Cruz Salmerón Acosta, Sucre, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * The town of Araya was formed around the military fortress that the Spanish empire ordered to be built to defend the salt (which was the white gold of the time), which functioned from 1623 to 1762.
 * In 1684 an earthquake caused serious damage to its structure.
 * In 1725 a hurricane flooded the salt flat.
 * Despite the fact that the Araya Castle ceased to have defensive functions on the peninsula, the salt mines continued to be exploited by private individuals until they were acquired by the Venezuelan State in 1872.
 * Araya is the capital of the Cruz Salmerón Acosta municipality.
 * The municipality of Cruz Salmerón Acosta has a population of approximately 44,800 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1822-1825 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1726-1944 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1956-2014 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Cruz Salmerón Acosta municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Salazar
 * Cementerio de Chacopata
 * Direction: J5VC+V3J, Chacopata, Cruz Salmerón Acosta
 * Cementerio de Araya
 * Direction: HPPV+2F5, Araya, Cruz Salmerón Acosta
 * Cementerio de Manicuare
 * Direction: GQXV+985, Manicuare