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Background and geography
- 1539–1573: first attempts at a governorship (Audiencia de Panamá, 1539; "Nueva Cartago y Costa Rica", 1540). In 1573 the Province of Costa Rica was authorized, with its capital at Cartago, within the Kingdom of Guatemala (Audiencia de Guatemala, reestablished in 1568; Viceroyalty of New Spain).1
- Nicoya: an alcaldía mayor/corregimiento separated from Nicaragua (1554); it became part of the Intendancy of León (1786 according to Hispanopedia; 1787 according to Wikipedia; see Contradictions). Its colonial records tend to be with Nicaragua/Guatemala, not with Cartago.
- 1812–1814 and 1820–1821: the Cortes of Cádiz joined the Intendancy of León and Costa Rica into the Province of Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Costa Rica depended on León for fiscal matters.
- Church: Costa Rica belonged to the Diocese of León (Nicaragua). The archive of the Vicaría (foránea) de Cartago, which operated there from the late 16th century until 1851, passed to the Curia de San José in 1852 and is now in the AHABAT. [Guía AHABAT 2022]. The Diocese of San José was created in 1850: (approximate date; confirm with the archive), not verified.
- 1821–1823: independence, annexation to the Mexican Empire (the ANCR has a collection "Anexión a México", 1821–1823), and then the United Provinces of Central America. Federation until its dissolution (ANCR "Federal" collection, 1820–1851).
- 1823: the capital moved from Cartago to San José.
- 25 July 1824: the Partido de Nicoya (now Guanacaste) joins Costa Rica by open town council (cabildo abierto).2
- Provinces: the division into provinces and comarcas (Puntarenas, Limón) and the creation date of Guanacaste province are to be confirmed.
- Which archive inherited what: the Archivo Nacional de Costa Rica (ANCR) holds the colonial government records of Cartago (collections Cartago, Complementario Colonial), copies and originals from the Captaincy General (collection "Guatemala", 1539–1821), protocols from 1602, probate files (mortuales) from 1641, the records of the branches of government, and the historical holdings of the Registro Civil (1888–1998). Most of the Audiencia’s records are in the AGCA (Guatemala), which has a "Costa Rica" section (microfilm rolls 1212B–1241B, about 30 rolls). Centralized church records are in the AHABAT.
- Civil registration: the "Ley Orgánica y Reglamentaria del Registro Civil" has been in force since 1 January 1888. Since 1949 the Registro has been under the TSE. Before 1888, the only vital records are parish books, and secondary sources (probate files (mortuales), protocols, marriage files, census and tax lists (padrones)) substitute for or corroborate parentage. From 1913, acknowledgments of paternity, legitimations, and emancipations are recorded.3
- Territories: Nicoya/Guanacaste passed from Nicaragua to Costa Rica, so for dates before 1824 it is worth also searching Nicaraguan sources and the AGCA.
- Regional and local archives exist; researchers should find out what exists in the locality.
National archives and institutions
Only national archives and institutions and key foreign repositories are included. There are also regional, municipal, diocesan, and religious-order archives: find out what exists in your ancestor’s locality.
Dirección General del Archivo Nacional — Departamento Archivo Histórico; Sala de Consulta e Investigación "José Luis Coto Conde"4
- Type: National archive
- City: Zapote, Curridabat (San José)
- Address: Curridabat, 900 m south and 150 m west of Plaza del Sol; Apdo. 41-2020 Zapote
- Hours: Reading room: Monday to Friday 8:00 to 13:30; documents delivered until 12:30
- Phone: (506) 2283-1400; fax 2234-7312
- Email: archivonacional@dgan.go.cr; consultasala@dgan.go.cr
- Website: http://www.archivonacional.go.cr
- Access conditions: Valid ID; 6 seats by appointment (request by email, sending screenshots of 5 documents) and 6 without appointment; maximum 5 documents per session; photography without flash is allowed; colonial records can only be consulted and copied on microfilm or in digital form; restrictions on censuses, court files, and medical files. Digitization on request: advance payment, 10 business days, up to 5 documents per request
- Access type: In person, free, On request, Fee-based, Free online
Dirección General del Archivo Nacional — Departamento Archivo Notarial5
- Type: National notarial archive
- City: Zapote (same building)
- Address: Same as 0001
- Hours: Contact the archive for information on access and holdings.
- Phone: (506) 2283-1400
- Email: Contact the archive for information on access and holdings.
- Website: http://www.archivonacional.go.cr
- Access conditions: Holds notarial and consular protocols and indexes from 1900 and the register of wills. Volumes from 1989 to 15/11/2012 and indexes from 1957 to 1991 on microfiche; volumes deposited since 16/11/2012 in digital form (terminals or website)
- Access type: In person, free, On request, Fee-based
Archivo Histórico Arquidiocesano Monseñor Bernardo Augusto Thiel (AHABAT), Curia Metropolitana, Arquidiócesis de San José6
- Type: Archdiocesan archive
- City: San José
- Address: Avenida 10, corner of calle 20, east side of the Iglesia de Las Ánimas
- Hours: Front desk: Monday to Friday 8:00–16:00. Reading room: Monday to Friday 8:00–15:00 (last entry 14:30). Closed on public holidays, Christmas, and Holy Week
- Phone: (506) 2223-2344 (no inquiries answered by phone)
- Email: archivocuria@arquisanjose.org; ahabatcr@gmail.com; ahabat.sala@gmail.com
- Website: http://www.ahabatcr.org; inventario.ahabatcr.org; fondosantiguos.ahabatcr.org
- Access conditions: Adults with ID and a researcher form; free. Photography is not allowed: users request reproductions, which are delivered digitally for a fee. Records less than 50 years old and marriage files after 1950 are restricted. Sacramental books before 1900 can only be consulted in digital form or on microfilm. Book 24 hours ahead
- Access type: In person, free, On request, Fee-based, Legally restricted
Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones — Dirección General del Registro Civil (Sección de Archivo)7
- Type: Civil registry (background)
- City: San José (Los Yoses, San Pedro)
- Address: Avenidas 2 and 8, calle 49, Edificio Los Yoses Plaza
- Hours: Monday to Friday 7:00–15:00 (full-text certificates)
- Phone: 2287-5652
- Email: archivoregistrocivil@tse.go.cr; solicitudescertifica@tse.go.cr
- Website: http://www.tse.go.cr
- Access conditions: Full-text certificates (certificaciones literales) are free (plus a ₡5 Archivo Nacional stamp), in person or by email with a digital signature, within 10 business days. Since 9/10/2026 the online "Consultas Civiles" require a registered user account; data on parents, children, and marriages require a special profile
- Access type: Online with free account, On request, Legally restricted
Biblioteca Nacional "Miguel Obregón Lizano" (Sistema Nacional de Bibliotecas, SINABI)8
- Type: National library and newspaper library
- City: San José (next to the Parque Nacional)
- Address: Contact the archive for information on access and holdings.
- Hours: Contact the archive for information on access and holdings.
- Phone: Contact the archive for information on access and holdings.
- Email: Contact the archive for information on access and holdings.
- Website: http://www.sinabi.go.cr
- Access conditions: Legal deposit since 1888; digital library with newspaper indexes and full books in PDF
- Access type: Free online, In person, free
Imprenta Nacional (La Gaceta, Diario Oficial)9
- Type: Official gazette
- City: San José
- Address: Contact the archive for information on access and holdings.
- Hours: Contact the archive for information on access and holdings.
- Phone: Contact the archive for information on access and holdings.
- Email: Contact the archive for information on access and holdings.
- Website: http://www.imprentanacional.go.cr/gaceta/
- Access conditions: Free official digital edition (since 2010). For the historical print collection: Biblioteca Nacional
- Access type: Free online
Academia Costarricense de Ciencias Genealógicas (ACCG)10
- Type: National genealogical association
- City: San José
- Address: Contact the archive for information on access and holdings.
- Hours: Contact the archive for information on access and holdings.
- Phone: Contact the archive for information on access and holdings.
- Email: Contact the archive for information on access and holdings.
- Website: Contact the archive for information on access and holdings.
- Access conditions: Publishes the Revista (issues since at least 1961) and the Colección Norberto de Castro. Declared of public interest in 1978
Asociación de Genealogía e Historia de Costa Rica (Asogehi)11
- Type: National genealogical association
- City: To be confirmed
- Address: Contact the archive for information on access and holdings.
- Hours: Contact the archive for information on access and holdings.
- Phone: Contact the archive for information on access and holdings.
- Email: Contact the archive for information on access and holdings.
- Website: Contact the archive for information on access and holdings.
- Access conditions: Founded in 1993; Revista Asogehi (since 1996) and the series Orígenes (2012–2018)
FamilySearch International12
- Type: Foreign repository / digitizer
- City: Salt Lake City
- Address: Contact the archive for information on access and holdings.
- Hours: Contact the archive for information on access and holdings.
- Phone: Contact the archive for information on access and holdings.
- Email: Contact the archive for information on access and holdings.
- Website: http://www.familysearch.org
- Access conditions: Microfilm images from the AHABAT and the ANCR; some only at FamilySearch centers or when signed in
- Access type: Free online, Online with free account, Restricted online
Archivo General de Centro América (AGCA)13
- Type: Key foreign archive (Audiencia)
- City: Guatemala City
- Address: Contact the archive for information on access and holdings.
- Hours: Contact the archive for information on access and holdings.
- Phone: Contact the archive for information on access and holdings.
- Email: Contact the archive for information on access and holdings.
- Website: Contact the archive for information on access and holdings.
- Access conditions: "Costa Rica" section on microfilm (rolls 1212B–1241B); the complete set is at the CRL (U.S.) and is sold by Ross Publishing
- Access type: In person, free, Fee-based
Universidad de Costa Rica — Escuela de Historia (historical databases)14
- Type: National university center
- City: San Pedro
- Address: Contact the archive for information on access and holdings.
- Hours: Contact the archive for information on access and holdings.
- Phone: Contact the archive for information on access and holdings.
- Email: Contact the archive for information on access and holdings.
- Website: historia.fcs.ucr.ac.cr (untested)
- Access conditions: Index databases of the Revista del Archivo Nacional and the "Base de datos de foráneos" (I. Molina)
- Access type: Free online
Collections by record type
Notarial records (protocols)
| Collection and custodian | Dates | What it offers | Where and how to consult it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protocolos (fondo público 81), with the series Protocolos Coloniales por ciudad, Lara y Chamorro, and Notariales15 ANCR (AH) | 1602–1961 (Protocolos Coloniales: 1607–1850) | Testators, heirs, spouses, enslaved people, parentage | Indexes by city (Acuña); AtoM with an entry for each will (e.g. CR-AN-AH-PROTO-PROTONOT-003132-042-041-00042, Heredia, 1920) In person, free — D; description A |
| Notarial and consular protocols and indexes; register of wills16 ANCR (Archivo Notarial) | 1900– | Wills, powers of attorney, sales | Microfiche (volumes 1989–2012; indexes 1957–1991); digital since 16/11/2012 In person, free, On request, Fee-based — D, F, G |
| Protocolos, 1508–1898 (notaries (escribanos) of Guatemala)17 AGCA via FS | 1508–1898 | Useful for Costa Ricans with business in Guatemala | FS catalog 348888 (10 rolls) Online with free account, Restricted online — B/C |
Court records and probate (sucesiones)
| Collection and custodian | Dates | What it offers | Where and how to consult it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complementario Colonial (collection 4)18 ANCR | 1517–1821 | Census and tax lists (padrones), residency (vecindad), social status/ethnicity, lawsuits | ANCR AtoM database; 2nd most consulted holding (5,969 loans, 2005–2010) In person, free — D; description A |
| Mortuales Coloniales (fondo público 72)19 ANCR | 1641–1830 | Deceased, spouse, heirs, property | Card index microfilmed by FS (Alajuela 1792–1821, FS catalog 412653, roll 1148502) In person, free, Online with free account, Restricted online — D; FS B/C |
| Mortuales Independientes (Provincias) (fondo público 73)20 ANCR | 1830–1899 | Heirs, parentage, guardianships | AtoM; 460 loans (2005–2010) In person, free — D |
| Judicial (fondo público 45)21 ANCR | 1823–1955 | Probate (sucesiones), land, cases | 78 subject card files; AtoM In person, free, Legally restricted — D, H (court files are restricted) |
| Corte Suprema de Justicia (fondo público 18)22 ANCR | 1862–1934 | Defendants, litigants | AtoM In person, free, Legally restricted — D/H |
| Costa Rica section of the AGCA (microfilm, rolls 1212B–1241B)23 AGCA / CRL | 1544–1821 | Inquiries (informaciones), cases, tributes | Microfilm at the CRL; 30 rolls for sale from Ross Publishing with a finding aid In person, free, Fee-based — D, G |
Marriage dispensations and prenuptial investigations, and other church sources
| Collection and custodian | Dates | What it offers | Where and how to consult it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretaría de Culto (fondo 88), Secretaría de Gracia (fondo 90), Secretaría de Beneficencia (fondo 87)24 ANCR | 1795–1946; 1855–1925; 1828–1937 | Indirect | AtoM In person, free — D |
| Arquidiócesis de San José (A1001), subfondo Fondos Antiguos25 AHABAT | 1582–1965 (mostly up to 1920) | Kinship (dispensations), wills, proof of freedom to marry (libertad de estado) | Online catalog fondosantiguos.ahabatcr.org; FS catalog 751158 (rolls 1909905–1909912 and 1909972–1909975; DGS 4539981–4540365) Free online, Online with free account, In person, free — A/B (FS), D |
| Expedientes matrimoniales (Curia and parish holdings)26 AHABAT | 1761–2023 (Curia: 1889–2011) | Parents, grandparents, impediments, kinship | List of date ranges (PDF, updated 16/12/2025); in FS collection 1460016 Free online, Online with free account, Legally restricted — A/B (FS); H for those after 1950 |
| Costa Rica, registros parroquiales y diocesanos (Catholic Church Records), 1595–202227 FS (originals in AHABAT) | 1595–1992/2022 | Dispensations, prenuptial investigations | familysearch.org/es/search/collection/1460016 (962,203 images) Free online, Online with free account — A/B |
Census and tax lists (padrones) and censuses
| Collection and custodian | Dates | What it offers | Where and how to consult it |
|---|---|---|---|
| INEC / Dirección General de Estadística y Censos (fondo público 41): census schedules (boletas censales)28 ANCR | 1892–1986 | Households by name | AtoM, one entry per district (e.g. CR-AN-AH-DGEC-003829, 1927, La Merced) Legally restricted — H |
| Parish censuses of 188429 AHABAT | 1884 | Households | To be confirmed In person, free — D |
Military records
| Collection and custodian | Dates | What it offers | Where and how to consult it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretaría de Guerra y Marina (fondo público 91)30 ANCR | 1820–1972 | Service records and militias (content To be confirmed) | AtoM In person, free — D |
Migration
| Collection and custodian | Dates | What it offers | Where and how to consult it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretaría de Policía (fondo 92) and Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto (fondo 66)31 ANCR | 1816–1984; 1825–2014 | Possibly passports, foreigners, naturalizations (To be confirmed) | AtoM In person, free — D |
| Base de datos de foráneos 1824–1850 (Iván Molina)32 UCR (based on ANCR holdings) | 1824–1850 | Foreigners living in or passing through the country | Downloadable online (URL not identified) Free online — A (To be confirmed) — Contact the archive for information on access and holdings. |
Historical newspapers and official gazettes
| Collection and custodian | Dates | What it offers | Where and how to consult it |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Gaceta, Diario Oficial (and its predecessors since 1831)33 Imprenta Nacional; Biblioteca Nacional | 1831/1878– | Edicts (e.g. probate notices), appointments | Digital since 2010: imprentanacional.go.cr/gaceta/; the historical print collection is at the BN Free online — A (recent), D |
| Digitized newspapers of the Biblioteca Nacional (alphabetical and chronological indexes)34 SINABI | 19th–20th centuries | Death notices, announcements, news | PDFs "Indice alfabetico de periodicos" and "Indice cronologico de periodicos" on sinabi.go.cr (did not load) Free online — A (To be confirmed) — Contact the archive for information on access and holdings. |
Private archives and images
| Collection and custodian | Dates | What it offers | Where and how to consult it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fondo particular De Castro y Tossi, Norberto35 ANCR | 1429–1971 | Genealogies, heraldry | AtoM In person, free — D |
Indexes and derivative works
| Collection and custodian | Dates | What it offers | Where and how to consult it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revista de los Archivos Nacionales (since 1966 Revista del Archivo Nacional)36 ANCR | 1936– | Document indexes and published genealogies | Index database (UCR, 2004, updated to 2009): historia.fcs.ucr.ac.cr/bases/rancr/index.html (untested) Free online — A (To be confirmed) — Contact the archive for information on access and holdings. |
| "Genealogías de Cartago hasta 1850", by Víctor Sanabria Martínez (manuscript or volumes, e.g. volume XII, Ujarrás)37 AHABAT | up to 1850 | Family reconstruction | Entry on inventario.ahabatcr.org (did not load) To be confirmed — Contact the archive for information on access and holdings. |
| Revista de la Academia Costarricense de Ciencias Genealógicas38 ACCG | no. 9–17 (1961) … no. 55 (2019) | Family genealogies | Google Books (limited view, no. 27–28 of 1981); libraries In person, free, Fee-based — D, G |
| Revista Asogehi and the series Orígenes39 Asogehi | 1996–2018 | Genealogies | To be confirmed To be confirmed — Contact the archive for information on access and holdings. |
Other government and education records
| Collection and custodian | Dates | What it offers | Where and how to consult it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cartago (collection 3)40 ANCR | 1578–1830 | Residents (vecinos), census and tax lists (padrones) | AtoM In person, free — D |
| Guatemala (collection 6)41 ANCR | 1539–1821 | Appointments, cases | AtoM In person, free — D |
| Provincial Independiente (collection 9)42 ANCR | 1818–1833 | Local authorities, lists | AtoM In person, free — D |
| Federal (collection 5) and Anexión a México (collection 1)43 ANCR | 1820–1851; 1821–1823 | Officials, militias, juntas | AtoM In person, free — D |
| Municipal (fondo público 74)44 ANCR | 1705–1992 | Residents, local census lists (padrones) | AtoM; 5th most consulted holding In person, free — D |
| Ministerio de Gobernación (fondo público 60)45 ANCR | 1820–1978 | Residence, foreigners, appointments | AtoM; 4th most consulted holding In person, free — D |
| Asamblea Legislativa / Congreso (fondo 3) and Consejo Representativo (fondo 13)46 ANCR | 1823–1990; 1824–1871 | Naturalizations and pensions granted by law, officials | AtoM; most consulted holding (7,068 loans) In person, free — D |
| Dirección General del Registro Civil (fondo público 84)47 ANCR | 1888–1998 | Vital events; civil marriages 1909–1954 (Junkins) | To be confirmed In person, free, Legally restricted — D/H |
| Ministerio de Educación Pública (fondo 59), Liceo de Costa Rica (fondo 51), Universidad de Costa Rica (fondo 98)48 ANCR | 1821–2010; 1885–1992; 1869–1997 | Students, teachers | Liceo: database on the website In person, free — D |
Verified directly
Data read on the official websites and in the FamilySearch Catalog while signed in, in November 2026. "Viewable online" on FamilySearch means the images can be viewed from home with a free account.
- Archivo Nacional de Costa Rica: contact and services. Tel. (506) 2283-1400; archivonacional@dgan.go.cr. Archivo Histórico, Archivo Notarial, and Intermedio; Biblioteca Especializada with the Revista del Archivo Nacional (1936-2012) and a History, Geography, and Genealogy collection. A procedures guide and a 2026 price list (XLS) are published. Figures from the home page: 20,690 meters of records in custody; 34,965 protocols digitized.49
- Archivo Digital (AtoM) of the Archivo Nacional. Public catalog with 37,356 top-level descriptions with a digital object (filter "con objetos digitales"), e.g. series Municipal, Asamblea Legislativa/Congreso; codes CR-AN-AH-…50
- FamilySearch: ANCR notarial records (protocols). Digital images (2017): 2819758 "Costa Rica, registros notariales, 1707-1888" (1,448 items: 836 viewable online, 612 with no access); by province 1840-1888, nearly all viewable: Cartago 2819757 (2,018 viewable), Alajuela 2861803 (163), Heredia 2819759 (146), Guanacaste 2861804 (38), Puntarenas 2861805 (28), Limón 2819760 (5).51
- FamilySearch: indexes to probate files (mortuales). Alphabetical indexes of persons and spouses in probate files (mortuales, probate proceedings), 1 roll each, viewable online: Alajuela 1792-1821 (412653); Cartago, Guanacaste, Heredia, Puntarenas, and San José 1821-1900 (508242, 508254, 508263, 508264, 508282).52
Contradictions between sources
| Item | One source says | Another source says | Proposal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year Nicoya became part of the Intendancy of León | 1786 (Hispanopedia) | 1787 (Wikipedia, "Partido de Nicoya") | Verify in scholarly literature; use "1786–1787" until then |
| First year of the Revista de los Archivos Nacionales | 1932 (Junkins, LARR) | November 1936 (Molina 2011) | Adopt 1936: Molina is more specific and works from the journal itself |
| Dates of the ANCR protocols | Fondo Protocolos 1602–1961 (Guía 2024) | Protocolos Coloniales 1607–1850 (Acuña 2003); Protocolos Antiguos 1602–1850 (Junkins) | Not a real conflict; these are different series. Cite the specific series |
| Dates of the AHABAT Fondos Antiguos | 1582–1965 (Guía 2022) | 1519–1965 (FS 751158); 1593–1850 (Acuña 2003) | Use the custodian’s dates (1582–1965) |
| Coverage of FS collection 1460016 | 1595–1992 (description) | 1595–2022 (heading) | Cite the current title and note the discrepancy |
| Coverage of FS collection 1925429 | 1823–1975 (description) | 1823–2023 (title) | Same as above |
| La Gaceta’s move to digital | Official digital version since 21/10/2010; last print issue 28/06/2013 (Mora 2018) | "Alrededor de 2014" (around 2014) (Quesada 2025) | Prefer Mora (exact dates) |
| First use of "Gazeta Oficial" | 7/12/1844 (text of Mora 2018) | December 1884 (photo caption in the same article) | 1844 fits the sequence; the photo caption appears to be an error |
| ANCR database online | Reading room only, CDS/ISIS, 1,273,390 records (Campos 2012) | Online in AtoM (DGAN-16-2023) | This is a change over time, not a conflict: it is now in AtoM |
Still to be verified
Topics on which we found no verifiable information online. If you have it, please write to us.
- Provincial division (1848), Guanacaste, and comarcas: Dates and governing law
- Capital in San José (1823), diocese of San José (1850): Source
- Contents of Guerra y Marina, Policía, and Relaciones Exteriores: Whether there are service records, passports, or naturalizations
- Digital objects in the ANCR AtoM: Whether images of probate files (mortuales) or protocols are online
- BN newspaper library: Digitized titles, dates, platform
- Historical La Gaceta online: Whether the 19th century has been digitized
- ACCG: Founding, headquarters, contact, index to the Revista
- Asogehi: Website, contact
- AGI/PARES: Series of the Audiencia de Guatemala relating to Costa Rica
- AGCA: Address and conditions
- Other secondary FS collections from the ANCR: Microfilms of protocols or probate files (mortuales) by province
- Archivo Notarial: Its own hours and email
Notes
- Hispanopedia, "Provincia de Costa Rica" ↩
- Wikipedia "Partido de Nicoya"; Hispanopedia ↩
- Bolaños 2013 ↩
- Resolución DGAN-16-2023; Guía de fondos 2024 ↩
- DAN user study 2015; DGAN functions ↩
- Guía AHABAT 2022; Reglamento de Sala ↩
- TSE, requirements; La República 10/10/2026 ↩
- Wikipedia; search results on sinabi.go.cr ↩
- Mora, Semanario Universidad 2018 ↩
- Atestados de M. Meléndez (ANCR); Google Books ↩
- Atestados de M. Meléndez (ANCR) ↩
- FS Catalog ↩
- CRL; Ross Publishing ↩
- Molina 2011 (2 notes in Diálogos) ↩
- Guía 2024; archivodigital.go.cr; Acuña 2003; Junkins ↩
- DAN study 2015; DGAN functions ↩
- FS 348888 ↩
- Guía 2024; Acuña 2003; Campos 2012 ↩
- Guía 2024; FS 412653 ↩
- Guía 2024; Campos 2012 ↩
- Guía 2024; DGAN-16-2023 ↩
- Guía 2024 ↩
- CRL; Ross Publishing ↩
- Guía 2024 ↩
- Guía AHABAT 2022; FS 751158 ↩
- AHABAT 2026; FS 1460016 ↩
- FS ↩
- Guía 2024; archivodigital.go.cr ↩
- Guía AHABAT 2022 ↩
- Guía 2024 ↩
- Guía 2024 ↩
- Molina 2011 ↩
- Mora 2018 ↩
- Search; UNA article 2022 ↩
- Guía 2024; Junkins ↩
- Molina 2011 ↩
- Search; Junkins ↩
- Google Books; Atestados de M. Meléndez ↩
- Atestados de M. Meléndez ↩
- Guía 2024; Acuña 2003 ↩
- Guía 2024 ↩
- Guía 2024 ↩
- Guía 2024 ↩
- Guía 2024; Campos 2012 ↩
- Guía 2024; Campos 2012 ↩
- Guía 2024; Campos 2012 ↩
- Guía 2024; Junkins ↩
- Guía 2024 ↩
- https://www.archivonacional.go.cr/ ↩
- https://www.archivodigital.go.cr/index.php/informationobject/browse?topLod=1&onlyMedia=1 ↩
- https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2819758 ↩
- https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/508282 ↩
Bibliography
- Academia Costarricense de Ciencias Genealógicas, Revista, no. 27–28 (1981), Google Books (https://books.google.com/books/about/Revista.html?id=3k9lAAAAMAAJ : accessed 4 November 2026).
- Archivo Histórico Arquidiocesano Monseñor Bernardo Augusto Thiel, "Expedientes matrimoniales, fechas extremas 2026," AHABAT (https://ahabatcr.org/assets/files/Expedientes_matrimoniales_fechas_extremas_2026.pdf : accessed 4 November 2026).
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