Sucre, Táchira, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * The history of the Municipality dates back to the expeditions that began in 1607 with the separation of the Province of La Grita from the Corregimiento of Tunja.
 * On October 7, 1808 Father Casimiro Mora founded the town of Queniquea on the Queniques indigenous plateau, and by 1810 Father Mora was in Queniquea building another church.
 * The Provincial Council decreed it a Civil Parish on November 12, 1838.
 * In the year 1876 the State of Táchira was divided into 16 sectional entities, Sucre being one of them; This is how Deputy Gregorio Noguera appears signing the constitution of the State for the Rosario de Queniquea District.
 * Towards 1895 San Pablo was founded, which was first known as El Combudo, and became the second most important town in the municipality after the capital.
 * At the beginning of the 20th century, the Rosario de Queniquea District became part of the Cárdenas District as Sucre Parish.
 * In 1972 the request was made before the Delegate Commission of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Táchira to be elevated to the District Entity.
 * When the Venezuelan government created the figure of the municipalities in 1989, the Sucre Municipality was created.
 * The Municipality of Sucre has a population of approximately 7,300 people.

Civil Registration

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

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1808-1950 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Sucre municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Sucre