Centla, Tabasco, Mexico Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of Centla family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History

 * What is known is that the Centla plains were heavily populated by the Chontal Maya upon the arrival of the first Spanish in 1518.
 * On March 25, 1519, Hernán Cortés took possession of the land and founded the Villa de Santa María de la Victoria, the first Spanish settlement in Mexico.
 * On November 23, 1826, the State Congress decreed the change of name from San Fernando de la Victoria to Guadalupe de la Victoria
 * The municipality of Centla has a population of approximately 102,000 people.

Parish Records

 * 1887-1969 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Census

 * 1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries

 * Panteón Municipal
 * Address Avenida Constitución #0, Villa Ignacio Allende, Centla


 * Panteón Sin Nombre
 * Address Calle Carlos Alberto Madrazo #0, Villa Vicente Guerrero, Centla


 * Panteón Municipal
 * Address Calle Leona Vicario #0, Colonia Francisco Villa, Centla


 * Panteón Local del Poblado Simón Sarlat
 * Address Calle Benito Juárez #0, Simón Sarlat, Centla