San Martín, San Salvador, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * The old name of this town was San Martín Polulapán or Pelulapán.
 * In 1755 the town was run by Dominican monks from San Salvador, later it became part of the Cojutepeque parish.
 * In 1786 it was part of the San Salvador party.
 * It belonged to the department of San Salvador between 1824 and 1836.
 * It belonged to the Federal District of Central America from 1836 to 1839.
 * At the end of this period, it was definitely part of the department of San Salvador.
 * On April 3, 1894, the town of San Martín was granted the title of town.
 * On October 26, 1946, the title of city was conferred.
 * The municipality of San Martín has a population of approximately 72,800 people.

Civil Registration

 * San Martín (San Salvador) Registros civiles, 1861-1925(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Church Records

 * 1655-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Iglesia Católica (San Martín, San Salvador) Registros parroquiales, 1740-1815(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of San Martín may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de San Martin
 * Address: Calle Miguel Román Peña, San Martín