Capital, Santiago del Estero, Argentina Genealogy

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

History

 * It is the oldest city founded by Spaniards that still exists in the territory of Argentina.
 * Historically since its foundation and for several centuries it was the capital of Tucumán Colonial, headquarters of the civil, military and ecclesiastical government by its own merit.
 * The department of Capital has a population of approximately 267,000.

Church Records

 * 1581-1682 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1581-1961 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1642-1912 Argentina, Select Baptisms Index, 1642-1912 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1645-1930 Argentina, Baptisms, 1645-1930 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1777-1936 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Census Records

 * 1869 Argentina, National Census, 1869 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1869 Argentina National Census 1869 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
 * 1869 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1895 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1895 Argentina, National Census, 1895 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1895 Argentina National Census, 1895 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)

Cemeteries

 * 1882-2019 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Cementerio Parque Jardin del Sol
 * Cementerio Parque de la Paz Direction: Misiónes 515, 4200 Santiago del Estero
 * Cementerio La Piedad Direction: Islas Malvinas, 4200 Santiago del Estero
 * Cementerio Parque El Descanso Direction: Pellegrini 480, 4200 Santiago del Estero
 * Cementerio de Zanjón

Municipalities

 * Santiago del Estero