Urdaneta, Lara, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * The Urdaneta municipality as a political-administrative unit dates back in its origin to the foundation of Carora (1569), to whose jurisdiction its territories were incorporated.
 * In the 16th century, when the Welsers from Augsburg arrived in this territory, the indigenous population was divided into three large sectors:
 * the Caquetíos; Well-organized large people, economically powerful, possessor of a language of the Arawak family.
 * A second important group due to the number of individuals and occupied territories would be the Gayons.
 * A third town was the Ayaman.
 * In 1687, by order of the Spanish authorities of the Diocese and the Province of Venezuela, the Indians were released from the obligation of personal service to their encomenderos.
 * Until the end of the 19th century, the territory corresponding to what is currently this municipality belonged to the Falcón state.
 * The definitive independence of Venezuela found the territory of today's Urdaneta municipality still as part of what was then the Carora canton, belonging to the province of Carabobo.
 * In 1832, the province of Barquisimeto was separated from it.
 * On April 28, 1856, the Siquisique canton was created, separating it for the first time from the jurisdiction of Carora.
 * On April 22, 1864, it was given the name of Urdaneta Department.
 * On May 16, 1881 it received the name of Urdaneta district.
 * The conversion occurred in 1978 from a district to a municipality of Urdaneta.
 * The Municipality of Urdaneta has a population of approximately 71,200 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1873-2003 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1873-2003 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1873-2003 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1988-2003 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1664-1933 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1729-1982 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1844-1938 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1904-1928 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Urdaneta municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Urdaneta
 * Cementerio de Siquisique Urdaneta
 * Cementerio de Aguada Grande