Alajuela, Alajuela, Costa Rica Genealogy

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

History

 * The Spanish in the 16th century entered the Central Valley from Guanacaste, taking control of the Huetar Kingdom of the West.
 * The natives who survived the epidemics and the conquest were transferred to "indian towns", where they were entrusted and exploited by the Spanish.
 * In 1574 they established the Pueblo de Indios de Santa Catalina, today called San Mateo (canton).
 * In 1569 they created the Pueblo de Indios de Barva.
 * However, the clans to the north of the Central volcanic mountain range (Costa Rica) resisted for four more centuries, remaining free, in what the Spaniards until 1821 called the Plains of the Inland of the Brave Indians.
 * The first time the name "Alajuela" was officially used was in 1657.
 * The Canton of Alajuela has a population of approximately 298,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1823-1975 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1860-1975 Costa Rica, Civil Registration, 1860-1975 at Ancestry - images ($)

Church Records

 * 1595-1992 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Costa Rica, Alajuela, Alajuela, Parroquia San Isidro Labrador, registros parroquiales, 2008-2018 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Iglesia Católica. Arquidiócesis de San José (Costa Rica)	Registros eclesiásticos : fondos antiguos; documentación encuadernada, 1519-1965 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Iglesia Católica. Nuestra Señora del Pilar (Alajuela, Alajuela) Registros parroquiales, 1790-1965 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Costa Rica, Alajuela, El Coyol, Parroquia Santa Cecilia, registros parroquiales, 1999-2018 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Costa Rica, Alajuela, El Tejar, Parroquia San Antonio de Padua, registros parroquiales, 1970-2018 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Costa Rica, Alajuela, Invu las Cañas, Parroquia Nuestra Señora de Fátima, registros parroquiales, 1977-2018 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Costa Rica, Alajuela, Sabanilla, Parroquia Santa Bárbara, registros parroquiales, 1876-2018 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Iglesia Católica. Santa Bárbara (Sabanilla, Alajuela) Registros parroquiales, 1897-1931 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Notary Records

 * Costa Rica, Alajuela, Alajuela, registros notariales, 1840-1888 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Alajuela Canton may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1958-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Cementerio Las Rosas de Alajuela
 * Dirección: 2Q63+R4Q, Alajuela
 * Cementerio General
 * Dirección: 2Q8J+R23, Alajuela
 * Horas: Domingo a Sábado de 08:00–12:00, 13:00–16:00
 * Cementerio San Antonio del Tejar
 * Dirección: Autopista Bernardo Soto, Alajuela
 * Cementerio de Tambor
 * Dirección: 2QJ2+P24, Alajuela
 * Cementerio de San Isidro de Alajuela
 * Dirección: San Isidro, Alajuela
 * Cementerio Desamparados, Alajuela
 * Dirección: 2R96+J56, San José, Desamparados, Alajuela
 * Cementerio Los Jardines
 * Dirección: 2R25+G62, Alajuela
 * Horas: Lunes a Viernes de 08:00 a 05:00
 * Sábado	de 08:00–12:00
 * Cementerio San Rafael
 * Dirección: XQHP+JMJ, San Rafael, Alajuela
 * Cimitero di Sabanilla
 * Dirección: Calle Cerro, Alajuela