Bolívar, Falcón, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * Old Indo-Hispanic population, initially inhabited by Jirajama Indians and converted into "Pueblo de Doctrina".
 * 1700 the Parish of San Luis is founded under the patronage of San Luis king of France.
 * Founded in 1770, with the name of San Luis de Cariagua.
 * In the year 2000, the celebration of the 400th anniversary of the founding of the San Luis population was organized.
 * The Municipality of Bolívar has a population of approximately 10,500 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1876-1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1888-1898 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1891-1923 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1915-1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1931-2002 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1931-2003 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1931-2003 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1931-2003 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1994-2003 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1776-1955 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1900-2015 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Bolívar municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Viejo Cementerio de Barinitas