San Miguel, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * The territory was originally populated by Lenca groups.
 * After the founding of the town of San Salvador in 1525, the Spanish entrusted Captain Luis de Moscoso with the founding of San Miguel de la Frontera, which took place in 1530.
 * In 1865 it was determined that the department reduce its size and the departments of La Unión and Usulután be created at the expense of the territory.
 * The department of San Miguel has a population of approximately 520,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * See the municipality.

Church Records

 * 1655-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Cemeteries

 * See the municipality.