Iquique, Iquique, Chile Genealogy

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

History

 * Before the coming of the Spaniards, the area was part of the Inca Empire.
 * Between 1539 and 1884 the old territory of the commune belonged to Peru, part of the Litoral Province of Tarapacá since 1837.
 * At the end of the War of the Pacific, in 1883 the city became part of Chile in the province of Iquique.
 * The commune of Iquique has a population of approximately 185,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1885-1924 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1885-1903 Chile, Civil Registration, 1885-1903 at MyHeritage - index & images, ($)

Parish Records

 * 1579-1930 Chile, Marriages, 1579-1930 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1585-1932 Chile, Baptisms, 1585-1932 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1633-2015 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1700-1920 Chile, Deaths, 1700-1920 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1778-1907 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Nº1 de Iquique
 * Cementerio Nº2 de Iquique
 * Cementerio Nº3 de Iquique
 * Panteón Católico Peruano
 * Parque del Sendero de Iquique