Acoyapa, Chontales, Nicaragua Genealogy

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

History

 * There are no historical documents about the foundation of the current city, possibly in the first half of the 17th century.
 * It is believed that it was founded by the old Spanish inhabitants of the disappeared city of Nueva Jaén, who, attacked by a pirate invasion, abandoned their population and settled in the vicinity of the valley or Indian village of "Acoyapan".
 * On February 11, 1862, it was raised to the category of city with the name of "San Sebastian", however the aboriginal name has prevailed in the popular environment.
 * The Municipality of Acoyapa has a population of approximately 20,300 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1879-1995 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images

Church Records

 * There are no records online for Acoyapa municipality.

Census Records

 * There are no records online for Acoyapa municipality.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Acoyapa municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1922-2007 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Cementerio Municipal de Acoyapa
 * Un cementerio en cada uno de los territorios del municipio.