Altagracia, Rivas, Nicaragua Genealogy

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

History

 * The area currently occupied by the city was home to two opposing tribes: the Astagalpa and the Cosonigalpa. The Cosonigalpa eventually fled to what is now Sincapa Bay.
 * With the arrival of the Spanish in 1613, the town of Altagracia was founded.
 * Since the arrival of the Spaniards in Nicaragua in 1520 to 1600, there have been great invasions of French and English pirates, dedicating themselves to the looting of the riches of the indigenous settlers who were located on the coasts of the Island of Ometepe.
 * Forcing them to emigrate to the long slopes of the Concepción Volcano, giving rise to the neighborhoods of Astagalpa (Altagracia), Cotzingalpa (Moyogalpa) which formed the "Pueblo Grande de Ometepe".
 * The Municipality of Altagracia has a population of approximately 23,100 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records online for Altagracia municipality.

Church Records

 * 1852-1936 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1852-1947 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1914-1915 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Census Records

 * There are no records online for Altagracia municipality.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Altagracia municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1922-2007 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Cementerio Municipal de Altagracia