Capital, Santiago del Estero, Argentina Genealogy

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

History

 * It is the oldest city founded by Spaniards that still exists in the territory of Argentina.
 * Historically since its foundation and for several centuries it was the capital of Tucumán Colonial, headquarters of the civil, military and ecclesiastical government by its own merit.
 * The department of Capital has a population of approximately 267,000.

Parish Records

 * Iglesia Católica. Convento de Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes (Santiago del Estero, Santiago del Estero) Documentos eclesiásticos, 1581-1682. - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Iglesia Católica. Nuestra Señora del Carmen (Santiago del Estero, Santiago del Estero) Registros parroquiales, 1777-1936. - 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 : Santiago del Estero, actualmente Capital (Departamento), Santiago del Estero. - Haga clic en el enlace para ver la disponibilidad de los registros.] - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * 2º Censo Nacional, 1895 : Capital (Departamento), Santiago del Estero. - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Argentina, National Census, 1869 - in Ancestry ($)
 * Argentina, National Census, 1895 - in Ancestry ($)

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Parque Jardin del Sol
 * Cementerio Parque de la Paz Dirección: Misiónes 515, 4200 Santiago del Estero
 * Cementerio La Piedad Dirección: Islas Malvinas, 4200 Santiago del Estero
 * Cementerio Parque El Descanso Dirección: Pellegrini 480, 4200 Santiago del Estero
 * Cementerio de Zanjón

Municipalities

 * Santiago del Estero