Zamora, Aragua, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * Before the conquest, this area was inhabited by two tribes, the Tucutunemo and the Kurita.
 * In 1722 it received the title of city, since in ancient times it was called the site of Cura, due to the fact that it was initially called La Villa de San Luis.
 * In 1881, is when Villa de Cura receives the highest rank, being the capital of the great Guzmán Blanco state, which was made up of what are now the states of Aragua, Guárico and Miranda.
 * The municipality of Zamora has a population of approximately 145,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records online for Zamora municipality.

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1718-1941 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1900-2014] (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1911-2014 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1960-2014 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1971-2014 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 2003-2014 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Zamora municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio de Villa de Cura
 * Address: Avenida Comercio, Villa de Cura, Zamora