Puerto Cortés, Cortés, Honduras Genealogy

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

History

 * Puerto Cortés was founded in 1524 by Captain Gil González Dávila, under the name of Villa de la Natividad de Nuestra Señora.
 * Its old name was Villa de Puerto Caballos.
 * On March 5, 1869 it was given the name of Puerto Cortés.
 * On April 3, 1882, it was declared a municipality.
 * The municipality of Puerto Cortés has a population of approximately 136,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1906-1932 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1813-1959 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of Puerto Cortés may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Puerto Cortés
 * Cementerio Parque Memorial Caridad del Cobre
 * Jardín Memorial Celymar
 * Cementerio Privado Memorial Eterno