Ambato, Catamarca, Argentina Genealogy

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

History

 * In the year 1600, Nuño Rodríguez Beltrán settled in the town of La Puerta and from there began its settlement.
 * The territorial land belonged jurisdictionally to the then department of Piedra Blanca, today called Fray Mamerto Esquíú.
 * The legislature of the province of Catamarca decreed a law in 1869 by which divided the department of Piedra Blanca into three departmental sections: Piedra Blanca, Ambato, and Paclín.
 * The department of Ambato has a population of approximately 4,400 people.

Parish Records

 * 1642-1912 Argentina, Select Baptisms Index, 1642-1912 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1645-1930 Argentina, Baptisms, 1645-1930 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1722-1911 Argentina, Marriages, 1722-1911 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Census Records

 * 1869 Argentina National Census 1869 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
 * 1895 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1895 Argentina, National Census, 1895 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1895 Argentina National Census, 1895 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)

Municipalities

 * El Rodeo
 * La Puerta
 * Las Juntas
 * Los Varela