Miguel Auza, Noroeste, Zacatecas, Mexico Genealogy

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

History

 * When the Spaniards arrived, led by Captain Francisco de Ibarra, in the middle of the year 1554, the Spaniards explored the region and, considering it habitable and with good natural resources, they decided to found a town, which they did officially on September 29, 1554, calling it Villa de las Magdalenas.
 * Real and Minas de San Miguel, as well as Villa Real de San Miguel del Mezquital were names that the municipality also adopted.
 * The name Miguel Auza was given in 1935.
 * The municipality of Miguel Auza has a population of approximately 23,700 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1861-1999 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Parish Records

 * 1844-1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Census

 * 1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries

 * Panteón Municipal
 * Address: Calle Independencia #78A, Colonia Linda Vista, Miguel Auza