San Rafael de Carvajal, Trujillo, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * The Municipality was founded on October 20, 1670 by Captain Baltasar de Carvajal.
 * The creation of the Carvajal parish was in 1873.
 * Most of the sectors have been inhabited by families from San Lázaro, Santiago, La Quebrada, Bocono and Trujillo.
 * It was elevated to the rank of Municipality on January 2, 1990.
 * The municipality of San Rafael de Carvajal has a population of approximately 58,900 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1873-1901 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1873-1901 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1878-2000 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1956-2001 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1811-1943 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1890-2017 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1962-2016 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1999-2016 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 2004-2016 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the San Rafael de Carvajal municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio de Carvajal
 * Direction: 8C54+MXX, San Rafael de Carvajal
 * Cementerio Carvajal I
 * Direction: 8C55+F6H, San Rafael de Carvajal