El Monte, Talagante, Chile Genealogy

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

History

 * Before reaching Pedro de Valdivia, there was a town called Llopeo, near the place where the commune currently exists.
 * In 1535 the Franciscan priests settled in the place that at the moment was called El Tejar; site that was surrounded by mountains and forests so it received the name of San Francisco de El Monte.
 * The town of San Francisco de El Monte was decreed the title of "Villa" on September 12, 1895.
 * The commune of El Monte has an approximate population of 32,500 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1885-1903 Chile, Civil Registration, 1885-1903 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
 * 1885-1932 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1633-2015 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * There are no records only from the municipality of El Monte. See the records of Malloco in the commune of Peñaflor

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal El Monte Address: Anibal Pinto s/n

Localities

 * Chiñihue
 * El Paico