Cabañas, Copán, Honduras Genealogy

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

History

 * It was founded in the year 1870 as a village which received the name of the Santa Bárbara plains.
 * The population grew to form the village of Los Llanos de Santa Bárbara, jurisdiction of the Municipality of Santa Rita.
 * On August 2, 1901 the Municipality of Cabañas was formed, with territory taken from the Municipality of Santa Rita and part of the Municipality of Copan Ruinas.
 * The municipality of Cabañas has a population of approximately 14,400 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1906-1915 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * There are no records online for Cabañas municipality.

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of Cabañas may be located in findagrave.com