Matagalpa, Nicaragua Genealogy

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

History

 * It is an Indian town found by the Spanish conquerors at the time of the conquest of Nicaragua.
 * In 1538 the Kingdom of Spain created the corregimiento of Matagalpa.
 * Matagalpa was designated as the head of the department of the same name on February 20, 1868.
 * In this same year of 1868 the departments of Segovia and Matagalpa were known as Las Dos Segovias and government agreements refer to it in that way.
 * The department of Matagalpa has a population of approximately 594,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * See the municipality.

Church Records

 * See the municipality.

Cemeteries

 * 1922-2007 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Indexed cemeteries in Matagalpa Department at FindAGrave