Santiago, Santiago, Chile Genealogy

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

History

 * Santiago was founded on February 12, 1541 by the conquistador Pedro de Valdivia with the name of Santiago de Nueva Extremadura.
 * Until 1891, the Province of Santiago was administratively divided into the departments of Santiago, Melipilla and La Victoria, which in turn were subdivided into urban and rural sub-delegations.
 * In 1928 the commune of Santiago was created.
 * In 1981, due to the administrative reorganization of the country and the city, the commune of Santiago was divided forming new communes of Recoleta, Central Station and Independence.
 * The commune of Santiago has a population of approximately 201,000 people..

Civil Registration

 * 1885-1903 Chile, Civil Registration, 1885-1903 at MyHeritage - index & images, ($)
 * 1885-1969 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1885-1970 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1579-1930 Chile, Marriages, 1579-1930 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1581-1951 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1585-1932 Chile, Baptisms, 1585-1932 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1633-2015 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1641-1950 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1686-1970 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1700-1920 Chile, Deaths, 1700-1920 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1760-1950 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1844-1948 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1876-1950 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1898-1965 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries

 * Chile, Santiago, Cementerio General, 1821-2011 at Ancestry ($)