Palena, Palena, Chile Genealogy

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

History

 * Palena was founded in February 1929.
 * There were many Chilean inhabitants who lived in a zone of controversy between Chile and Argentina that, at the end of 1966, was designated as the Argentine region. The Chileans of this area moved to the town that became Palena.
 * The Palena commune has a population of approximately 1,800 people.

Civil Registration

 * Because of a border dispute with Argentina, it is not known where the records are. They could be in Argentina.

Church Records

 * 1633-2015 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Palena