Campo Elías, Mérida, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * It was founded on July 14, 1650 by Captain Buenaventura de Bustos Baquero, with the name of San Buenaventura de Ejido.
 * In 1705 it was elevated to Ecclesiastical Parish.
 * In 1811 it was elevated to Villa by the Republican Government.
 * In 1830 it became the head of the canton of Ejido.
 * In 1864, the Canton was integrated by the Villa de Ejido and the Parishes of La Mesa, Jají and Acequias.
 * In 1868 the name of Sutherland Department was given to the canton of Ejido and its capital Villa de Campo Elías.
 * In 1874 the Villa was divided from the Civil Parishes of Ejido (it was later called the Matrix) and Trejo Tapia, which later in 1875 was renamed Montalbán.
 * On December 28, 1876, it was elevated to Ciudad de Ejido, capital of the Campo Elías District.
 * On February 16, 1986, the Ignacio Fernández Peña Parish was created in the city of Ejido.
 * In 1992 it was called Campo Elías Municipality, with Ejido Capital.
 * The Municipality of Campo Elías has a population of approximately 114,800 people.

Civil Registration

 * Campo Elías (Mérida) Registros civiles, 1873-1998 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Church Records

 * Iglesia Católica. San Antonio (Acequias, Mérida) Registros parroquiales, 1715-1963 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Venezuela, Mérida, Campo Elías, Ejido, Parroquia San Miguel Febres Cordero, registros parroquiales, 1912-2014 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Venezuela, Mérida, Campo Elías, Parroquia San Antonio de Acequias, registros parroquiales, 1670-2014 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Venezuela, Mérida, Campo Elías, Parroquia San Miguel Arcángel de Jají, registros parroquiales, 1933-2011 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Iglesia Católica. San Buenaventura (Ejido, Mérida) Registros parroquiales, 1713-1958 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Iglesia Católica. Nuestra Señora del Carmen de Montalbán (Ejido, Mérida) Registros parroquiales, 1877-1950 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Venezuela, Mérida, Campo Elías, Ejido, Parroquia Espíritu Santo, registros parroquiales, 1981-2012 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Venezuela, Mérida, Campo Elías, Ejido, Parroquia Nuestra Señora del Carmen de Montalban, registros parroquiales, 1840-2011 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Venezuela, Mérida, Campo Elías, Ejido, Parroquia Santiago Apóstal de La Mesa de Ejido, registros parroquiales, 1896-2001 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Iglesia Católica. San Miguel Arcángel (Jají, Mérida); Iglesia Católica. Inmaculada Concepción (La Azulita, Mérida) Registros parroquiales, 1736-1952 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Campo Elías municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de la Ciudad de Ejido
 * Cementerio Municipal de Campo Elías