Sotuta, Oriente, Yucatán, Mexico Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of Sotuta family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History

 * During pre-Hispanic times it belonged to the Sotuta chiefdom governed by the Cocomes.
 * After the Conquest it was under the encomienda regime.
 * The development of the population began in 1821 when Yucatán became independent from the Spanish Crown, and became the head of the Beneficios Bajos party in 1825.
 * On November 16, 1844, the ranch called “Cholul” was erected as a town, belonging to the municipality, but with the name “Libre Unión”.
 * 1846 The ranch called &quot;Kokolchén&quot;, belonging to the population, was established as a town with the name of &quot;Zavala&quot;.
 * In 1914 the town of Sotuta acquired the title of city by decree, which was later repealed, and returned to the status of a town.
 * In 1915 the town of Nenelá was separated from the municipality, but at the same time the towns of Kanakán and Cisteíl were incorporated.
 * On December 22, 1922, the decree that granted Sotuta the title of Villa was repealed, and it assumed the status of Town.
 * On June 2, 1923, the towns of Cantamayec and Cholul ceased to belong to Sotuta, the first becoming a free municipality and the second as a town of Cantamayec.
 * The municipality of Sotuta has a population of approximately 8,100 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1866-2003 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Parish Records

 * 1713-1914 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1788-1812 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Sotuta
 * Address: Calle 21 #0, Villa Sotuta, Sotuta