Comuna 13, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina Genealogy

Guide to Comuna 13 ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, church records, parish registers, and civil registration.

History

 * Originally the area was part of the Pago de los Montes Grandes or the Coast, lands suitable for livestock that ran from Retiro to San Isidro and San Fernando, and were traversed by the Camino Real del Norte.
 * In 1855 the town was founded that two years later would receive the name of Belgrano.
 * In 1873, coinciding with the inauguration of Estación Núñez del Ferrocarril del Norte, a town was founded with the name of Saavedra, which gave rise to the neighborhoods of Núñez and Saavedra.
 * In 1887 a national law annexed the parties of Belgrano and Flores to the Federal Capital.
 * The comunas of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires were established on 9/01/2005.
 * Comuna 13 of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires has a population of approximately 231,000 people.

Parish Records

 * Iglesia Católica. Inmaculada Concepción de Belgrano (Belgrano, Distrito Federal) Registros parroquiales, 1859-1886 -Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Barrios

 * Colegiales
 * Belgrano
 * Núñez