Santa Rosa de Lima, La Unión, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * In the mid-sixteenth century, a ranchería began to be established on the Santa Rosa estate, which was part of the Gotera parish or parish.
 * On March 5, 1827 the party or district of San Antonio del Sauce was created and one of the municipalities that formed it was Santa Rosa.
 * On February 25, 1857, this town was granted the title of town.
 * This became part of the department of La Unión, on June 22, 1865.
 * On February 9, 1883 it was granted the title of city and it was decreed that the district of San Antonio del Sauce be designated the district of Santa Rosa.
 * August 13, 1954, the city of Santa Rosa was legally named Santa Rosa de Lima.
 * The municipality of Santa Rosa de Lima has a population of approximately 27,700 people.

Civil Registration

 * Santa Rosa de Lima (La Unión) Registros civiles, 1839-1926 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Church Records

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

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of Santa Rosa de Lima may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio de Santa Rosa de Lima
 * Direction: Calle al Cementerio, Santa Rosa de Lima