El Castillo, Río San Juan, NicaraguaGenealogy

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

History

 * In the town, the Castle of the Immaculate Conception stands out, built by the Spanish between 1673 and 1675 to prevent the incursions of pirates who went up the San Juan River to then access Lake Cocibolca and attack the city of Granada from there.
 * Throughout the 18th century the fortress was besieged several times by British troops.
 * The fortress fell into disrepair after the inauguration of the transcontinental railroad and the construction of the Panama Canal.
 * The municipality of El Castillo in the years 1948-1951 and 1968-1970 was a producer of bananas.
 * The municipality of El Castillo has a population of approximately 39,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records online for El Castillo municipality.

Church Records

 * There are no records online for El Castillo municipality.

Census Records

 * There are no records online for El Castillo municipality.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the El Castillo municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1922-2007 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Cementerio Municipal de El Castillo