San Marcos de Colón, Choluteca, Honduras Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of San Marcos de Colón ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, church records, parish registers, and civil registration.

History

 * In 1795, several members of the Aldea de Duyusupo were fired from the agricultural property where they worked. Some of them migrated to a valley surrounded by rocky hills, in the contours grew oaks and pines. This region belonged to the Hacienda Colón.
 * The first name of the place was Panama.
 * In 1824, when significant changes occurred in the Central American political territory, the Caserío de San Marcos had the necessary requirements to be a village.
 * In 1830, it obtained permission to organize his own municipality.
 * In 1886, President Marco Aurelio Soto bought the land and officially donated it to the community.
 * The municipality of San Marcos de Colón has a population of approximately 30,400 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1906-1932 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1823-1852 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of San Marcos de Colón may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio de San Marcos de Colón
 * Address: 2ª Calle Suroriente, San Marcos de Colón