Buenos Aires, Rivas, Nicaragua Genealogy

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

History

 * The initial name of Buenos Aires was "Pueblo de San José del Buen Aire", which was later pluralized to "Pueblo de San José de Buenos Aires".
 * The Municipality of Buenos Aires was created on August 15, 1717.
 * On March 9, 1870, the Town of San José de Buenos Aires was officially erected as Villa de Buenos Aires.
 * On December 15, 1985, the south of Nicaragua was violently shaken by a series of telluric movements.
 * The most affected town was Buenos Aires, to the point that several of the houses were collapsed and the old San José Parish was severely damaged.
 * The Municipality of Buenos Aires has a population of approximately 5,800 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records online for Buenos Aires municipality.

Church Records

 * Nicaragua, Rivas, Buenos Aires, Parroquia de Buenos Aires, registros parroquiales, 1815-1920 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Census Records

 * There are no records online for Buenos Aires municipality.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Buenos Aires municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Buenos Aires