I am researching records in Jalisco for a friend.

I am confused about what to enter in the fields in the genealogy program I have (Ancestral Quest).

I am researching records in Jalisco for a friend.

I am confused about what to enter in the fields in the genealogy program I have (Ancestral Quest).

For example, one record from the early 1800s has the Baptism listed at the church in San Diego de Alexandria, and the first sentence says “encomienda de Jalpa”, and the child was born at “Rancho de Calabasas”. For “baptized at” do I enter Jalpa, San Diego de Alexandria, and in Birth place I guess I enter Rancho de Calabasas, Jalpa, San Diego de Alexandria, Jalisco, Mexico”?

I am confused because here in the US we only have States, Counties (or Parishes), and Municipalities. It seems in Mexico they seem to have many more classifications of localities, such as encomiendas, jurisdiction, hacienda, rancho, etc.

Thank you,

Emilie
Port Orchard, WA