San Pedro Sula, Cortés, Honduras Genealogy

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

History

 * Initially, the town was established in the indigenous town of Tholoma, north of the current city and very close to Puerto Cortés.
 * Due to its proximity to this port, the town of San Pedro was the victim of attacks and looting by European pirates who landed at that port.
 * For this reason, the Spanish authorities were forced to relocate the town on more than one occasion.
 * At the end of the 19th century, San Pedro Sula went from being a simple hamlet of rest and commercial transit to becoming a generator and exporter of agricultural products.
 * By 1890, 37 miles of the railroad between Puerto Cortés and San Pedro Sula had been built. In addition, it already had 5000 inhabitants (1891) dedicated mostly to agriculture.
 * The Department of Cortés was created on July 4, 1893 and designated San Pedro Sula, as the departmental capital.
 * Strong migratory currents, from the interior of the country, as well as Palestinian, North American, and European foreigners arrived to contribute to the development of the city.
 * During the rest of the 20th century, the city became the most dynamic commercial center in the country, with its factories and commercial houses participating in international trade.
 * The municipality of San Pedro Sula has a population of approximately 1,210,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1927-1931 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1878-1939 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of San Pedro Sula may be located in FindAGrave.com
 * Cementerio Jardines del Recuerdo
 * Direction: Calle 25, San Pedro Sula
 * Cementerio General San Pedro Apóstol
 * Direction: 11ª Calle Suroriente, San Pedro Sula
 * Parque Memorial La Resurrección
 * Direction: Carretera a Ticamaya, Km.5, San Pedro Sula
 * Horas: Domingo a Sábado de 09:00–16:30
 * Cementerio Central
 * Direction: 4ª Avenida Suroeste, San Pedro Sula
 * Horas: Domingo a Sábado de 07:00–16:00
 * Cementerio Jardín de Paz Perpetuo Socorro
 * Direction: Avenida Ramón Villeda Morales, Colonia Alameda, San Pedro Sula
 * Cementerio Calpules
 * Direction: Bulevar del Este, San Pedro Sula
 * Cementerio Los Laureles
 * Direction: F3V4+WC3, San Pedro Sula
 * Parque Memorial Los Laureles
 * Direction: FX97+PQM, San Pedro Sula
 * Horas: Domingo a Sábado de 08:00–16:30
 * Jardín Memorial Alfa & Omega
 * Direction: km 2.7 de la Aldea El Carmen carretera al Ocotillo, San Pedro Sula
 * Cementerio Municipal
 * Direction: Cementerio Municipal La Puerta parte I, San Pedro Sula
 * Cementerio La Puerta parte dos
 * Direction: FXF7+4FJ, San Pedro Sula
 * Cementerio Jardín Fe La Paz
 * Direction: Calle Hacia Aldea El Carmen, San Pedro Sula
 * Cementerio El Roble
 * Direction: GXVP+FMR, San Pedro Sula
 * Cementerio Municipal Colonia Buenos Aires
 * Direction: 14 Calle, San Pedro Sula
 * Cementerio Jardines de La Eternidad
 * Direction: 3ª Avenida, Chamelecón, San Pedro Sula
 * Cementerio Chamelcion
 * Cementerio Cofradia
 * Cementerio Rio Blanco
 * Cementerio Rivera Hernández
 * Cementerio Ocotillo