Urdaneta, Miranda, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * The history of the municipality dates back to the year 1690.
 * In the lands of the first Marqués del Toro, specifically in the Marín hacienda, at the initiative of the local workers, the Santa Rosa del Valle de Marín population was founded.
 * Thus inscribed in different documents until the 19th century, in which it began to be named as Parroquia de Marín (with the nickname of Cúa).
 * A parish, since 1752 when it appears in the parish books.
 * Cúa, which they called "La Perla del Tuy or Arlis", is located on the banks of the Tuy River or Arlis River.
 * The Municipality of Urdaneta has a population of approximately 135,400 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1814-1999 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1881-2002 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1797-1940 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Urdaneta municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Urdaneta
 * Cementerio Municipal de Cua
 * Cementerio Municipal, Ocumare del Tuy