Rosario de Perijá, Zulia, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * Its capital La Villa del Rosario was founded by Royal Decree on September 27, 1723 by Don Juan de Chourio and Iturbide.
 * The current municipality was created as an autonomous municipality by political-administrative division carried out on July 21, 1989.
 * Villa del Rosario is the capital of the Rosario de Perijá municipality.
 * The municipality of Rosario de Perijá has a population of approximately 95,500 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1875-1986 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1881-1882 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1991-2001 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1991-2002 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1790-1946 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1934-2018 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1988-2017 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1999-2017 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 2009-2017 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Rosario de Perijá municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Machiques de Perijá