Independencia, Yaracuy, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * Before 1850 independence it was an ecclesiastical parish.
 * On November 21, 1850, the Yaracuyana authorities at the time, signed the decree establishing that the village called "La Sabana", located west of San Felipe, passed to the category of Civil Parish, bearing the name of Independence.
 * In 1855, when the province of Yaracuy was created, this parish became part of the canton of San Felipe.
 * In 1870 part of the territory belonging to San Gerónimo de Cocorote was annexed, thus passing several villages to its jurisdiction, its growth was always directed towards rural areas.
 * In 1904 independence loses autonomy, since with the new law of Territorial Political Division of Yaracuy it becomes part of the district of San Felipe.
 * Achieved its autonomy in 1993.
 * The Municipality of Independencia has a population of approximately 64,200 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1874-2000 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Independencia municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Viejo de Independencia
 * Cementerio Municipal Independencia