Santiago de María, Usulután, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * Around 1841 the village of Valle del Gramal was located in the jurisdiction of the town of Tecapa (today Alegría).
 * Later, El Gramal and Tecapán formed one of the electoral cantons of the country.
 * On June 22, 1865, the Gramal Valley entered the department of Usulután.
 * On February 4, 1867, it entered the Jucuapa district.
 * On March 7, 1874, during the regime of Field Marshal Don Santiago González, it was erected as a town with the name of Santiago de María.
 * On March 17, 1893 the title of town was entered and it was declared the head of the Alegría district.
 * The town was promoted to the category of city on April 27, 1896.
 * The municipality of Santiago de María has a population of approximately 18,200 people.

Civil Registration

 * Santiago de María (Usulatán) Registros civiles, 1879-2000 - 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. Santiago Apóstol (Santiago de María, Usulután) Registros parroquiales, 1882-1944 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of Santiago de María may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio General de Santiago de María
 * Direction: RN 14S, Santiago de María