Achaguas, Apure, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * On December 4, 1774, the Island of Santa Bárbara de los Achaguas was founded.
 * By 1823 Achaguas was the first capital of the newly named province of Apure, until the Political-Territorial Division Law of 1856 named San Fernando de Apure as state capital.
 * The Municipality of Achaguas has a population of approximately 65,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1875-1998 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1873-2002 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1874-2002 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1875-1998 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1877-2001 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1915-2002 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1937-2002 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1952-2018 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1953-2017 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1959-2018 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1980-2018 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1996-2017 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 2002-2017 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Achaguas municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Achaguas
 * Direction: Calle Raúl León, Achaguas
 * Horas: Domingo a Sábado de 07:00–18:00