How to Find Relatives in Capileira, Spain

Capileira is a quaint hilltop village in Spain.

In general, finding relatives in another country can be quite a challenging task. However, it is made a lot easier when you can pinpoint the search to a specific town or village, like Capileira in Spain, for example. Capileira is a small hilltop village in the province of Granada in Andalusia that was last registered (in 2005) as having a population of only 582 people, so anyone looking for relatives in this village can feel confident that their search will be a success.

Instructions

1. Before you try any other methods, discuss your relatives with your family. There is a fair chance that someone in your extended family may have a phone number or other useful information about any relatives you might have in Spain.

2. Search the Spanish telephone directory, Infobel. If you have the full name of your relative, and they are registered in the telephone directory, this is an immediate way to find out their phone number so as to make contact.

3. Utilize all social-networking sites. Because Facebook has 500 million users worldwide, this site alone could be a worthwhile avenue. Other popular sites in which to look for your relatives include Twitter and MySpace, so register with them as well.

4. Search sites on the Internet that are specially set up to find lost relatives. These sites include, but are not limited to, FamilySearch.org, lostcousins.com and people-search-global.com. All of these sites can take basic parameters for a person, such as their full name, and carry out a global search for them.

5. Visit the town in which you believe your relatives live. Capileira is a relatively small Spanish village so a visit there could lead you to meet your relatives directly, or at least talk to locals who may know where they are located.

References

• Infobel Spain: Telephone Directory
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