La Florida, Santiago, Chile Genealogy

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

History

 * Of the several haciendas that existed on the lands of the current commune, the best known was the Hacienda de Lo Cañas.
 * On December 22, 1891, the municipality of Lo Cañas was created in the department of La Victoria.
 * The area was a town of peasants and medieros who were dedicated to cultivate and harvest the land from the beginning of the 19th century.
 * In 1934 the commune-subdelegation of Florida was reestablished.
 * Florida is a residential community and has been composed mainly of families of medium-high and high socioeconomic status.
 * The commune of La Florida has an approximate population of 364,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1885-1903 Chile, Civil Registration, 1885-1903 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1885-1903 Chile, Civil Registration, 1885-1903 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
 * 1903-1920 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Parish Records

 * 1579-1930 Chile, Marriages, 1579-1930 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1585-1932 Chile, Baptisms, 1585-1932 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1633-2015 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1700-1920 Chile, Deaths, 1700-1920 at MyHeritage - index ($)