If $\Gamma$ is a finitely generated Fuchsian group such that its derived subgroup $\Gamma'$ is co-compact and torsion free, then $S={ \mathbb H}^{ 2}/\Gamma'$ is a closed Riemann surface of genus $g \geq 2$ admitting the abelian group $A=\Gamma/\Gamma'$ as a group of conformal automorphisms. We say that $A$ is a homology group of $S$. A natural question is if $S$ admits unique homology groups or not, in other words, is there are different Fuchsian groups $\Gamma_{ 1}$ and $\Gamma_{ 2}$ with $\Gamma_{ 1}'=\Gamma'_{ 2}$? It is known that if $\Gamma_{ 1}$ and $\Gamma_{ 2}$ are both of the same signature $(0;k,\ldots,k)$, for some $k \geq 2$, then the equality $\Gamma_{ 1}'=\Gamma_{ 2}'$ ensures that $\Gamma_{ 1}=\Gamma_{ 2}$. Generalizing this, we observe that if $\Gamma_{ j}$ has signature $(0;k_{ j},\ldots,k_{ j})$ and $\Gamma_{ 1}'=\Gamma'_{ 2}$, then $\Gamma_{ 1}=\Gamma_{ 2}$. We also provide examples of surfaces $S$ with different homology groups. A description of the normalizer in ${ \rm Aut}(S)$ of each homology group $A$ is also obtained.
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