Hojancha, Guanacaste, Costa Rica Genealogy

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

History

 * In pre-Columbian times, the territory that currently corresponds to the canton of Hojancha was part of one of the provinces of the indigenous people called Chorotegas.
 * The first settlers who arrived in the region in 1910 came from Matambú and the cantons of San Ramón, Atenas and Palmares.
 * Before 1961, Hojancha was a town belonging to the First District of the canton of Nicoya.
 * On November 2, 1971, Hojancha was established as canton number eleven of the Guanacaste province.
 * The Canton of Hojancha has a population of approximately 7,200 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1823-1975 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1860-1975 Costa Rica, Civil Registration, 1860-1975 at Ancestry - images ($)
 * 2011-2015 Costa Rica, Death Index, 2011-2015 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 2011-2015 Costa Rica, Marriage and Related Records Index, 2011-2015 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Church Records

 * 1595-1992 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Hojancha Canton may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1958-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Cementerio Hojancha
 * Dirección: 3H7M+R89, Barrio Cementerio, Hojancha
 * Cementerio Posa Ancha
 * Dirección: Camino Hojancha-Huacas-Nandayure, Barrio Cementerio, Hojancha