Cabimas, Zulia, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * In the old settlement of Cabimas, a short-lived settlement was founded in 1758 by a group of Capuchin friars.
 * At the beginning of the 20th century, oil was discovered with the Santa Bárbara well (R2) in 1917.
 * Before becoming a municipality, Cabimas was one of the parishes of the Bolívar District.
 * In January 1990 the elected authorities founded the municipality of Cabimas.
 * In 1995 the separation of the Urdaneta and Manuel Manrique parishes occurred as the Simón Bolívar municipality.
 * The Municipality of Cabimas has a population of approximately 442,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1873-1989 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1874-1985 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1990-1991 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1990-1992 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1990-1992 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1990-1995 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1990-1995 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1997-1999 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1829-1937 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Cabimas municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Cabimas
 * Direction: Carretera H Alma Rosa, Cabimas
 * Cementerio
 * Direction: Avenida 43, Cabimas
 * Cementerio Municipal Cundinamarca
 * Direction: Avenida Guadalupe, Cabimas