Jucuapa, Usulután, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * In the seventeenth century Yaqui or Pipil tribes settled in the foothills of the Chinameca mountains and created the town of Jucuapa.
 * In 1740 as a town annexed to the Usulután parish.
 * It entered the San Miguel district in 1786.
 * When the department of San Miguel was created on June 12, 1824, it became part of it.
 * On March 5, 1827, it was added to the Chinameca district.
 * On March 13, 1847 the headquarters of the judicial district of Chinameca was moved to Jucuapa, the headquarters was relocated back to Chinameca on March 13, 1848.
 * The municipality of San Buenaventura became extinct on March 8, 1848 and was annexed as a canton to the jurisdiction of Jucuapa.
 * But on February 21, 1852, the town of San Buenaventura was founded again, separating from Jucuapa.
 * The legislature of 1853 granted it the title of town.
 * It became part of the department of Usulután on June 22, 1865.
 * It was granted the title of city on March 9, 1874.
 * The municipality of Jucuapa has a population of approximately 18,400 people.

Civil Registration

 * Jucualpa (Usulután) Registros civiles, 1880-1920(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Church Records

 * 1655-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of Jucuapa may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Jucuapa
 * Direction: Avenida Mártires de Mayo, Jucuapa
 * Horas: Domingo a Sábado de 05:00–18:00