Sucre, Trujillo, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * The Sucre Municipality has its origin in the year 1605, where a village was established on the banks of the La Vichú ravine.
 * In 1870, the agreement for the construction of the Great Railway of La Ceiba (La Ceiba – Motatán route) was signed in Caracas. This brought as a consequence that many workers who began to build ranches on the edge of the iron road.
 * The agreement established an intermediate station and that would be called Guzmán Blanco Station.
 * This motivated the enhancement of commercial activities with Maracaibo and its closest ports.
 * Until 1977 it belonged to the Betijoque District.
 * Until 1987 it belonged to the Rafael Rangel District.
 * On January 30, 1985, the name was given as the Autonomous Municipality of Sucre.
 * Its capital is the town of Sabana de Mendoza.
 * The Municipality of Sucre has a population of approximately 34,900 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1900-1985 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1991-2001 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1997-1998 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1907-2016 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Sucre municipality may be found at findagrave.com