Santos Marquina, Mérida, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * The Santos Marquina municipality has its origins in the populated center of Tabay, discovered in 1558, as an indigenous town inhabited by the Tabay tribes.
 * Tabay was founded on September 16, 1619 under the name of San Antonio de Padua de Tabay.
 * In 1907 Tabay became part of the Libertador district as Tabay Parish.
 * In 1975 the Santos Marquina municipality was created, with the capital Tabay, assigned to the Libertador District.
 * In 1988 Santos Marquina becomes an autonomous municipality and on January 15, 1992 the Santos Marquina Municipality is created, whose capital is Tabay.
 * The municipality of Santos Marquina has a population of approximately 19,500 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records online for Santos Marquina municipality.

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1717-1951 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1818-2013 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Santos Marquina municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal Tabay
 * Direction: Troncal 7, Tabay, Santos Marquina