Cananea, Sonora, Mexico Genealogy

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

History

 * The territory that the municipality now occupies was inhabited in pre-Columbian times by indigenous Apaches and Pimas.
 * In the year 1760 copper mines were discovered in the region, so they began to exploit and work the mineral.
 * In 1860 General Ignacio Pesqueira acquired the first mining properties.
 * On October 31, 1901, an independent municipal government was granted.
 * The municipality of Cananea has a population of approximately 39,500 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1901-1993 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Census

 * 1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Severiano Moreno
 * Address: Ninguno #0, Los Pinos, Cananea


 * Cementerio de Cananea
 * Address: 372 Benito Juárez García, Heroica Ciudad de Cananea


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