Saavedra, Cautín, Chile Genealogy

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

History

 * Also called Puerto Saavedra.
 * Originally, it was an area with a significant population of Mapuche communities.
 * In the middle of the 18th century Capuchin missions were installed with the aim of educating and converting the indigenous to the Catholic religion.
 * The city was founded on December 5, 1895.
 * Earthquakes and Tsunami in 1960 almost completely destroyed the commune.
 * The commune Saavedra has a population of approximately 11,400 people.

Civil Registration

 * Registros civiles, 1899-1920 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Parish Records

 * There are no records only from the commune of Saavedra. The city was destroyed with all records in the earthquakes and tsunami of 1960.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Saavedra

Localities

 * Bajo Imperial
 * Puerto Dominguez