Araure, Portuguesa, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * The foundation act of the town of Araure by the Spanish is dated June 6, 1694.
 * Bishop Mariano Martí visited Araure in 1778 and called it the town of Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Araure.
 * In 1851, as an attempt to unify Araure with Acarigua, they were converted into one with the name of "Unión", a figure that barely lasted seven years.
 * The Municipality of Araure has a population of approximately 133,500 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1873-2000 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1875-2002 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1841-1953 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1869-1962 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Araure municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal Araure
 * Direction: Avenida Circunvalación Norte, Acarigua, Araure
 * Cementerio Municipal Acarigua
 * Direction: GQMV+26W, Acarigua
 * Cementerio Municipal Nuevo de Acarigua