Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of Victoria family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History

 * During the second campaign of the Spanish colonization plan, Ciudad Victoria was founded on October 6, 1750 by the Count of Sierra Gorda Don José de Escandón and Helguera, under the name of Villa de Santa María de Aguayo.
 * On April 20, 1825, Villa de Aguayo was elevated to the category of State Capital, and it was called Ciudad Victoria.
 * The municipality of Victoria has a population of approximately 355,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1860-2000 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Parish Records

 * 1751-1937 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries

 * Panteón La Libertad
 * Address: Licenciado Zeferino Fajardo Luna #0, Burócratas Municipal II, Victoria


 * Panteón de la Cruz
 * Address: Avenida 16 de Septiembre #0, Colonia Azteca Etapa 2, Ciudad Victoria, Victoria


 * Panteón del Cero Morelos
 * Address: José de Escandón Y Helguera #0, Obrera, Ciudad Victoria, Victoria


 * Cementerio Municipal de Victoria
 * Cementerio Ejido Loma Alta
 * Address: Ninguno #0, Cementerio Loma Alta, Victoria


 * Panteón Jardines del Reencuentro
 * Address: Lib. Naciones Unidas, Ciudad Victoria, Victoria


 * Parque Funeral del Refugio
 * Address: Tamaulipas #, Infonavit Jardín, Victoria


 * Panteón Rotonda de los Tamaulipecos Ilustres
 * Address: Boulevard Fidel Velázquez, Ciudad Victoria, Victoria


 * Cementerio de Césped
 * Address: Alejandro Graham Bell, Lomas de Santander, Ciudad Victoria, Victoria


 * Parque Funeral del Reencuentro
 * Address: Libramiento Naciones Unidas #0, Benito Juárez, Victoria


 * Find a Grave