Providencia, Santiago, Chile Genealogy

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

History

 * During the 19th century, different villages began to emerge in the Ñuñoa area; Providence, until 1891, depended on the Municipality of Santiago.
 * The Municipality of Providencia was created on February 25, 1897.
 * The commune is inhabited principally and mainly by people and families of middle-upper and upper class. It is the third richest commune in Chile (to the year 2012) and has a large number of green areas distributed in parks and squares.
 * The commune of Providencia has a population of approximately 121,000 people..

Civil Registration

 * Registros civiles : Providencia, Santiago, 1901-1973 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Chile, Civil Registration, 1885-1903 - in Ancestry ($)
 * 1885-1903 Chile, Civil Registration, 1885-1903 at MyHeritage - index and images ($)

Parish Records

 * 1579-1930 Chile, Marriages, 1579-1930 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1585-1932 Chile, Baptisms, 1585-1932 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1700-1920 Chile, Deaths, 1700-1920 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Parque Santiago Address: Doctor Carlos Charlín 1475
 * Cementerio Parque del Recuerdo Address: Luis Thayer Ojeda 320
 * Cementerio Melipilla Address: General Bustamante 26

Localities

 * Condell
 * Diego de Almagro
 * Hospital Militar
 * Los Leones
 * Parque Bustamante
 * Pedro de Valdivia
 * Pedro Valdivia Norte
 * Pocuro