La Paz, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * Zacatecoluca was, in colonial times, one of the four most important pre-Columbian cities in the country and, as such, it was designated head of the party in 1786.
 * The growing population and wealth of Zacatecoluca determined that in 1823 the population was elevated to the category of town, reaching that of city in 1844.
 * In 1852, the government created the department from territory that since 1824 was part of the department of San Vicente.
 * The department of La Paz has a population of approximately x people.

Civil Registration

 * See the municipality.

Church Records

 * 1655-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Cemeteries

 * See the municipality.