Puerto Cabezas, North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region, Nicaragua Genealogy

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

History

 * Its foundation began in 1690 by three English pirates who named it "Bragman's Bluff" but the Miskito and Mayangna Indians always called it "Bilwi".
 * The city itself was not founded until the 19th century with the arrival of Moravian missionaries from the village of Herrnhut in Germany.
 * Logging and banana cultivation helped the growth of the city.
 * Through the Altamirano-Harrison Treaty of April 19, 1905, Great Britain recognized the absolute sovereignty of Nicaragua over the Mosquitia Reserve, since then it has been officially incorporated into the rest of Nicaragua as the department of Zelaya and the city received the name of "Puerto Cabezas". ".
 * The municipality of Puerto Cabezas was founded on June 21, 1996.
 * The municipality of Puerto Cabezas has a population of approximately 127,200 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1924-2013 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Church Records

 * There are no records online for Puerto Cabezas municipality.

Census Records

 * There are no records online for Puerto Cabezas municipality.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Puerto Cabezas municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1922-2007 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Cementerio Municipal de Puerto Cabezas

Court Records

 * 1877-1978 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1911-1971 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Land and Property

 * 1890-1953 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Notarial Records

 * 1877-1942 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images