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Type III Census Data

Parishes of the Bishopric of Caracas

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The Excel file has the complete data set of Type III census returns.
Click here for the index of individual parish returns on-line

Code Book for the Type III Data Set

Table Heading Contents Comment
Year Census Year From Matrícula
Parish # Parish ID number All parishes have an id number that uniquely identifies them
Region Major Geographic Region Parish locations come from the Atlas de Venezuela cited below
SubRegion Sub Region As identified in the Atlas de Venezuela
SubSubRegion Sub SubRegion As indentified in the Atlas de Venezuela
State Modern state location As indentified in the Atlas de Venezuela
ShortName Common Name This name is printed in all caps from the original file
Priest Number of Priests From Matrícula
wmm White Married Males From Matrícula
wmf White Married Females From Matrícula
wsm White Single Males From Matrícula
wsf White Single Females From Matrícula
wmc White Male Children From Matrícula
wfc White Female Children From Matrícula
imm Indio Married Males From Matrícula
imf Indio Married Females From Matrícula
ism Indio Single Males From Matrícula
isf Indio Single Females From Matr ícula
imc Indio Male Children From Matr ícula
ifc Indio Female Children From Matrícula
pmm Pardo Married Males From Matrícula
pmf Pardo Married Females From Matrícula
psm Pardo Single Males From Matrícula
psf Pardo Single Females From Matr ícula
pmc Pardo Male Children From Matrícula
pfc Pardo Female Children From Matrícula
nmm Negro Married Males From Matrícula
nmf Negro Married Females From Matrícula
nsm Negro Single Males From Matrícula
nsf Negro Single Females From Matrícula
nmc Negro Male Children From Matrícula
nfc Negro Female Children From Matrícula
smm Slave Married Males From Matrícula
smf Slave Married Females From Matrícula
ssm Slave Single Males From Matrícula
ssf Slave Single Females From Matrícula
smc Slave Male Children From Matrícula
sfc Slave Female Children From Matrícula

Atlas de Venezuela.  Caracas: Ministerio de Obras Públicas, Dirección de Cartografía Nacional, 1971.

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