Jose Maria Vargas, Táchira, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * It was discovered by Captain Juan Rodríguez Suárez on August 24, 1558, in the place where an indigenous population called El Acabuco settled, inhabited by the Cobreros Indians.
 * The full name of the region in colonial times was San Bartolomé de El Cobre.
 * El Cobre was developed along the royal road, today the trans-Andean highway, as a result of the activities carried out by the copper mines that created much expectation and interest among the inhabitants of the area and visitors from other places.
 * El Cobre was erected as a Civil Parish on November 26, 1852 and as an ecclesiastical parish in 1854,
 * Between 1873 and 1881, it had the category of Vargas District and was later called Vargas Parish.
 * On August 10, 1904, it became part of the Municipalities of the State of Táchira with the name of Vargas.
 * For 1995 it ceases to be Vargas Parish, becoming an Autonomous Municipality.
 * The Municipality of José María Vargas has a population of approximately 10,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1873-1999 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1854-1946 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Jose Maria Vargas municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal
 * Direction: 2WJV+M2Q, El Cobre, José María Vargas
 * Cementerio Municipal Del Cobre
 * Direction: 2WJR+RR5, El Cobre, José María Vargas
 * Horas: Domingo a Sábado de 08:00–18:00