Mejicanos, San Salvador, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * When the Spanish conquerors arrived in present-day Salvadoran territory in 1524, they were accompanied by a group of "auxiliary natives" from the Valley of Mexico, which included Tlaxcalans, Acolhuas, and Mexica; who ended up settling in three places: in the town of Sonsonate; in the jurisdiction of the town of Santa María, Usulután; and also north of San Salvador. This nucleus became the most important Mexican conglomerate in the Central American isthmus, after Antigua Guatemala.
 * In 1770 this Municipality was the head of the parish of the same name.
 * In 1786, it joined the party of San Salvador.
 * It belonged to the department of San Salvador from June 12, 1824 to January 28, 1835.
 * It was part of the Federal District of the Republic, from January 28, 1835 to July 30, 1839.
 * March 27, 1888 is granted the Title of Villa.
 * On February 28, 1901, the Villa de Mejicanos was extinguished and together with San Jacinto, Paleca, San Sebastián, Aculhuaca and Cuzcatancingo, they were annexed as Barrios de San Salvador.
 * On March 31, 1903, the title of Villa was again granted to Mejicanos.
 * September 11, 1948 the title of City was conferred on the Villa Mejicanos.
 * The municipality of Mejicanos has a population of approximately 140,800 people.

Civil Registration

 * Mejicanos (San Salvador) Registros civiles, 1867-1942(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Church Records

 * 1655-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Iglesia Católica. Nuestra Señora de los Angeles (Sonsonate, Sonsonate) Registros parroquiales, 1700-1823(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * Iglesia Católica. Santiago Apóstol (Santiago Aculhuaca, San Salvador) Registros parroquiales, 1777-1941(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * Iglesia Católica. La Asunción (Mejicanos, San Salvador) Registros parroquiales, 1820-1956(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of Mejicanos may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Mejicanos
 * Direction: 5a Calle Poniente 62-A, Mejicanos
 * Horas: Lunes a Viernes de 08:00–16:00
 * Sábado y Domingo de 08:00 a 12:00