Managua, Managua, Nicaragua Genealogy

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

History

 * Originally it was a fishing village.
 * In 1819, by a Royal Decree of Fernando VII of Spain, it was elevated to a town with the title of "Leal Villa de Santiago de Managua" for having remained loyal to the Spanish government during the independence outbreaks of 1811 in Nicaragua.
 * The Municipality of Managua was founded on March 24, 1819.
 * On July 24, 1846, Managua was given the title of City.
 * It was erected as the capital of the republic on February 5, 1852.
 * In 1856 Managua was occupied by the troops of the American filibuster William Walker.
 * In 1875 the department of Managua was created, separating it from the department of Granada.
 * The city was destroyed twice, in 1931 and 1972 by two earthquakes and shaken by a strong tremor in 1968.
 * The Municipality of Managua has a population of approximately 1,055,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1878-2006 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1879-2011 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Church Records

 * 1930-2008 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1934-2007 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1960-2008 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1961-2008 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1967-1970 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1993-2008 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Census Records

 * There are no records online for Managua municipality.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Managua municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1922-2007 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Cementerio Occidental
 * Cementerio San Pedro
 * Cementerio Oriental
 * Cementerio Sabanagrande
 * Cementerio Caminos del Cielo
 * Cementerio Sierras de Paz
 * Cementerio de El Carmen
 * Cementerio Jardines del Recuerdo
 * Existen 17 Cementerios Espontáneos