Panamericano, Táchira, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * In the year 1657, Diego de Bastos Sotomayor, sent by the audience of Bogota, on an inspection visit to all these places, arrived at La Grita and there, given the lack of land and the requests made by the Cabildo de la Grita, agreed to sell him this large extension of land that corresponds to almost 80 percent of the territory of the State of Táchira.
 * The history of Coloncito begins on January 9, 1716.
 * On March 16, 1759, the José Trinidad Colmenares Municipality was created, in the Jurisdiction of the Jáuregui District, to which the community of Coloncito was added.
 * Coloncito is the capital of the Pan-American Municipality since October 20, 1772.
 * On January 9, 1916, a native woman from Colon, came to these lands, and she asked the Cabildo de la Grita, to grant her nine hectares of land, on which she established a farm that gave it the name of Coloncito.
 * Its foundation dates back to 1941, when it was declared a neighborhood.
 * On October 20, 1972, Coloncito's nationality card was established, in its elevation to Pan-American District.
 * The Pan American Municipality has a population of approximately 90,200 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1959-1995 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1990-1999 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Panamericano municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal
 * Direction: 8W92+4XV, Coloncito
 * Cementerio de Coloncito
 * Direction: 8W92+5QH, Coloncito
 * Horas: Domingo a Sábado de 09:00–19:00
 * Cementerio Municipal de La Palmita