El Porvenir, Santa Ana, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * In 1770 the Los Dos Ríos hacienda belonged to the parish of Chalchuapa.
 * It entered the Santa Ana district in 1786.
 * In that old property the village or canton of Los Dos Ríos was formed, under the jurisdiction of the town of Chalchuapa on October 26, 1858.
 * At the beginning of 1880, the municipality and residents of the city of Chalchuapa requested that the National Constituent Assembly of El Salvador establish that population as the head of the district and that the cantons of Salitrillo and Los Dos Ríos be elevated to the category of towns.
 * By Executive Decree of August 7, 1885, the valley of Los Dos Ríos was erected as a town, under the name of El Porvenir.
 * By Legislative Decree of April 8, 1893, the cantons of Senca, San Juan Chiquito and Las Tablas, segregated from the jurisdiction of Chalchuapa, and those of Las Piedritas, San Cristóbal and Los Cerros Dormidos, were incorporated into the town of El Porvenir. segregated from the jurisdiction of Candelaria.
 * The municipality of El Porvenir has a population of approximately 7,800 people.

Civil Registration

 * El Porvenir (Santa Ana) Registros civiles, 1886-1998 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Church Records

 * 1655-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Cemeteries
Index of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of El Porvenir may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio El Porvenir
 * Direction: Avenida 5 de Abril, El Porvenir
 * Horas: Domingo a Sábado de 05:00–09:00