Andrés Eloy Blanco, Sucre, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * The current capital city of Casanay was established in January 1681 at the initiative of the Catalan Nicolás de Olot during the time of the Spanish colonization in Venezuela.
 * In March 1878 they managed to get the Legislative Assembly to issue the decree creating the department of Alcántara with the capital Sanare.
 * When Alcántara fell, the decree was revoked and this town became part of the department of Quíbor, today Jiménez.
 * On April 8, 1978, by legislative decree, the Andrés Eloy Blanco district and its only Pío Tamayo parish with Sanare as its capital were created.
 * By 1990 the Municipal Regime Law was reformed, so the District took the name of Municipality and Andrés Eloy Blanco was born with its capital Sanare.
 * Its capital is Casanay.
 * The Municipality of Andrés Eloy Blanco has a population of approximately 31,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records online for Andrés Eloy Blanco municipality.

Church Records

 * Venezuela, Sucre, Andrés Eloy Blanco, Casanay, Parroquia San Agustín, registros parroquiales, 1936-2014 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Iglesia Católica. San Felipe Apóstol (Cariaco, Sucre); Iglesia Católica. San Agustín (Casanay, Sucre) Registros parroquiales, 1825-1957 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Andrés Eloy Blanco municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Casanay
 * Dirección: Calle Democracia, Casanay, Andres Eloy Blanco