El Monte, Talagante, Chile Genealogy

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

History

 * Before reaching Pedro de Valdivia, there was a town called Llopeo, near the place where the commune currently exists.
 * In 1535 the Franciscan priests settled in the place that at the moment was called El Tejar; site that was surrounded by mountains and forests so it received the name of San Francisco de El Monte.
 * The town of San Francisco de El Monte was decreed the title of "Villa" on September 12, 1895.
 * The commune of El Monte has an approximate population of 32,500 people.

Civil Registration

 * Registros civiles, 1885-1932 - Click on the link to see the availability of the records

Parish Records
There are no records only from the municipality of El Monte. See the records of Malloco in the commune of Peñaflor

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal El Monte Address: Anibal Pinto s/n

Localities

 * Chiñihue
 * El Paico