonomy of 16 August 1982.

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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7 places on this ground

47 FamilySearch collections reach this ground

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