Bolívar, Táchira, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * On October 2, 1724, Eugenio Sánchez Osorio made a donation of half a ranch of cattle, destined to found a parish.
 * The parish by decision of the founders was called San Antonio de Padua.
 * On October 21, 1810, the San Antonio people resumed the authority of their free independence resolution, with the signing of the act of their independence.
 * On August 21, 2015, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, partially declared a state of exception in the border state of Táchira, due to the diplomatic crisis with Colombia.
 * The municipality of Bolívar has a population of approximately 66,400 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1876-1997 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1990-1999 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1997-1999 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1758-1944 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Bolívar municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de San Antonio del Táchira
 * Direction: Calle 11, San Antonio del Táchira, Bolívar
 * Cementerio Jardines San Antonio
 * Direction: RHJ7+6F5, San Antonio del Táchira