Chaguaramas, Guárico, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * Chaguaramas was founded in 1653 by Bartolomé Belisario de la Madrid.
 * The first site founded was Las Palmas, where the Casianero and Curipa farmhouses are currently located.
 * By the year 1697, Chaguaramas already appears as one of the most developed towns.
 * In the year 1728, the first mass is celebrated and according to the criteria; Legality is given to the Foundation of the Glorious Martyr San Lorenzo de Chaguaramas.
 * In the first decades of the 18th century, Chaguaramas was politically and legally subject to San Sebastián.
 * In the year 1853, the population of Zaraza was separated from the Chaguaramas canton, constituting the Unare canton.
 * For the year 1858 Chaguaramas was the capital of the Infante Department.
 * The Municipality of Chaguaramas has a population of approximately 13,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records online for Chaguaramas municipality.

Church Records

 * Iglesia Católica. San Lorenzo (Chaguaramas, Guárico) Registros parroquiales, 1830-1972 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Chaguaramas municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio de Chaguaramas
 * Dirección: Calle Monseñor Álvarez, Chaguaramas
 * Cementerio de Lezama