Monte Carmelo, Trujillo, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * In 1656 it was known as the seat of encomenderos of the Spanish crown.
 * For the year 1678, after the trap of the French; These lands passed into the hands of the Jesuit fathers and the incipient town was called Cartuja de Buena Vista.
 * It was elevated to a civil parish in 1873.
 * In 1898 a new stage begins for Monte Carmelo. Immigration begins with the arrival of the first Italian colony from Elba Island,
 * Until 1987 Monte Carmelo was under political-territorial dependency of the Escuque District.
 * On October 15, 1987, the Legislative Assembly of Trujillo produces a report on the new geopolitical conformation of the state, giving it municipal autonomy and assigning the foreign municipality Buena Vista to it.
 * On January 30, 1995, Monte Carmelo was ratified as an autonomous municipality, designating Monte Carmelo, Buena Vista and Santa María del Horcón as parishes.
 * The municipality of Monte Carmelo has a population of approximately 16,200 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1874-2001 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1991-2001 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1996-2001 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1841-1931 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1886-2015 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Monte Carmelo municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Monte Carmelo