Sucre, Mérida, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * On July 20, 1619, Mr. Vázquez de Cisneros, reorganizes the population that was widely dispersed, by means of a Population Order, to refound the place in the site of Jamuén.
 * During the Colony, Lagunillas was a Pueblo de Indios under the encomienda system.
 * Its capital is the city of Lagunillas.
 * The Municipality of Sucre has a population of approximately 70,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * Sucre (Mérida) Registros civiles, 1873-1998 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Church Records

 * Iglesia Católica. San Antonio de Padua (Chiguará, Mérida) Registros parroquiales, 1803-1947 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Venezuela, Mérida, Chiguará, Parroquia San Antonio de Padua de Chiguará, registros parroquiales, 1739-2013 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Iglesia Católica. Santo Apóstol (Lagunillas, Mérida) Registros parroquiales, 1730-1989 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Venezuela, Mérida, Sucre, Lagunillas, Parroquia Santiago de Lagunillas, registros parroquiales, 1935-1941 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Iglesia Católica. Santa Rita (Pueblo Nuevo, Mérida) Registros parroquiales, 1730-1954 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Venezuela, Mérida, Sucre, Pueblo Nuevo, Parroquia Nuestra Señora del Rosario, registros parroquiales, 1930-1973 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Iglesia Católica. San Juan Bautista (San Juan de Lagunillas, Mérida) Registros parroquiales, 1730-1945 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Venezuela, Mérida, Sucre, San Juan, Parroquia Nuestra Señora del Carmen, registros parroquiales, 1809-1850 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Venezuela, Mérida, Sucre, San Juan, Parroquia San Juan Bautista, registros parroquiales, 1906-2013 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Venezuela, Mérida, Sucre, Pueblo Nuevo del Sur, Parroquia Santa Rita, registros parroquiales, 1890-2014 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Sucre municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio de San Juan
 * Cementerio de Lagunillas
 * Cementerio La Trampa
 * Cementerio Pueblo Nuevo
 * Cementerio Estánquez
 * Cementerio Chiguará
 * Cementerio Remanso de Los Ángeles