San Pedro de Copán, Copán, Honduras Genealogy

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

History

 * In 1836, San Pedro was a village in Cucuyagua and it was called "Llano Grande".
 * On May 19, 1887 it was given the category of Municipality with the name of San Pedro Llano Grande, with dismembered land of Cucuyagua.
 * In 1892 Bishop Monsignor Manuel Francisco Vélez visited this town and recorded in the church registry his wish that the name of San Pedro Llano Grande be changed to San Pedro Copán.
 * The municipality of San Pedro de Copán has a population of approximately 7,700 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1906-1927 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1890 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of San Pedro de Copán may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Publico
 * Direction: Calle al Cementerio, San Pedro Copán