Matagalpa, Matagalpa, Nicaragua Genealogy

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

History

 * In the Spanish appraisal of the year 1581, the Indian town of Matagalpa is mentioned with its partialities of Molagüina and Solingalpa.
 * Matagalpa was sacked and almost destroyed7 in 1643 by Morgan, the famous organizer of piracy in the Antillean Sea.
 * In 1826, the National Territory is recognized as being divided into five districts, including Matagalpa and Segovia, and in 1838 it is known as the Northern Department.
 * Matagalpa was founded as Villa on April 5, 1851.
 * Matagalpa was erected as a City on February 14, 1862.
 * The Municipality of Matagalpa has a population of approximately x people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records online for Matagalpa municipality.

Church Records

 * There are no records online for Matagalpa municipality.

Census Records

 * There are no records online for Matagalpa municipality.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Matagalpa municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1922-2007 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Cementerio Municipal de Matagalpa
 * Direction: Avenida José Dolorese Estrada, Matagalpa
 * Cementerio de los Extranjeros