San Juan de Opoa, Copán, Honduras Genealogy

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

History

 * In 1536, Don Gonzalo de Alvarado founded the aboriginal town of OPOA.
 * In 1791, in the population count it was listed as Pueblo de Opoa del Curato de Quezailica.
 * On December 14, 1904, the residents of the Village of San Juan de Opoa in the jurisdiction of Santa Rosa, requested the creation of a new municipality.
 * The municipality of San Juan de Opoa has a population of approximately 9,700 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1906-1931 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * There are no records online for San Juan de Opoa municipality.

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of San Juan de Opoa may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de San Juan de Opoa
 * Address: Q8H6+64G, San Juan de Opoa