Formosa, Formosa, Argentina Genealogy

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

History

 * From the arrival of the Europeans, until the middle of the 19th century, the region where the department of Formosa was currently located was economically exploited due to the richness of its forests. The Spaniards, although they had interests in the zone, did not get to establish a population by the bellicosity of the Toba aborigines.
 * In 1884, it was subdivided into the National Territory of the Chaco and the National Territory of Formosa.
 * Since the first half of the 20th century, the city had welcomed Italian, Austrian, Paraguayan and Spanish immigrants.
 * The department of Formosa has a population of approximately 234,000 people.

Parish Records

 * There are no records for the department of Formosa.

Census Records

 * There are no records for the department of Formosa.

Cemeteries

 * 1882-2019 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Cementerio de Nuestra Señora del Carmen Direction: Av. Pantaleón Gómez 899
 * Cementerio de Colonia Pastoril
 * Cementerio de Gran Guardia

Municipalities

 * Formosa