La Antigua, Sotavento, Veracruz, Mexico Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of La Antigua family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History

 * La Antigua is located 28 kilometers from the port of Veracruz. In this place there existed a pre-Hispanic town called Huitzilapa. The city of Veracruz was based here during most of the 16th century.
 * The population would lose its importance when Veracruz moved to the site where Cortés originally founded the first town hall in front of the islet of San Juan de Ulúa, to the place almost abandoned it was called, from then on.
 * 1912 The San Francisco de la Peña congregation is designated a municipal seat.
 * 1913 Reestablishing the municipal seat in La Antigua.
 * 1925 San Francisco de las Peñas once again acquired the designation of municipal seat and was elevated to the category of town. By decree no. 139 of May 29, it is elevated to the category of town, changing its name to José Cardel.
 * 1975 By decree no. 70 of November 5, the town of José Cardel acquires the category of city.
 * The municipality of La Antigua has a population of approximately 25,500 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1874-1929 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Census

 * 1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries

 * Panteón Municipal de La Antigua
 * Address: Calle Sauce, #0, Colonia Vicente López, José Cardel, La Antigua