Baptism - Tornadizos de Ávila, Spain - 1588
Below is an example of a parish baptism record. This example is from the city of Tornadizos de Ávila, which is located in the province of Ávila, Castile y León, Spain.
Transcription | Line | Translation | ||
| Anno 1588 | 1 | Year 1588 | ||
| María | En treçe dejunio deʃte añño de ochentay ocho a[ño]s. yo ElLicdo. | 2 | María | On thirteen of June of this year of eighty-eight, I the Licentiate |
| matheo suarez Cura Propio de tornadiços baptize en eʃta iglessias | 3 | Matheo Suarez Priest in charge of Tornadizos baptized in this church | ||
| de tornadiços aUna niña q̃ se llamo Maria hija legitima de franco | 4 | of Tornadizos a girl who was named Maria, legitimate daughter of Francisco | ||
| de Po Alo y de mari g[a]r[ci]a su muger Vzos deʃte lugar. fueron suspadrinoʃ | 5 | [son] of Pedro Alonso and of María Garcia, his wife, residents of this town. Her godparents were | ||
| Pocermiño y Magdalena muger de franco. Xiez. Vzos. del dho lugar eʃtan- | 6 | Pedro Cermeño and Magdalena, wife of Francisco Ximenez, residents of the said place. Being | ||
| -do presentes por teʃtigoʃ. Aguʃtin sanchez sacryʃtany yo el d[ic]ho | 7 | present as witnesses Agustin Sanchez, sacristan, and I the said | ||
| cura q̃ labaptizey por verdad lo f[ir]me de mi nonbre. | 8 | priest who baptized her, and in witness thereof, I signed it with my name. | ||
| EllicendoMa- | 9 | The Licentiate Ma- | ||
| -theo suarez | 10 | -teo Suarez | ||
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