Islas del Maíz, South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region, Nicaragua Genealogy

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

History

 * The Municipality of Islas del Maíz was founded on September 18, 1502.
 * Corn Island along with the eastern half of Nicaragua was a protectorate of the British Empire from 1655 to 1894.
 * In 1894 the Nicaraguan Government claimed the area.
 * The islands were given to the United States for a 99-year lease under the Bryan-Chamorro Treaty of August 5, 1914.
 * Under the terms of that treaty they were subject to US laws but Nicaraguan sovereignty was maintained.
 * In the year 1940 Corn Island was elevated to a municipality in the Zelaya Region.
 * The Americans maintained the right to the actual or potential usefulness of the islands until April 25, 1971.
 * The Municipality of Islas del Maíz has a population of approximately 7,700 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1902-2014 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Church Records

 * There are no records online for Islas del Maíz municipality.

Census Records

 * There are no records online for Islas del Maíz municipality.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Islas del Maíz municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1922-2007 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Cementerio Nativos de la isla playa de maíz