Comasagua, La Libertad, El Salvador Genealogya

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

History

 * As a municipality of the Opico district, it was incorporated on June 12, 1824 to form part of the primitive and extensive department of San Salvador.
 * By Executive Decree of May 22, 1835, the department of San Salvador was called Cuscatlán and the district of Opico received the name of Quezaltepeque.
 * By Law of July 30, 1836, the district of Quezaltepeque was renamed Opico, and Comazahua was included in its geographical area.
 * In the Law of February 18, 1841, this population appears as one of the electoral cantons of the Teotepeque district.
 * By virtue of the Executive Decree of April 5, 1842, the town of Comazahua as a municipality of the administrative and judicial district of. Opico, was segregated from the department of Cuscatlán and incorporated into that of San Salvador.
 * By Law of January 28, 1865, it became part of the political-administrative district of Nueva San Salvador and the department of La Libertad.
 * Obtained the title of town in 1924.
 * The municipality of Comasagua has a population of approximately 14,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * Comasagua (La Libertad) Registros civiles, 1866-1977 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Church Records

 * 1655-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Iglesia Católica. San Cristóbal y San Sebastián (Jayaque, La Libertad) Registros parroquiales, 1776-1960 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Iglesia Católica. San Mateo Apóstol (Comasagua, La Libertad) Registros parroquiales, 1794-1938 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries
Index of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of Comasagua may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal Comasagua
 * Dirección: Colonia Venezuela, Comasagua
 * Horas: Abierto las 24 horas