Uruguay: secondary sources for genealogical research

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Background and geography

1723-1726, founding of Montevideo. The Portuguese built a fort on 22 November 1723. Bruno Mauricio de Zabala drove them out in January 1724. His diary gives 24 December 1726 as the founding date, although no official founding record exists. The first settlers were families from Buenos Aires, followed by families from the Canary Islands. From 1730 the city no longer depended on Buenos Aires (Wikipedia, “Montevideo”). The census and tax lists (padrones) from 1726 onward are at the AGN (FS 1408224).
1750-1814, Governorate of Montevideo. Ferdinand VI created it in 1750; the first governor was José Joaquín de Viana (1751-1764). At first it controlled only about 70 km (43 miles) around the city. It was under the Viceroyalty of Peru until 1776 and then under the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata (1776-1814). The Real Audiencia [royal high court] was the one in Buenos Aires (Wikipedia, “Governor of Montevideo”). For this reason there are colonial records in Buenos Aires (AGN Argentina) and in the AGI (Audiencia de Buenos Aires section). The AGI holdings still need to be verified in PARES.
1811-1816, Artigas revolution. Battle of Las Piedras (1811). The Provincia Oriental [Eastern Province] was part of the United Provinces between 1813 and 1814. Spanish rule in Montevideo ended on 23 June 1814.
1816-1828, Portuguese-Brazilian rule. The invasion began in August 1816 and Montevideo fell on 20 January 1817. On 18 July 1821 the region was annexed as the Provincia Cisplatina, which remained part of the Empire of Brazil from 1822. On 25 August 1825 the Treinta y Tres Orientales [Thirty-Three Orientals] landed. The Preliminary Peace Convention (27 or 28 August 1828) granted independence, and the first Constitution was sworn in 1830 (Wikipedia, “Cisplatina”). Some records from this period may be in Brazilian archives; Brazil is outside the scope of this page.
Departments. The AGN censuses were already organized by department in the 1820s and 1830s: Canelones, Colonia, Soriano, San José, Maldonado, Minas, Paysandú, Durazno, Salto, Cerro Largo, and Florida (FS 1408225-1408235 and 3000814). The creation dates of the current 19 departments are to be confirmed. The Wikipedia page on the departments could not be opened.
1839/1843-1851, Guerra Grande [Great War]. The Siege of Montevideo lasted from 1843 to 1851, and there were two parallel governments: the Defensa government in Montevideo and the Cerrito government. Record series from those years may be duplicated or have gaps. The Montevideo press from the siege (El Comercio del Plata 1845-1850, Le Patriote Français 1843-1850) is digitized in EAP1466.
Which archive inherited what.
A general archive (Archivo General) was created in 1827.
In 1858 the records of the Cabildos [town councils] and the Escribanías Públicas [public notary offices] passed to the Juntas Económico-Administrativas [departmental councils] (AGN, Guía de Fondos, 2022).
The current AGN, established in 1926 (Wikipedia), brings together the former Archivo General Administrativo (1724-1895) and the former Archivo y Museo Histórico Nacional (1770-1921) in the Archivo Histórico [Historical Archive], at Convención 1474. The holdings of the Poder Judicial [Judiciary], the Tribunales Militares [military courts], and the Colección de Protocolos y Protocolizaciones (from 1730) are in the Archivo Judicial [Judicial Archive], at Av. San Martín 2400.
The passenger books of the Dirección Nacional de Migración [National Migration Office] (1888-1953) are also held at the AGN today.
The treasury (Hacienda) books for 1806, 1814, 1816, 1826, and 1827 were lost during the wars (Guía de Fondos).
Civil registration. The Dirección General del Registro de Estado Civil was created on 1 July 1879 (gub.uy, procedure “Inscripción de partidas parroquiales”). Before that date, proof of vital events depends on the parish, and secondary sources (census and tax lists, marriage files, probate, protocols) replace or corroborate the information. The DGREC still transcribes pre-1879 baptisms on request.
Territory. The Misiones Orientales and the borders with Brazil (treaties of 1851) are to be confirmed.
Local archives. There are regional and local archives (departmental, municipal, and diocesan archives in the interior). Researchers should find out what exists in the locality.

National archives and institutions

Only national archives and institutions and key foreign repositories are listed. There are also regional, municipal, diocesan, and religious-order archives: find out what exists in your ancestor’s locality.

Archivo General de la Nación (AGN) [National Archives], Ministerio de Educación y Cultura (MEC). Main site: Archivo Histórico¹

Type: National archive
City: Montevideo
Address: Convención 1474, ground floor
Hours: Reading room: Monday to Thursday, 09:15-14:30, in shifts of 09:15-11:45 and 11:45-14:30. The general AGN page says “Monday to Friday 10:00-16:00”; see Contradictions
Phone: Reading room 2900 7581; also 2900 7232 and 2908 4468; fax 2908 1330
Email: saladelectura@agn.gub.uy (digital inquiries); inmigrantes@agn.gub.uy; archivografico@agn.gub.uy
Website: https://www.gub.uy/ministerio-educacion-cultura/archivo-general-nacion
Access conditions: Free. Appointment required. Registration with national ID card (cédula). Up to 5 units (boxes or books) per day. Photography without flash is allowed. The Archivo Gráfico [graphic archive] is by appointment only
Access type: In person, free; In person, with authorization; On request

AGN: Archivo Judicial (Sala de consulta Archivo Judicial Histórico)²

Type: National archive (judicial and notarial)
City: Montevideo
Address: Av. San Martín 2400
Hours: Phone service: Monday to Friday, 09:00-13:00
Phone: (598) 2203 5672; 2209 9197
Email: archivojudicial@agn.gub.uy
Website: https://www.gub.uy/tramites/consulta-documentos-judiciales-historicos
Access conditions: Send an inquiry by email first; the AGN then arranges the visit. Starting the request is free; photocopies and certifications are charged
Access type: In person, with authorization; On request; Fee-based

Biblioteca Nacional de Uruguay [National Library] (MEC)³

Type: National library
City: Montevideo
Address: To be confirmed. The MEC page shows only Ituzaingó 1255, which is the footer address of the Academia Nacional de Letras; see Contradictions
Hours: Monday to Friday, 14:00-18:00. These are the hours in the Academia footer; there is no evidence they are the Library’s hours
Phone: +598 2915 2374 / 2916 7460 (Academia footer)
Email: Not published
Website: https://www.gub.uy/ministerio-educacion-cultura/academia-letras/biblioteca-nacional · Digital collections: https://bibliotecadigital.bibna.gub.uy/jspui/
Access conditions: Contact the archive for information on access and holdings.
Access type: Free online; In person, free

Museo Histórico Nacional [National Historical Museum] (MEC)⁴

Type: National museum with archive, libraries, newspaper library, and photo library
City: Montevideo
Address: Institutional contact: Reconquista 535 (MEC). Services are spread across several houses: Casa Lavalleja (Biblioteca Dr. Pablo Blanco Acevedo and manuscript archive), Casa Giró (Biblioteca Americanista and photograph collection), and Casa Montero (Hemeroteca [newspaper library])
Hours: Monday to Friday, 10:00-16:00 (general MEC hours)
Phone: (+598) 2 1825
Email: MEC web form
Website: museohistorico.gub.uy (could not be opened) · https://www.gub.uy/ministerio-educacion-cultura/politicas-y-gestion/museo-historico-nacional
Access conditions: Conditions for researchers not published
Access type: In person, free; In person, with authorization

Archivo del Arzobispado de Montevideo [Archdiocesan Archive]⁵

Type: Archdiocesan church archive
City: Montevideo
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: Used by academic researchers; partly on microfilm (Borucki, 2013). Access conditions: to be confirmed
Access type: In person, with authorization

Dirección General del Registro de Estado Civil (DGREC) [civil registry], MEC⁶

City: Montevideo
Address: Av. Uruguay 933
Hours: Monday to Friday, 10:15-15:00
Phone: (+598) 2900 5085; customer service 2915 0103
Email: partidas.digitales@dgrec.gub.uy; atencionalusuario@mec.gub.uy
Website: https://www.gub.uy/tramites/solicitud-partidas-nacimiento
Access conditions: Digital certificates are free (events registered since 2022). Handwritten certificate: $153 standard and $612 urgent
Access type: Online with free account; On request; Fee-based

Departamento de Estudios Históricos del Ejército [Army Historical Studies Department], Comando General del Ejército (Ministerio de Defensa Nacional)⁷

Type: National military archive
City: Montevideo
Address: Paraguay 1241
Hours: Monday to Friday, 08:00-14:00
Phone: 2900 1983
Email: dptoehheme@gmail.com
Website: https://www.gub.uy/tramites/solicitud-informacion-yo-asesoramiento-historia-militar
Access conditions: Free. National ID card and reason for the inquiry. For a soldier who died less than 100 years ago, you must prove kinship
Access type: Online with free account; In person, with authorization; On request

Dirección Nacional de Impresiones y Publicaciones Oficiales (IMPO) [official printing office]⁸

Type: Official publisher (Diario Oficial)
City: Montevideo
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: https://www.impo.com.uy/diariooficial
Access conditions: Complete digital archive of the Diario Oficial, freely accessible since 2015 (Wikipedia)
Access type: Free online

Instituto Histórico y Geográfico del Uruguay (IHGU)⁹

Type: National learned society (founded 25 May 1843)
City: Montevideo
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: https://ihgu.uy/ (could not be opened)
Access conditions: Contact the archive for information on access and holdings.

Instituto de Estudios Genealógicos del Uruguay (IEGU)¹⁰

Type: National genealogical association (founded 26 May 1979)
City: Montevideo
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: 6jornadasuruguayasgenealogia@gmail.com (only for the VI Jornadas, 2019)
Website: Contact the archive for information on access and holdings.
Access conditions: Contact the archive for information on access and holdings.

Anáforas, Facultad de Información y Comunicación, Universidad de la República (FIC-Udelar)¹¹

Type: University repository of digitized newspapers and archives
City: Montevideo
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: https://anaforas.fic.edu.uy/jspui/ (could not be opened)
Access conditions: Open access
Access type: Free online

FamilySearch¹²

Type: Foreign repository
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: https://www.familysearch.org
Access conditions: Free account
Access type: Free online; Online with free account

Collections by record type

Notarial records (protocols)

Collection and custodian	Dates	What it provides	Where and how to consult it
Escribanía de Gobierno y Hacienda: files (expedientes)¹³ AGN (AH)	1752-1971	Property owners, petitioners, residents, parentage within the files	PDF inventory “Caja 1 a 950”. FS 1408241 (“Fondo de Escribanía de Gobierno y Hacienda y del Archivo General Administrativo”, 1818-1824, images online) Free online — A (inventory and FS 1818-1824), D (the rest)
Escribanía de Gobierno y Hacienda: protocols¹⁴ AGN (AH)	1782-1899	Parties to deeds, testators, heirs, enslaved people	Protocol inventory in 6 PDF volumes (https://www.gub.uy/ministerio-educacion-cultura/politicas-y-gestion/protocolos-escribania-gobierno-hacienda) Free online — A (inventory), D
Colección de Protocolos y Protocolizaciones¹⁵ AGN (AJ)	1730/1732-1969	Wills, sales, powers of attorney, dowries, letters of manumission	Guide to the Archivo Judicial holdings (scanned PDF, no readable text) In person, with authorization; On request; Fee-based — E, F, G (copies)

Court records and probate (sucesiones)

Collection and custodian	Dates	What it provides	Where and how to consult it
Fondo Poder Judicial: court files (includes the Civil 1.º series, formerly Cabildo)¹⁶ AGN (AH and AJ)	18th century (Cabildos) to the 1990s	Probate, guardianships, divorces, property lawsuits. The official source does not confirm a “sucesiones” series	AJ holdings guide (scanned PDF). It is unknown where the digital version of Civil 1.º is In person, with authorization; On request — E, F
Fondo Tribunales Militares¹⁷ AGN (AJ)	To be confirmed (the AJ covers 1730-2003)	Defendants, witnesses	AJ guide In person, with authorization; On request — E, F

Marriage dispensations and prenuptial investigations, and other church sources

Collection and custodian	Dates	What it provides	Where and how to consult it
Marriage files (expedientes matrimoniales)¹⁸ Archivo del Arzobispado de Montevideo	At least 1768-1803 (period studied by Borucki)	Origin, parentage, and witnesses; includes Africans and people of African descent	None online. No FS catalog entry identified In person, with authorization — E (To be confirmed) — Contact the archive for information on access and holdings.
Special books recording parish entries from before 1879¹⁹ DGREC	Events before 1 July 1879 (transcribed later)	Baptism details	Procedure: https://www.gub.uy/tramites/inscripcion-partidas-parroquiales ($1,436) On request; Fee-based — F, G

Census and tax lists (padrones) and censuses

Collection and custodian	Dates	What it provides	Where and how to consult it
Censuses and padrones of Montevideo²⁰ AGN (AH)	1726-1860	Heads of household, family, ages, origin, enslaved people, occupation (varies by list)	FS catalog 1408224 (images online). Index: FS collection “Uruguay, Census Records, 1726-1858” (4470326) Free online — A
Censuses of Soriano²¹ AGN (AH)	1790-1837	Same as above	FS 1408231; index 4470326 Free online — A
Censuses of Maldonado²² AGN (AH)	1820-1857	Same as above	FS 1408233; index 4470326 Free online — A
Censuses of Colonia²³ AGN (AH)	1825-1836	Same as above	FS 1408225; index 4470326 Free online — A
Censuses of Durazno²⁴ AGN (AH)	1832-1834	Same as above	FS 1408226 Free online — A
Censuses of Salto²⁵ AGN (AH)	1833-1834	Same as above	FS 1408229 Free online — A
Censuses of San José²⁶ AGN (AH)	1791-1835	Same as above	FS 1408230 Free online — A
Censuses of Florida²⁷ AGN (AH)	1839	Same as above	FS 1408232 Free online — A
Censuses of Minas²⁸ AGN (AH)	1791-1855	Same as above	FS 1408234 Free online — A
Censuses of Paysandú²⁹ AGN (AH)	1827-1836	Same as above	FS 1408235 Free online — A
Censuses of Cerro Largo³⁰ AGN (AH)	1836	Same as above	FS 3000814 Free online — A
Censuses of Canelones³¹ AGN (AH)	1790-1836	Same as above	FS 1408227 Free online — A

Military records

Collection and custodian	Dates	What it provides	Where and how to consult it
Records of the Departamento de Estudios Históricos del Ejército³² Comando General del Ejército	To be confirmed	Service, enlistment details, relatives	Online procedure Online with free account; In person, with authorization; On request — B, E, F

Migration

Collection and custodian	Dates	What it provides	Where and how to consult it
Books of overseas passenger arrivals (Libros de entrada de pasajeros por ultramar)³³ AGN (AH), transferred from the Dirección Nacional de Migración	1888-1953 (133 books)	Name, age, nationality, occupation, and ship (usual data; details To be confirmed)	“Relación” PDF. FS “Uruguay, Passenger Lists, 1888-1980” (2691993): 1,930,153 records and 149,640 images, partly indexed. AGN request form for 1896-1953 Free online; On request — A (FS), F (AGN)
Books of river passenger arrivals (Libros de entrada de pasajeros por vía fluvial)³⁴ AGN (AH), transferred from the Dirección Nacional de Migración	1911-1949	Same as above	“Relación” PDF. May be included in FS 2691993 (To be confirmed) On request; In person, free — F, D
Records of overseas immigrant arrivals (AGN databases)³⁵ AGN (AH)	1829-1872	Name, nationality, date of arrival	Free online procedure: https://www.gub.uy/tramites/informacion-ingreso-inmigrantes On request — F

Historical newspapers and official gazettes

Collection and custodian	Dates	What it provides	Where and how to consult it
Diario Oficial de la República Oriental del Uruguay³⁶ IMPO	1905-	Probate notices, appointments, published citizenship letters (To be confirmed)	https://www.impo.com.uy/diariooficial (could not be opened) Free online — A
Endangered 19th-century Montevideo press (EAP1466): El Comercio del Plata (1845-1850), Le Patriote Français (1843-1850), The River Plate Times (1889-1890), The Montevideo Times (1891-1933)³⁷ FIC-Udelar (Anáforas), with originals from the Museo Histórico Nacional and the Instituto Cultural Anglo-Uruguayo	1843-1933	Notices, obituaries, arrivals, commerce	British Library EAP: https://eap.bl.uk/project/EAP1466 (701 items). Anáforas Free online — A
Anáforas: publicaciones periódicas del Uruguay³⁸ FIC-Udelar	19th and 20th centuries (not specified)	Notices, obituaries	https://anaforas.fic.edu.uy/jspui/ Free online — A
Hemeroteca of the Museo Histórico Nacional (Casa Montero)³⁹ Museo Histórico Nacional	To be confirmed	Notices, obituaries	Partly digitized through EAP1466 In person, free; In person, with authorization — D, E (To be confirmed) — Contact the archive for information on access and holdings.
Sala de Materiales Especiales and Colecciones Digitales of the Biblioteca Nacional⁴⁰ Biblioteca Nacional	From the 19th century	Newspapers, maps	https://bibliotecadigital.bibna.gub.uy/jspui/ (could not be opened). There is a project to digitize 19th- and 20th-century departmental newspapers (2022 news item) Free online; In person, free — A, D

Private archives and images

Collection and custodian	Dates	What it provides	Where and how to consult it
Ex Archivo y Museo Histórico Nacional⁴¹ AGN (AH)	1770-1921 according to the AGN	Varies	Inventory 2, “Catálogo” (PDF). FS 1408244 (“Fondo del Museo Histórico Nacional”, 1682-1869) Free online — A (FS, inventory), D
Colecciones y Archivos Privados (private papers)⁴² AGN (AH)	1719-2015	Correspondence, family genealogies, property papers	Inventory IV, parts 1 and 2 (PDF). The Octavio Assunção archive is digitized in Anáforas Free online — A (inventories), D
Misceláneas: Documentos Diversos⁴³ AGN (AH)	1751-1988	Varies	Inventory in 2 volumes (PDF) Free online — A (inventory), D
Archivo Gráfico⁴⁴ AGN (AH)	1795-1997 (from the 18th century to the mid-20th century)	Landowners on survey plans, location of farms (chacras) and ranches (estancias)	General inventory (435 KB PDF) Free online — A (inventory), E (by appointment only: archivografico@agn.gub.uy)
Manuscript archive of the Museo Histórico Nacional (Casa Lavalleja)⁴⁵ Museo Histórico Nacional	To be confirmed	Varies	None found online In person, with authorization — E (To be confirmed) — Contact the archive for information on access and holdings.
Photograph collection of the Museo Histórico Nacional (Casa Giró)⁴⁶ Museo Histórico Nacional	To be confirmed	Identified portraits	None found In person, with authorization — E (To be confirmed) — Contact the archive for information on access and holdings.

Indexes and derivative works

Collection and custodian	Dates	What it provides	Where and how to consult it
Revista del Instituto Histórico y Geográfico del Uruguay⁴⁷ IHGU	From 1920 (date To be confirmed)	Genealogies, transcribed documents	To be confirmed To be confirmed — Contact the archive for information on access and holdings.
Revista del Archivo General Administrativo⁴⁸ Archivo General Administrativo (now AGN)	1885-1943	Transcriptions of census and tax lists and council resolutions	To be confirmed (to be searched in Internet Archive or HathiTrust) To be confirmed — Contact the archive for information on access and holdings.
“Inventario de los fondos documentales del Archivo General de la Nación”⁴⁹ AGN	To be confirmed	Guide for locating series	FS catalog 344756 Free online; Online with free account — A / B

Other government and education records

Collection and custodian	Dates	What it provides	Where and how to consult it
Ex Archivo General Administrativo⁵⁰ AGN (AH)	1724-1895	Varies: appointments, licenses, lists, census and tax lists	Inventory 1, “Catálogo de libros”; inventory of “Cajas 1 a 359” (PDF). FS 1408241 (partial, 1818-1824) Free online — A (inventories), D
Juntas Económico-Administrativas and Jefaturas de Policía [police headquarters]⁵¹ AGN (AH), Archivos Administrativos, Ministerio de Gobierno	To be confirmed (the “Archivos Administrativos” fonds covers 1724-2000)	Possible residents’ registers, passports, labor contract slips (papeletas de conchabo) (To be confirmed)	PDF inventory “Junta Económico Administrativa y Jefatura de Policía” Free online — A (inventory), D

Verified directly

Data read on 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.

FamilySearch: AGN Montevideo. Censuses visible online: Montevideo 1726-1860 (1408224, 3 rolls), Soriano 1790-1837 (1408231), Maldonado 1820-1857 (1408233), and other departments; Fondo de Escribanía de Gobierno y Hacienda y del Archivo General Administrativo 1818-1824 (1408241, visible); Fondo del Museo Histórico Nacional 1682-1869 (1408244, visible).⁵²

Contradictions between sources

Item	One source says	Another source says	Suggestion
Hours of the AGN Archivo Histórico	Reading room: Monday to Thursday, 09:15-14:30 (procedure “Información sobre archivos históricos”, updated 28/10/2026)	Monday to Friday, 10:00-16:00 (general AGN page)	Use the procedure-page hours for the reading room. The other appears to be the general MEC hours
Dates of the FS census collection	Title: 1726-1858 (FS 4470326)	Page body: 1725-1857 (FS 4470326). Montevideo catalog entry: 1726-1860 (FS 1408224)	Cite each record by its own date
Fondo del Museo Histórico Nacional	AGN: “Ex Archivo y Museo Histórico Nacional”, 1770-1921 [3]	FS 1408244: “Fondo del Museo Histórico Nacional”, 1682-1869 (user’s data)	FS probably microfilmed only part of it, or dated it by loose documents. Check the notes in the FS catalog
“Archivo y Biblioteca Pablo Blanco Acevedo”		MEC/MHN: “Biblioteca Dr. Pablo Blanco Acevedo y Archivo de manuscritos”, in Casa Lavalleja (Museo Histórico Nacional) [7]. Not listed on the AGN holdings page [3]	Attribute it to the Museo Histórico Nacional
Start dates of the protocols	1730 (AGN Guía de Fondos, 2022)	1732-1969 (judicial records procedure page)	Use “1730/1732”. Verify in the Archivo Judicial guide
Address of the Biblioteca Nacional	Ituzaingó 1255, according to the footer of the Academia Nacional de Letras page on the MEC website	No second verified source	Verify in a browser before publishing
Coverage of “Uruguay, Civil Registration”	Title: 1879-2020	Content: births only, up to 1930 (same FS page)	Cite 1879-1930
Protocol inventory	The description says “Protocolos del I-IV”	6 volumes (I-VI) are published [24]	Cite 6 volumes
Uruguay, Marriages	8,237 records	The coverage table says 19,810 marriages (same FS page)	No practical effect; note it

To be verified

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

Archivo del Arzobispado de Montevideo: Address, contact, conditions, full date range of the marriage files, whether there is microfilm in FS
Probate (sucesiones) or testamentary records as a series of the Archivo Judicial: The official source does not mention probate
Platform for the Civil 1.º series (formerly Cabildo), 202 digital volumes: Where it can be consulted
Passports and police (19th century): Not listed as a separate series on the AGN page
Citizenship letters (legal citizenship): Historical archive of the Corte Electoral [electoral court], dates, access
Dirección Nacional de Migración: Whether it keeps historical holdings after 1953 (FS goes up to 1980)
Arrivals 1872-1888: Neither the AGN nor FS covers them
AGI / PARES: Specific call numbers for the Governorate of Montevideo and passenger licenses
Archivo General de la Nación of Argentina: Viceregal records of the Banda Oriental
Creation dates of the departments and borders: Official list with dates
Biblioteca Nacional and IMPO details: Own address, reader’s card, newspaper library, coverage of the Diario Oficial
IEGU journal: Title and whether it exists
University enrollment records (Udelar, Archivo General de la Universidad): Not researched
AGN online catalog: Only PDF inventories and the mention of “Datos Abiertos” [open data] were found

Notes

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