Turén, Portuguesa, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * The town of Yujure or Jujure, also known as San Antonio de Padua de Turén, was founded on March 1, 1724 by the Capuchin Friar Francisco de Campanillas y Blanco, with Guamos and Atatures Indians; to which in 1754 a good number of yaruros joined him.
 * During the entire colonial period, the lands of the current municipality of Turén belonged to the Province of Caracas.
 * On June 25, 1824 this region joined the Province of Barinas.
 * On May 4, 1856 it was elevated to the Category of Parish and belonged to the Araure Canton.
 * In 1864, Sabaneta de Turén was renamed Villa Bruzual, in honor of the fearless soldier, and the Department of Turén was created and became independent from Araure.
 * In the late 1940s and early 1950s, a "State Project" called the TURÉN AGRICULTURAL UNIT (U.A.T.) began, which successively materialized in the Turén Agricultural Colony.
 * The government made use of international agreements and put into practice the policy of open borders of selective immigration where Europeans entered (mostly Italians, Spaniards and Germans) with an agricultural tradition who shared work with Venezuelan citizens from various regions of the Republic..
 * The municipality of Turén has a population of approximately 71,800 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1873-1999 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1875-2000 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1875-2003 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1877-2003 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1973-2003 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1761-1911 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1804-1933 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1854-1901 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1870-1889 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Turén municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Viejo de Villa Bruzual
 * Direction: 8VJG+JRX, Turen
 * Cementerio Nuevo de Villa Bruzual
 * Direction: 8W93+W38, Turen
 * Cementerio Turen
 * Direction: 8W92+W7C, Turen