La Serena, Elqui, Chile Genealogy

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

History

 * The city was founded in 1544 under the name of Villanueva de la Serena, but in 1551 an uprising of indigenous people destroyed the town, killing almost all the Spaniards.
 * In 1549, it was re-founded under the name of San Bartolomé de La Serena.
 * During the Revolution of 1859 several battles occurred within the commune.
 * The commune of La Serena has a population of approximately 211,000 people..

Civil Registration

 * 1885-1932 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Church Records

 * 1579-1930 Chile, Marriages, 1579-1930 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1633-2015 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1658-1925 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1700-1920 Chile, Deaths, 1700-1920 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1754-1928 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio General de La Serena
 * Cementerio Parque El Prado
 * Cementerio de Las Compañías