Angostura del Orinoco, Bolívar, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * The origins of the capital of Bolívar state, Ciudad Bolívar, go back initially to the middle of the 16th century when Diego de Ordaz in 1531, when making an expedition through the Orinoco and passing through Boca de Caroní, founded or tried to found a city with the name of Santo Tomé.
 * This attempt is followed by that of Antonio de Berríos, who on December 21, 1595 founded the capital of the province of Guayana, and gave it the name of Santo Tomás de Guayana.
 * In the year 1762, by order of the King of Spain Carlos III, it was moved to the narrowest part of the Orinoco River and it was called Nueva Guayana de la Angostura del Orinoco, giving birth to the City of Angostura.
 * On a certain date that name would be shortened to Angostura only.
 * It will be called Ciudad Bolívar in honor of the Liberator.
 * Also known as Heres City.
 * The municipality of Angostura del Orinoco has a population of approximately 345,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records online for Angostura del Orinoco municipality.

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1714-1940 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1867-1959 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1924 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1929-1943 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Angostura del Orinoco municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Jardín Metropolitano de Ciudad Bolívar
 * Direction: 3F69+Q55, Ciudad Bolívar, Bolívar
 * Cementerio Jobo Liso
 * Direction: Distribuidor La Paragua, Parroquia Vista Hermosa, Angostura del Orinoco