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BocaNY · Joined: 24 Mar 2009 Posts: 131

Does anyone know if you can still claim ancestry in Spain. And if so how far back can you?

Thanks for any info.

spiral78 · Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash

This is evidently the most relevant info:

http://www.mjusticia.gob.es/cs/Satellite/es/1215198282620/Estructura_P/1215198295149/Detalle.html

according to wiki, you can't go back very far at all:

BocaNY · Joined: 24 Mar 2009 Posts: 131

Thanks Spiral.

littlelauren86 · Joined: 20 Sep 2011 Posts: 94 Location: Korea

It's definitely possible because I have a friend who did this recently. One parent was born in Spain and it took awhile but my friend ultimately got a passport.

BadBeagleBad · Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 4:40 pm Post subject:

It is possible, but the circumstances are limited. Naturally, if one of your parents was Spanish, or you were adopted, but that is it. No grandparents, etc, like in some places. My paternal grandfather was Spanish, so I looked into it, and it was a no go. He lived most of his life in Mexico and my father was born in Mexico, so that was the end of it.