Dominican Republic: secondary sources for genealogical research

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Context and geography

1511/1526: Real Audiencia de Santo Domingo [Royal Court of Santo Domingo], the first in the Americas. At various times its district covered much of the Caribbean and the Tierra Firme mainland. Much of the government documentation is kept at the AGI (Seville), Santo Domingo section, not on the island. The AGN has digital copies of that section: there is a record with the old call number "Santo Domingo, 994", from 1786-1790 (verified at colecciones.agn.gob.do).¹
1795, Treaty of Basel: Spain cedes the eastern part of the island to France. The Audiencia and part of the colonial papers left for Cuba around 1799-1800 (general context, to be confirmed in this research). This helps explain why the AGN has few colonial fonds.
1801: the occupation by Toussaint Louverture introduces a registry of births, marriages, and deaths under French law. With the return to Spain, the earlier system comes back (Reyes Vásquez, vLex).
1809-1821, "España Boba": Spanish sovereignty returns. The notaries who would work during the Haitian period were already practicing in these years (González Canalda, 2014).
1821: short-lived independence ("Estado Independiente de Haití Español" [Independent State of Spanish Haiti]), from December 1821 to February 1822.
1822-1844, Haitian unification or occupation: the French Civil Code is in force, in French, and civil records are kept by "alcaldes constitucionales" [constitutional mayors]. Around 1825, public and notarial acts written in Spanish are invalidated (Núñez, Acento 2026). The AGN Protocolos Notariales fonds has 3,857 cataloged acts from 1822-1844.
27 February 1844: independence. The French Civil Code remains in force, in French. In 1853 the alcaldes constitucionales are confirmed as civil registrars.
1861-1865, annexation to Spain: a Real Decreto [Royal Decree] of 7 October 1861 provisionally keeps the civil laws in force. The records of the Spanish administration are mainly at the AHN (Madrid), Ultramar section, and in Spanish military archives. The Restoration begins in 1863, and Spanish troops leave in 1865.
1905-1941, Receptoría de Aduanas [Customs Receivership] under U.S. control. According to NARA, most of its papers are at the AGN in Santo Domingo (RG 139).
1916-1924, U.S. occupation: the AGN fonds "Gobierno Militar de Santo Domingo, 1916 a 1924" is described item by item.
1930-1961, Trujillo Era: fonds of the Secretarías de Estado [government ministries], residence permits from 1940-1954, and heavy immigration (Spanish Republican exiles of 1939-1940).
Civil registration: it has existed since 1801/1822 under French law. Ley 659 of 17 June 1944 on Actos del Estado Civil sets up the current system, and Ley 8-92 (13 April 1992) transfers the Oficialías del Estado Civil [civil registry offices] to the Junta Central Electoral. FamilySearch has civil births from 1828 held by the AGN. Secondary sources are essential, above all before 1828 and for foreigners and immigrants.
Territory: the border with Haiti changed (for example, the area of Hincha, Las Caobas, and San Rafael, which was Spanish in colonial times and is Haitian today). There may be records for these places in Haiti or at the AGI (general context, to be confirmed here).
Regional and local archives exist (for example, the Archivo Real del Seibo, published by the AGN). Researchers should find out what exists in each 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.

Archivo General de la Nación [General Archive of the Nation] (AGN)²

Type: National archive (created by Ley 912 of 23 May 1935)
City: Santo Domingo
Address: Calle Modesto Díaz No. 2, Zona Universitaria (P.O. Box 2870)
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (Carta Compromiso); 8:15-2:45 according to a 2013 guide
Phone: 809-362-1111 (Sala de Atención a Usuarios [reading room]: ext. 258)
Email: saladeinvest@agn.gob.do; oaip@agn.gob.do
Website: http://www.agn.gob.do; colecciones.agn.gob.do
Access conditions: In the reading room you must register and show a cédula (national ID) or passport. Digital resources are in the "Servicios" section, with documents you can view, download, and print
Access type: Free online, In person, free

Biblioteca Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña (BNPHU)³

Type: National library and newspaper library
City: Santo Domingo
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: servicios@bnphu.gob.do
Website: http://www.bnphu.gob.do; Koha catalog catalogo.bnphu.gob.do; digital library bd.bnphu.gob.do
Access conditions: Open online catalog; online digital library
Access type: Free online, In person, free

Junta Central Electoral (JCE): Oficialías del Estado Civil⁴

Type: Civil registry (electoral body)
City: Santo Domingo and civil registry offices throughout the country
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: Issues certificates; it is not a historical archive open for consultation
Access type: On request, Fee-based

Archivo Histórico de la Arquidiócesis de Santo Domingo⁵

Type: Church archive of the capital
City: Santo Domingo
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: Contact the archive for information on access and holdings.
Access type: In person, with authorization

Instituto Dominicano de Genealogía, Inc. (IDG)⁶

Type: Private national genealogical society, founded in 1983
City: Santo Domingo
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 "cápsulas genealógicas" [genealogical capsules] (since about 2004) and has a catalog of publications in PDF (could not be opened)
Access type: On request

Academia Dominicana de Genealogía y Heráldica, Inc. (ADGH)⁷

Type: Private genealogical society
City: Santo Domingo
Address: Calle José Reyes No. 158, Ciudad Colonial (2009 data, may be out of date)
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: adgh.org.do (formerly http://www.acadomgenher.org)
Access conditions: Contact the archive for information on access and holdings.
Access type: On request

Academia Dominicana de la Historia⁸

Type: National academic society
City: Santo Domingo
Address: Calle Mercedes No. 204, Zona Colonial
Hours: Contact the archive for information on access and holdings.
Phone: Contact the archive for information on access and holdings.
Email: revistaclio@academiadominicanahistoria.org.do
Website: http://www.academiadominicanahistoria.org.do; catalog catalogo.academiadominicanahistoria.org.do
Access conditions: Revista Clío in free-access PDF
Access type: Free online, In person, free

FamilySearch⁹

Type: Digital repository and library
City: Salt Lake City / online
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: Free account; some images only at centers or at the library
Access type: Online with free account, Restricted online

Archivo General de Indias (AGI)¹⁰

Type: Foreign archive (Spain)
City: Seville
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: PARES (not tested)
Access conditions: Digital copies of the Santo Domingo section on the AGN portal
Access type: Free online

Archivo Histórico Nacional (AHN)¹¹

Type: Foreign archive (Spain)
City: Madrid
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: PARES (not tested)
Access conditions: Ultramar, Estado, Consejos, and Ministerio de Exteriores sections, digitized for the AGN (2020-2025)
Access type: Free online, In person, free

Archivo General Militar de Segovia (AGMS)¹²

Type: Foreign military archive (Spain)
City: Segovia
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: ejercito.defensa.gob.es
Access conditions: Personnel files (17th-20th centuries, 52,847 storage units)
Access type: In person, free, On request

U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)¹³

Type: Foreign archive (U.S.)
City: Washington, D.C. / College Park
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.archives.gov
Access conditions: The RG 139 description (Receptoría de Aduanas Dominicanas, 1905-1941) states that most of the papers are at the AGN
Access type: In person, free, On request

CUNY Dominican Studies Institute (Dominican Archives and Library)¹⁴

Type: Foreign university center
City: New York
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.ccny.cuny.edu/dsi
Access conditions: Dominican library and archive, reference inquiries
Access type: In person, free, On request

Collections by record type

Notarial records (protocols)

Collection and custodian	Dates	What it provides	Where and how to consult it
Protocolos Notariales (fonds)¹⁵ AGN	1822-1844 cataloged (date range of the whole fonds: to be confirmed)	Parties, residence, parentage, property, enslaved and freed people	Catalog by González Canalda (DO-COL-0002); of 73 legajos, 47 were processed and 18 were not reviewed because of their condition In person, free — D
Documentos del Archivo Real del Seibo: Testamentos y testamentarías I y II (Reyes Díaz and Devers Liriano; AGN 2018, vols. CCCLI and CCCLII)¹⁶ AGN (local fonds of El Seibo)	Colonial (dates to be confirmed)	Heirs, property, parentage	Printed In person, free — D

Court records and probate (sucesiones)

Collection and custodian	Dates	What it provides	Where and how to consult it
Digital copies from the AGI, Santo Domingo section (and Justicia, Escribanía, Contaduría, Contratación)¹⁷ AGN (originals at the AGI)	From the late 15th century to the 18th	Settlers, officials, litigants	colecciones.agn.gob.do ("DO – Cuadro de organización de fondos > Archivo General de Indias > Santo Domingo"); also PARES Free online — A
Catálogo de víctimas [catalog of victims], 1930-1961¹⁸ AGN (with IBERARCHIVOS)	1930-1961	Names of victims	AGN portal Free online — A (to be confirmed whether there are restrictions) — Contact the archive for information on access and holdings.

Census and tax lists (padrones) and censuses

Collection and custodian	Dates	What it provides	Where and how to consult it
Nineteenth-century municipal censuses and other population statistics (Alejandro Paulino Ramos; AGN 2008, vol. XLVII)¹⁹ AGN	19th century	To be confirmed whether they list names	Printed In person, free — D

Military

Collection and custodian	Dates	What it provides	Where and how to consult it
Personnel files²⁰ Archivo General Militar de Segovia	17th-20th centuries (52,847 storage units); fonds 7.17 "Capitanía General de Santo Domingo" [Captaincy General of Santo Domingo], 1864, with a single file	Birth, parents, marriage, service	Guide to the fonds (PDF); the PARES index was not tested In person, free, On request — D, F
AHN Ultramar: Santo Domingo series (annexation, 1861-1865)²¹ AHN	1861-1865 (to be confirmed)	Officials and soldiers	PARES (not tested); copies at the AGN (DO-COL-0018) Free online, In person, free — A? / D

Migration

Collection and custodian	Dates	What it provides	Where and how to consult it
Agricultura e Inmigración (fonds of the Secretaría)²² AGN	To be confirmed	Immigrant colonists	To be confirmed In person, free — D
Residence permits (database)²³ AGN	1940-1954	Name, nationality, application date, and more	Search by name, nationality, and date at agn.gob.do Free online — A
Dominican Republic, Miscellaneous Records, 1921-1980 (FS 2069829)²⁴ AGN / FamilySearch	1920-1982	Name, age, race, color, sex, occupation, physical description, port, date of entry, residence	182,925 records and 760,173 images, with waypoint browsing Online with free account — B
Dominican Republic, Immigration Records, 1925-1999 (FS 5000147)²⁵ AGN / FamilySearch	1925-1999	Name, age, sex, date and place of birth, nationality	96,853 records and 205,309 images; index growing Online with free account — B
Dominican Republic, Naturalization Records, 1915-2000 (FS 5000146)²⁶ AGN / FamilySearch	1915-2000	Name, age, birth, nationality, spouse	26,132 records, index and images Online with free account — B
El exilio republicano en Santo Domingo, 1939-1940 (González Tejera, Cassá, and Prats; AGN 2019, vol. CCCLXV) and La inmigración española en República Dominicana (Romero Valiente; vol. CCLX)²⁷ AGN	1939-1940 and others	Spanish immigrants	Printed In person, free — D

Historical newspapers and official gazettes

Collection and custodian	Dates	What it provides	Where and how to consult it
Prensa Diaria Dominicana (database of digitized newspapers)²⁸ AGN	1961 to the present	Death notices, news, notices	AGN portal (being migrated to digital fonds and collections) Free online — A
AGN newspaper library (Hemeroteca)²⁹ AGN	From the late 19th century	Death notices, notices, lists	Koha catalog (since 2020); Hemeroteca Digital In person, free, Free online — D (A in part)
BNPHU newspaper library (Hemeroteca)³⁰ BNPHU	To be confirmed	Death notices, notices	catalogo.bnphu.gob.do (Koha, tested) In person, free — D
Biblioteca Digital del Patrimonio Dominicano³¹ BNPHU	Various	Published sources	bd.bnphu.gob.do (DSpace, could not be opened) Free online — A

Private archives and images

Collection and custodian	Dates	What it provides	Where and how to consult it
Colección Bernardo Vega³² AGN	19th-20th centuries	Varies	29,104 descriptive records and 199,795 images on the AGN portal Free online — A
Fototeca and Cartoteca [photo and map collections]³³ AGN	From the early 17th century	Portraits, maps of places	Advanced search on the portal (Fototeca and Cartoteca services) Free online — A

Indexes and derivative works

Collection and custodian	Dates	What it provides	Where and how to consult it
Catálogo de protocolos notariales 1822-1844, tomo I (María Filomena González Canalda, AGN, 2022, vol. CDXXXVI, ISBN 978-9945-25-016-9)³⁴ AGN	1822-1844	Index of parties (otorgantes)	PDF on ign.gob.do (unusual host: confirm on agn.gob.do) Free online — A
Libertad Igualdad: protocolos notariales de José Troncoso y Antonio Abad Solano, 1822-1840 (González Canalda, AGN, vol. CLXXXVII)³⁵ AGN	1822-1840	Parties, freed people	Printed; digital version to be confirmed In person, free — D (online availability to be confirmed) — Contact the archive for information on access and holdings.
Biblioteca Digital Dominicana³⁶ AGN	Various	Published sources, genealogies	AGN portal Free online — A
Clío, journal of the Academia Dominicana de la Historia (ISSN 0009-9376)³⁷ Academia Dominicana de la Historia	Since about 1933 (year 93 in 2024)	Document transcriptions	PDF at catalogo.academiadominicanahistoria.org.do/opac-tmpl/files/clio/ (e.g., no. 108 of 1956 and no. 208 of 2024, tested) Free online — A
Boletín del Archivo General de la Nación (BAGN, ISSN 1012-9472)³⁸ AGN	Since the 1930s (no. 38-39 of 1945, no. 79 of 1953)	Transcriptions	PDF at agn.gob.do/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/BAGN_… Free online — A
Cartas de la Real Audiencia de Santo Domingo (Genaro Rodríguez Morel, comp.; AGN, 6 volumes: vols. XLIV, CXLIX, CCXXXI, CCXCIX, CCCLVII, CCCLVIII)³⁹ AGN	1530-1605	Residents, officials	Printed; version in the Biblioteca Digital to be confirmed In person, free, Free online — D / A?
Documentos para el estudio de la historia colonial de Santo Domingo (Rodríguez Morel; vols. CCCXXXIX and CCCXL) and Cedulario de la isla de Santo Domingo (fray Vicente Rubio; vols. XXXI and CLVIII)⁴⁰ AGN	1492-1680	Early settlers	Printed In person, free — D
Libro de bautismos de esclavos (1636-1670) (José Luis Sáez, transcription; AGN 2008, vol. LXIII)⁴¹ AGN	1636-1670	Enslaved people, masters, godparents	Printed In person, free — D
La dictadura de Trujillo: documentos (Eliades Acosta Matos; AGN 2012, 3 tomos [parts] in 6 vols.)⁴² AGN	1930-1961	Names of officials and of people affected	Printed In person, free — D
"Índices y catálogos, 1532-1865" (FS catalog 466180)⁴³ AGN / FamilySearch	1532-1865	To be confirmed	familysearch.org/search/catalog/466180 (blocked) Online with free account, Restricted online — B/C (to be confirmed) — Contact the archive for information on access and holdings.
Publications of the Instituto Dominicano de Genealogía (catalog of publications and "cápsulas genealógicas")⁴⁴ IDG	1983 to the present	Dominican families	idg.org.do/publicaciones/Catalogo de publicaciones.pdf (failed) On request, Free online — F / A?
Arcón, El Baúl de los Recuerdos (ADGH journal, no. 1, 2009) and works by Luis José Prieto Nouel⁴⁵ ADGH	2009-	Genealogical charts (e.g., Duarte’s ancestry)	PDF at adgh.org.do/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ Free online — A

Other government and education records

Collection and custodian	Dates	What it provides	Where and how to consult it
Gobierno Militar de Santo Domingo, 1916 a 1924 (fonds)⁴⁶ AGN	1916-1924	Names of people affected, applicants, and officials; confiscations	Item-level description at colecciones.agn.gob.do (e.g., record 00066552, Leg 1700192) Free online — A (description), D (document)
Secretaría de Interior y Policía (fonds)⁴⁷ AGN	To be confirmed (19th-20th centuries)	Passports, licenses, police (types to be confirmed)	Finding aids in the reading room; exact name of the fonds to be confirmed In person, free — D
Gobernaciones Provinciales [provincial governments] (correspondence)⁴⁸ AGN	To be confirmed	Names of residents and officials	To be confirmed In person, free — D
Digital copies from the AHN (Ultramar, Estado, Consejos, Exteriores)⁴⁹ AGN (originals at the AHN)	18th-19th centuries	Names of enslaved people, soldiers, officials	AGN portal (launched on 15 July 2025; exact path to be confirmed) Free online — A (path to be confirmed) — Contact the archive for information on access and holdings.
Receptoría de Aduanas Dominicanas (papers)⁵⁰ AGN (according to NARA); part at NARA RG 139	1905-1941	Employees, merchants	NARA, Guide RG 139; description at the AGN to be confirmed In person, free — D

Verified directly

Information read on the official websites and in the FamilySearch Catalog while signed in, in November 2026. "Visible online" on FamilySearch means the images can be viewed from home with a free account.

AGN: contact and rules. Office hours Mon-Fri 8:00-15:00; phone 809-362-1111 ext. 291 and 298; correspondence received through an online form (Oct. 2026). «Normas de Acceso y Permanencia» [rules of access and conduct] published on 4 Nov. 2026: computers, tablets, cameras, and scanners must be registered at security; lockers are mandatory in the Sala de Atención a Usuarios; dress code (long pants, knee-length skirt, shirt with sleeves, closed shoes).⁵¹
AGN: online catalog. colecciones.agn.gob.do: OPAC catalog searchable by title, call number, name, subject, and place descriptors, dates, and document unit number.⁵²
FamilySearch: AGN holdings. Digital images visible online: Santo Domingo migration records 1851-1980 (1429366, 1,693 items); personal identity cards (cédulas) (4149096, 183); voters (4158542, 56); registrations (4158540, 329); censuses of La Romana, Puerto Plata, and Yamasá (4155747/46/48); notarial records of Higüey 1631-1927 (2494779, 96), Bayaguana 1686-1920 (2494780, 47), and El Seibo 1724-1912 (2493684, 25). «Índices y catálogos» 1532-1865 (466180) and 1861-1865 (466100): 1 roll visible and 1 with no access for each.⁵³

Contradictions between sources

Item	One source says	Another source says	Proposal
Start of civil registration	FS Births begins in 1828	1801 (Toussaint) and 1822 (French Civil Code with alcaldes constitucionales); Ley 659 is from 1944 (Reyes Vásquez, vLex)	Say: "civil registration under French law since 1822 (precedent in 1801); records preserved in FS from 1828; current law 659/1944". The 1884 date could not be verified
Dates of FS Civil Registration	1744-2019 (title of collection 1619814)	1801-2010 (FS wiki and catalog record)	Cite the current title; note that it does not explain what it covers from 1744 to 1800
Year of Libertad Igualdad	2012 (AGN, Catálogo de protocolos 2022)	2013 (AGN, online catalog of publications)	Check the title page or the ISBN in the BNPHU catalog
Volume digitized at the AHN	"218,297 legajos" (Diario Libre, 13 July 2020)	"more than a million pages" in total, from all the archives (El Nuevo Diario, 15 July 2025)	The 2020 figure is almost certainly images, not legajos; use "more than a million pages"
AGN hours	8:15 a.m.-2:45 p.m. (SMH, 2013)	8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. (AGN, Carta Compromiso)	Use the AGN figure
Dates of FS Miscellaneous	1921-1980 (title)	1920-1982 (coverage table)	Cite the title and note the actual range
AGN newspaper library (Hemeroteca)	More than 800 newspaper titles (AGN Instructivo)	About 840 titles (Acento 2025)	Compatible; use "about 840" with the date

Still to be verified

Topics for which we found no verifiable information online. If you have it, please write to us.

FS 466180: Exact title, contents, rolls, custodian
Archivo Histórico de la Arquidiócesis: Address, hours, holdings (marriage files, dispensations), current director after Sáez’s death in 2026
IDG: Journal or bulletin, catalog of publications, contact, library
BNPHU: Address, hours, phone; digitized Gaceta Oficial and 19th-century newspapers
Gaceta Oficial: Official digital collection and starting year
AGN: list of fonds: Complete list of fonds (Ocupación Haitiana, Anexión, Interior y Policía, Justicia, Era de Trujillo) with dates
AGN: notarial records (protocols) after 1844: Date range of the complete notarial fonds
NARA: Gobierno Militar 1916-1924: NARA record group (possibly RG 38 or RG 45; not confirmed)
AHN Ultramar and AGI on PARES: Call numbers and whether images are online
JCE: Access to old books and digitization (press release "80% digitized" could not be opened)
Name-level censuses: Whether national name-level censuses exist (1920, 1935, etc.)
Universities (UASD, Instituto de Historia): Genealogical holdings

Notes

Dates of the Audiencia: general historical context, not verified here with a source from the custodian. ↩
AGN, Carta Compromiso; AGN, requirements brochure; Acento 2025; SMH 2013 ↩
BNPHU, Informe semestral 2023; OPAC tested ↩
Olivares Ortega, Acento 2020 (Ley 8-92) ↩
Clío 208 (2024); Acento, 4 and 7 May 2026 ↩
Landais, Acento 2023; NYPL LibGuide ↩
Revista Arcón, no. 1 (2009); López Ariza, El Caribe ↩
Clío 208 (2024) ↩
Collection pages tested ↩
colecciones.agn.gob.do; Acento, 16 July 2025 ↩
Diario Libre 2020; El Nuevo Diario 2025 ↩
AGM Segovia guide to fonds (PDF) ↩
NARA, Guide to Federal Records, RG 139 ↩
NYPL LibGuide ↩
AGN 2022; Caribbean Studies 2014 ↩
AGN, catalog ↩
colecciones.agn.gob.do (record 00220387); Acento 2025 ↩
AGN, Instructivo ↩
AGN, catalog ↩
AGM Segovia, guide to fonds ↩
El Nuevo Diario 2025 ↩
SMH 2013 ↩
AGN, Instructivo ↩
FS 2069829 ↩
FS 5000147 ↩
FS 5000146 ↩
AGN, catalog ↩
AGN, Instructivo; Acento 2025 ↩
Acento, 9 August 2025 ↩
BNPHU, Informe 2023 ↩
BNPHU 2023 ↩
AGN, Instructivo de recursos digitales ↩
AGN, Instructivo ↩
PDF tested ↩
AGN, catalog of publications ↩
Acento 2025 ↩
Clío 108, 208 ↩
ISSN; PDF in the results ↩
AGN, catalog of publications ↩
AGN, catalog ↩
AGN, catalog ↩
AGN, catalog ↩
— ↩
Acento 2023 ↩
PDF tested ↩
colecciones.agn.gob.do ↩
SMH 2013 ↩
SMH 2013 ↩
Diario Libre 2020; El Nuevo Diario 2025 ↩
NARA RG 139 ↩
https://agn.gob.do/noticias/normas-de-acceso-y-permanencia-en-las-instalaciones-del-archivo-general-de-la-nacion/ ↩
https://colecciones.agn.gob.do/ ↩
https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1429366 ↩

Bibliography

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Academia Dominicana de la Historia, Clío 24, no. 108 (1956), PDF (https://catalogo.academiadominicanahistoria.org.do/opac-tmpl/files/clio/Clio_1956_No_108.pdf : accessed 4 November 2026).
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