Escuque, Trujillo, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * In the year 1597, Diego García de Paredes arrives at this same place to found a Spanish town for the first time, but with the name of Trujillo.
 * On June 15, 1831, the First Province of Trujillo was reestablished, formed at that time by three cantons: Trujillo, Boconó and Escuque.
 * In 1844 the Provincial Council of Trujillo, an institution equivalent to the current Legislative Assembly, created the La Unión parish in the Escuque Canton.
 * On April 28, 1856, the Territorial Division Law was passed. According to this law, the Province of Trujillo was divided into four cantons: Trujillo, Escuque, Boconó and Carache.
 * In 1864 the regional constitution of Trujillo was sanctioned, an entity that became part, together with Mérida and Táchira, of the Great State of the Andes.
 * According to this law, the territory of the former Escuque canton was divided into three departments: Escuque, Valera and Betijoque.
 * As of 1881, Escuque stopped being called the Department and was renamed the Escuque District.
 * The Municipality of Escuque has a population of approximately 32,900 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1873-2000 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1873-2000 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1873-2001 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1996-2001 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1752-1952 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1843-1934 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1875-1946 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1892-2015 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1957-2016 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1959-2016 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Escuque municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio de Escuque
 * Direction: 882J+287, Escuque