San Juan Opico, La Libertad, El Salvador Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of San Juan Opico ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, church records, parish registers, and civil registration.

History

 * The jurisdiction and town of Opico were incorporated into the department of San Salvador, on June 12, 1824.
 * By Law of April 6, 1827, the Opico party lost in favor of splitting it from Izalco, but only in the judicial branch, the municipalities of Cuisnahuat and San Julián Cacaluta.
 * By Executive Decree of October 4, 1833, the town of Quezaltepeque was separated from the Opico district and incorporated into that of San Salvador.
 * The Law of September 30, 1836 segregated the towns of San Julián Cacaluta, Cuisnahuat, Zapotlán (today Santa Isabel Ixhuatan) and Mizata from the Opico party and the department of Cuzcatlán.
 * By Law of April 5, 1842, the Opico party separated from the department of Cuzcatlán and was incorporated into the department of San Salvador.
 * On February 20, 1855, the town of Opico was granted the title of town.
 * By Law of January 28, 1865, the department of La Libertad was created and in this new departmental jurisdiction the town and party of Opico was incorporated.
 * On February 4, 1881, the town of Opíco was elevated to the rank of city.
 * The municipality of San Juan Opico has a population of approximately 74,300 people.

Civil Registration

 * San Juan Opico (La Libertad) Registros civiles, 1862-1949 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Church Records

 * 1655-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Iglesia Católica. San Juan Evangelista (San Juan Opico, La Libertad) Registros parroquiales, 1815-1936 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries
Index of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of San Juan Opico may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de San Juan Opico
 * Direction: LIB 25 W, San Juan Opico