Capital, Córdoba, Argentina Genealogy

Guide to Department of Capital ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, church records, parish registers, and civil registration.

History

 * The town was founded on July 6, 1573 under the name of Córdoba de la Nueva Andalucía.
 * In 1806, during the English Invasions, the Viceroy Rafael de Sobremonte returned to Córdoba where he established the interim capital of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. In twenty days he gathered an important contingent and sent him to Montevideo to repel the invasion in that city, an objective not achieved.
 * The department of Capital has a population of approximately 1,400,000 people.

Parish Records

 * Iglesia Católica (Trenque-Laquen, Córdoba) Registros parroquiales, 1890-1891 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Census Records

 * Primer Censo Nacional, 1869 : Córdoba, actualmente Capital (Departamento), Córdoba - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * 2º Censo Nacional, 1895 : Capital (Departamento), Córdoba - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio San Jerónimo
 * Cementerio San Vicente
 * Cementerio Parque del Sol
 * Cementerio Parque Catedral
 * Cementerio Israelita
 * Cementerio Parque Portico del Cielo
 * Cementerio Angel
 * Cementerio Parque Azul Dirección: Jujuy 283 Barrio Centro Norte

Municipalities

 * Córdoba