Barinas, Venezuela Genealogy

Venezuela ► Barinas

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General Information
Barinas is located in the Andean region of Venezuela and limits with the following states: to the north with Trujillo, Portuguesa and Cojedes, to south with Apure, to the east with Guárico and the west with Táchira and Mérida.

From its foundation in 1577, it belonged to the Province of the Espíritu Santo. Soon it became the Province of Mérida of the Espiritu Santo.In 1622 it transformed into Province of Mérida and La Grita. In 1676 Provice of Mérida of the Espíritu Santo of Maracaibo. In 1823 it was divided into two provinces: Barinas and Apure. In 1862 it changes the name of Barinas to Zamora. In 1881 it forms the South state of the West, denominating itself in 1891 Great Zamora State. In 1937 it retakes the name of Barinas. It is divided in eleven municipalities and forty parishes.

[Description of the state]

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Research Tools

 * Parishes of Venezuela
 * BYU Research Outline for Venezuela
 * Listing of all records collections for Venezuela available on FamilySearch.org

A wiki article describing this collection is found at:


 * Venezuela Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Venezuela, Merida Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Venezuela Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Venezuela Vital Records Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)

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 * Venezuela is officially called: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
 * Venezuela is divided into 23 states and 1 capital district. Each state is further divided into more than 300 municipios . To learn more click here. To find address and other contact information visit: http://www.gobiernoenlinea.ve/directorioestado/Registros Civiles de Venezuela Knowing about a country's political divisions will help in determining where records such as civil registration and census are located.

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