La Candelaria, Salta, Argentina Genealogy

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

History

 * It should be noted that this department was once part, like Metán, of the department of Rosario de la Frontera, which practically came to cover the entire area that was formerly the Esteco jurisdiction.
 * On December 5, 1891, the department of La Candelaria was created.
 * The department of La Candelaria has a population of approximately 6,000 people.

Parish Records

 * Iglesia Católica. San Antonio de Padua (Salta, El Tala) Registros parroquiales, 1898-1960 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Argentina, Select Baptisms Index, 1642-1912 - in Ancestry ($)
 * Argentina, Baptisms, 1645-1930 - in MyHeritage ($)

Census Records

 * Primer Censo Nacional, 1869 : Cachí (Departamento) y Candelaria (Departamento), Salta - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * 2º Censo Nacional, 1895 : Candelaria (Departamento), Salta - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Argentina, National Census, 1869 - in Ancestry ($)
 * Argentina, National Census, 1895 - in Ancestry ($)

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de El Tala

Municipalities

 * El Jardín
 * El Tala
 * La Candelaria