Santa Cruz, Colchagua, Chile Genealogy

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

History

 * The city of Santa Cruz de Oñez was founded in 1598.
 * On August 30, 1826 the province of Colchagua was founded. Since then the town was known as Santa Cruz de Colchagua.
 * On December 22, 1891 the Commune of Santa Cruz was created.
 * The commune of Santa Cruz has a population of approximately 35,300 people..

Civil Registration

 * 1885-1903 Chile, Civil Registration, 1885-1903 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1901-1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Parish Records

 * 1633-2015 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1700-1920 Chile, Deaths, 1700-1920 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1814-1911 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio de la Santa Cruz

Localities

 * Apalta
 * Barreales
 * Capellanía
 * El Guindo
 * La Isla
 * Panamá
 * Paniahue
 * Patagüilla
 * Yáquil