Arica y Parinacota Region, Chile Genealogy

Guide to Region of Arica y Parinacota ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, church records, parish registers, and civil registration. Chile Online Genealogy Records Ask the Community

Arica y Parinacota was formed in 2007 from Tarapacá. For genealogy strategies, see Tarapacá, Chile Genealogy.

History

 * In 1541, Villa San Marcos de Arica was founded, the first Spanish village in the region.
 * In 1823, the Province of Arica was created as part of the Department of Arequipa, within the Republic of Peru. The province was incorporated to the Province of Tarapacá in 1837.
 * In the year 1884 as part of the Treaty of Ancon, the Peruvian department of Tarapacá was incorporated into Chile.
 * In 2005 the Region of Arica and Parinacota was created.
 * The Arica and Parinacota Region has an approximate population of 240,000 people.

Cemetery Records
Online Records
 * 1821-2015 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Civil Registration

 * 1885-1932 - at FamilySearch — index and images