Genealogía

Genealogy (from Greek: γενεαλογία genealogia the making of a pedigree) is the study of families, family history, and the tracing of their lineages. Genealogists use oral interviews, historical records, genetic analysis, and other records to obtain information about a family and to demonstrate kinship and pedigrees of its members. The results are often displayed in charts or written as narratives. The field of family history is broader than genealogy, and covers not just lineage, but also family and community history and biography. The record of genealogical work may be presented as a genealogy or a family history. In the narrow sense, a genealogy traces the descendants of one person, whereas a family history traces the ancestors of one person, but the two terms are often used interchangeably. A family history may include additional biographical information, family traditions, and the like. The pursuit of family history and origins tends to be shaped by several motives, including the desire to carve out a place for one's family in the larger historical picture, a sense of responsibility to preserve the past for future generations, and self-satisfaction in accurate storytelling. Genealogy research is also performed for scholarly or forensic purposes.

Genealogía (del latín genealogia, genos en griego, γενεά, genea: raza, nacimiento, generación, descendencia + logos λόγος, logia: ciencia, estudio) también conocida como historia familiar, es el estudio y seguimiento de la ascendencia y descendencia de una persona o familia. También se llama así al documento que registra dicho estudio expresado como árbol genealógico. La genealogía es una de las Ciencias Auxiliares de la Historia y es trabajada por un genealogista. El objetivo principal en genealogía es identificar todos los ascendientes y descendientes en un particular árbol genealógico y recoger datos personales sobre ellos. Como mínimo, estos datos incluyen el nombre de la persona y la fecha y/o lugar de nacimiento, matrimonio y muerte.