Carrizal, Miranda, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * In February 1571, Juan de Guevara, lieutenant of the governor of Caracas, granted Andrés González an encomienda in Los Altos, which included, among others, the territories of Epoima and Acaguaima.
 * By the end of the 17th century, a village began to form which its inhabitants called El Carrizal.
 * Its first settlers were Canarians or descendants of these industrious farmers.
 * On February 12, 1827, Don José Manuel Álvarez donated to the town, a large extension of land owned by him, for the creation and maintenance of a school and for agriculture.
 * The municipality of Carrizal has a population of approximately 55,400 people.

Civil Registration

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

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1823-1938 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Carrizal municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Carrizal
 * Direction: Carretera San Antonio - San Diego - San José, Carrizal
 * Cementerio Jardines El Cercado