Mariño, Nueva Esparta, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * The Municipality of Mariño was founded on March 26, 1536.
 * For the year 1830, Porlamar belonged to the Asunción Canton, and continued until 1872 when it was transformed into a department.
 * In 1881 it belongs to the Arismendi District, capital: La Asunción.
 * On January 3, 1891, the legislature passed a Territorial Division Law put into execution on January 14, which created the Mariño District.
 * On December 10, 1987, the Mariño District disappeared and the Mariño Autonomous Municipality emerged.
 * On September 19, 1990, the figure of the Autonomous Municipality disappeared and the Mariño Municipality emerged.
 * The White Island is part of the municipality.
 * The Municipality of Mariño has a population of approximately 102,500 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records online for Mariño municipality.

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1852-1957 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Mariño municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio de Porlamar
 * Direction: Avenida Marcano, Porlamar, Mariño