Michelena, Táchira, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * Its capital is Michelena, founded on March 4, 1849.
 * On November 26, 1850, the new city was given official recognition, with the name of Michelena.
 * On March 28, 1864, the Michelena Canton becomes the Michelena District since it had the required conditions.
 * On January 17, 1866, the Constituent Assembly approved the territorial political division of Táchira into five Departments, with Michelena being the third, made up of the Lobatera and San Juan de Colón Districts, with Michelena as the capital.
 * In 1872 Michelena became the Parish of San Juan de Colón.
 * During 1884, MIchelena became the capital of the Ayacucho district.
 * In 1905 the Municipality was consolidated, as we know it today, the Decree of the Legislature allows the separation of San Pedro del Río de Michelena.
 * From 1960 to 1968, Michelena was erased from the Táchira state map.
 * This was due to the overthrow of the dictatorship of General Marcos Pérez Jiménez.
 * The municipality of Michelena has a population of approximately 23,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1876-1998 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1853-1955 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Michelena municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Michelena
 * Direction: Carrera 2, Michelena