Espita, Noreste, Yucatán, Mexico Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of Espita family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History

 * During pre-Hispanic times, the region of the municipality of Espita belonged to the province of Cupules.
 * After the conquest, specifically in 1565, the encomienda was established by Captain Luis de Baeza.
 * After 1848 it was declared the head of the newly created administrative party of the same name and therefore ceased to belong to the Tizimín party.
 * On April 29, 1852, the State Congress declared the town of Espita, head of the current municipality, as a town.
 * On March 15, 1912, the San Pedro Chenchelá rustic property became part of the current territory of the municipality of Espita, leaving the jurisdiction of the current municipality of Valladolid.
 * During 1917, an administrative system was established consisting of municipalities declared by article 115 of the 1917 constitution, so the Espita district became the municipality of Espita.
 * The municipality of Espita has a population of approximately 15,600 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1862-2003 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Parish Records

 * 1819-1970 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Census

 * 1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio General de Espita
 * Address: Calle 27 #0, Colonia Centro, Espita