Escuque, Trujillo, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * In the year 1597, Diego García de Paredes arrives at this same place to found a Spanish town for the first time, but with the name of Trujillo.
 * On June 15, 1831, the First Province of Trujillo was reestablished, formed at that time by three cantons: Trujillo, Boconó and Escuque.
 * In 1844 the Provincial Council of Trujillo, an institution equivalent to the current Legislative Assembly, created the La Unión parish in the Escuque Canton.
 * On April 28, 1856, the Territorial Division Law was passed. According to this law, the Province of Trujillo was divided into four cantons: Trujillo, Escuque, Boconó and Carache.
 * In 1864 the regional constitution of Trujillo was sanctioned, an entity that became part, together with Mérida and Táchira, of the Great State of the Andes.
 * According to this law, the territory of the former Escuque canton was divided into three departments: Escuque, Valera and Betijoque.
 * As of 1881, Escuque stopped being called the Department and was renamed the Escuque District.
 * The Municipality of Escuque has a population of approximately 32,900 people.

Civil Registration

 * Registros civiles : de la parroquia urbana La Unión, Escuque, Trujillo, 1873-2000 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros civiles : de la parroquia urbana de Sabana Libre, Escuque, Trujillo, 1873-2001 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros civiles : de la parroquia urbana de Santa Rita, Escuque, Trujillo, 1996-2001 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros civiles : de la parroquia urbana Escuque, Escuque, Trujillo, 1873-2000 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Church Records

 * Iglesia Católica. Santa Rosalía (El Alto, Trujillo) Registros parroquiales, 1843-1934 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Venezuela, Trujillo, Escuque, El Alto Escuque, Parroquia Santa Rosalía, registros parroquiales, 1957-2016 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros parroquiales : parroquia Dulce Nombre de Jesús de Escuque, Trujillo, 1752-1952 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Venezuela, Trujillo, Escuque, Escuque, Parroquia Dulce Nombre de Jesús, registros parroquiales, 1892-2015 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Iglesia Católica. San Rafael (Sabana Libre, Trujillo) Registros parroquiales, 1875-1946 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Venezuela, Trujillo, Escuque, Sabana Libre, Parroquia San Rafael Arcángel, registros parroquiales, 1959-2016 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Escuque municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio de Escuque
 * Dirección: 882J+287, Escuque