Tucapel, Biobío, Chile Genealogy

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

History

 * In 1553 the Fort of Tucapel was founded and in 1724, it moved to the other side of the Nahuelbuta mountain range.
 * In 1855 it settled in its current location about 3 km east of the old town (the fort).
 * It has an approximate population of 13,500 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1885-1932 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Parish Records

 * 1700-1920 Chile, Deaths, 1700-1920 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1847-1913 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio de Tucapel
 * Cementerio de Polcura
 * Cementerio de Huépil
 * Cementerio de Trupán

Localities

 * Huépil
 * Polcura
 * Trupán