Tovar, Mérida, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * The history of Tovar dates back to the fifteenth century, since records from 1558 reveal the meeting of the Spanish settlers with the aboriginal tribes of the area, there were the pre-Columbian tribes Bailadores, Mocotíes and Guaraques, of the Timoto Culture – Cuica.
 * The Indigenous Community "Nuestra Señora de Regla de Bailadores" was founded on September 8, 1709.
 * The Ecclesiastical Parish of Our Lady of Regla was created in November 1791.
 * In 1810 the Town of Nuestra Señora de Regla was renamed Parroquia de Bailadores, within the Bailadores Canton based in the Villa de Bailadores.
 * On April 19, 1850, the Villa de Tovar Ponte was created, an entity that replaced the aforementioned Parroquia Nuestra Señora de Regla.
 * In 1859, by means of an ordinance issued by the Constituent Assembly of the State of Merida, the Canton of Bailadores was divided, creating the Tovar canton.
 * In 1868 the Constituent Assembly of the Mérida State divided this state into 7 departments, giving rise to the Department of Tovar.
 * On January 5, 1904, by official decree, the "Tovar District" was created.
 * On November 27, 1965, the "Alberto Adriani District" was created, taking over land and municipalities from the Tovar district.
 * In 1977 the "Antonio Pinto Salinas District" was created, which reduced the Tovar District and this would give rise to the Tovar Autonomous Municipality.
 * 1992, when by decree of the Regional Legislative Council of the State of Mérida it declared the segregation of the Tovar Municipality into two Autonomous Municipalities, Tovar and Zea.
 * The municipality of Tovar has a population of approximately 45,400 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1873-1998 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1791-1946 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1903-2013 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1959-2014 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1985-2010 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Tovar municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Tovar
 * Parque Cementerio - Jardines Valle de La Paz