Antolín del Campo, Nueva Esparta, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * The first inhabitants of this territory of Isla de Margarita were peoples of the doctrines of Guaiqueríes Indians, who were expert fishermen who lived mainly on products from the sea, manufacturing their ranches near the beaches of El Tirano and Manzanillo.
 * The picturesque town of Paraguachí was founded in 1525.
 * Since the constitution of 1813 Margarita was an integral part of the State of Oriente.
 * Paraguachí was one of the six Provinces that make up the first canton whose head was La Asunción.
 * When Venezuela separated from Gran Colombia in 1832, Margarita was one of the 13 Provinces that made up Venezuela.
 * In the year 1863, for better civil, political and judicial administration, Nueva Esparta was divided into districts. Paraguachí is an integral part of one of these autonomous Districts.
 * In 1875, a new Territorial Law was issued that divided the State into departments, integrating Paraguachí, one of them being called San José.
 * In the constitution of 1879, when the number of States is reduced to seven and Nueva Esparta suffers several political and administrative divisions; Paraguachí loses its district autonomy becoming part of the Arismendi District with the name of Department of San José.
 * On December 22, 1915, by order of the Regional Executive, the Antolín del Campo Municipality was created.
 * The municipality was created on January 3, 1988 as an autonomous municipality.
 * It is located on Isla de Margarita on the coast of the Caribbean Sea of Venezuela.
 * The municipality of Antolín del Campo has a population of approximately 26,500 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records online for Antolín del Campo municipality.

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1701-1931 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Antolín del Campo municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio del Tirano
 * Direction: 45C2+H88, Antolín del Campo
 * Cementerio de Paraguachi
 * Cementerio de Manzanillo
 * Cementerio Municipal Puerto Fermín