Calbuco, Llanquihue, Chile Genealogy

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

History

 * Since the arrival of the Spaniards in 1567, the land of Calbuco was part of the Chiloé area.
 * Fort San Miguel de Calbuco was founded on May 4, 1602.
 * In 1834, Calbuco was named one of the departments of the province of Chiloé.
 * In 1937 Calbuco arrived under the jurisdiction of the Province of Llanquihue.
 * On November 13, 1980 the title of Commune of Calbuco is granted.
 * The commune of Calbuco has a population of approximately 33,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1885-1903 Chile, Civil Registration, 1885-1903 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1885-1933 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1895-1932 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1905-1932 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images

Parish Records

 * 1633-2015 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1710-1943 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1879-1912 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio San Rafael
 * Cementerio Indígena de Caicaén
 * Cementerio Parque Municipal de Calbuco
 * Cementerio Municipal de Calbuco