Tinaquillo, Cojedes, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * Mariano Martí, who visited Tinaquillo in 1781, gave it the name of Nuestra Señora del Socorro de Tinaquillo.
 * Tinaquillo was elevated to the category of Canton (today equivalent to Municipality) on September 25, 1864.
 * The Tinaquillo municipality was born on January 20, 1894, with the name of Falcón municipality, when the first Municipal Council of the then Falcón district was installed.
 * In 2010, after a popular referendum, the Municipal Council changed the name to Tinaquillo Municipality.
 * The Municipality of Tinaquillo has a population of approximately 110,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records online for Tinaquillo municipality.

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1769-1942 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Tinaquillo municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Tinaquillo (Nuevo)
 * Cementerio Municipal de Tinaquillo (Viejo)
 * Cementerio Municipal “Nuestra Señora del Socorro