Huasco, Huasco, Chile Genealogy

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

History

 * The Spaniards arrived on the land in 1589 and began to build ports.
 * The city of Huasco was founded around the year 1650.
 * On April 6, 1749, Huasco was recognized as a colony of Spain.
 * During the War of Independence of Chile, the War against the Peru-Bolivian Confederation some, and the Pacific War, fights took place close to the city.
 * On April 11, 1819 an earthquake and tsunami destroyed much of the city.
 * In 1833 there was a strong tremor.
 * The commune was badly damaged by the Huasco earthquake of 1851.
 * The commune of Huasco has a population of approximately 9,100 people..

Civil Registration

 * 1885-1902 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1885-1903 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1885-1903 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1885-1903 Chile, Civil Registration, 1885-1903 at MyHeritage - index & images, ($)

Church Records

 * 1579-1930 Chile, Marriages, 1579-1930 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1585-1932 Chile, Baptisms, 1585-1932 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1633-2015 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1700-1920 Chile, Deaths, 1700-1920 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1867-1918 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1862-1975 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Huasco

Localities

 * Canto de Agua
 * Carrizal Bajo
 * Huasco Bajo