Mora, San José, Costa Rica Genealogy

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

History

 * In 1583, the Corregimiento of Pacaca is established.
 * On November 4, 1825, the State of Costa Rica is divided into two large departments, the Eastern Department and the Western Department. Through it, Pacaca was established as a town, part of the Escasú district, in the Oriental department.
 * In the administrative territorial division of Costa Rica in 1836, Pacaca appears as a town in the province of San José.
 * In the Political Constitution of November 30, 1848, a new political division was established. Among the cantons of the province of San José, there was the canton of Escazú and Pacaca.
 * On May 25, 1883, Pacaca was created as a canton of the province of San José, designating the town of Pacaca (today Ciudad Colón) as its head.
 * Pacaca comes from the canton of Escazú.
 * On July 4, 1896, the canton receives its current name of Mora.
 * On June 15, 1916, the district and town of Pacaca received its current name of Colón, or Ciudad Colón.
 * On May 4, 1970, the town of Colón received the title of city.
 * The Canton of Mora has a population of approximately 30,300 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1823-1975 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1860-1975 Costa Rica, Civil Registration, 1860-1975 at Ancestry - images ($)

Church Records

 * 1595-1992 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Iglesia Católica (Piedras Negras, San José) Registros parroquiales, 1908-1932 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Iglesia Católica. San Isidro de Puriscal (Santiago, San José) Registros parroquiales, 1920-1940 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Iglesia Católica. La Asunción (Villa Colón, San José) Registros parroquiales, 1767-1990 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Mora Canton may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1958-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Cementerio Municipal de Ciudad Colón
 * Dirección: Calle 14, Mora
 * Cementerio de La Fila