Francisco de Miranda, Anzoátegui, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * In 1744 some Spanish families who had their haciendas on the Pao river were called, and at the request of two indigenous people: Paubia and Pariagua, to found respectively: a Spanish village in El Pao and an Indian town on the site of Pariaguan.
 * This Municipality was made up of four Parishes: El Pao, 1744; Atapirire, on 8-15-1754; Bocas del Pao, in 1794, Pariaguán on 6-21-1744.
 * In 1801 the Council of the Indies grants the Pao the title of Villa.
 * In 1821, El Cantón del Pao was created.
 * The municipality of Francisco de Miranda has a population of approximately 70,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records online for Francisco de Miranda municipality.

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1830-1936 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1893-1939 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Francisco de Miranda municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Francisco de Miranda