La Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica Genealogy

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

History

 * In pre-Columbian times, the territory that currently corresponds to the canton of La Cruz, was part of one of the provinces of the indigenous people called Chorotegas.
 * The region was discovered by Don Gil González Davila in 1522, on his way to another province of the Chorotegas.
 * On October 18, 1915, the territorial division was enacted in which the La Cruz neighborhood was part of the third district of the Liberia canton.
 * On July 23, 1969, La Cruz became canton number ten of the Province of Guanacaste.
 * The Canton of La Cruz has a population of approximately 19,200 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1823-1975 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1860-1975 Costa Rica, Civil Registration, 1860-1975 at Ancestry - images ($)

Church Records

 * 1595-1992 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the La Cruz Canton may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1958-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Cementerio Municipal de La Cruz
 * Dirección: 935, La Cruz