Santa Rosa de Lima, La Unión, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * In the mid-sixteenth century, a ranchería began to be established on the Santa Rosa estate, which was part of the Gotera parish or parish.
 * On March 5, 1827 the party or district of San Antonio del Sauce was created and one of the municipalities that formed it was Santa Rosa.
 * On February 25, 1857, this town was granted the title of town.
 * This became part of the department of La Unión, on June 22, 1865.
 * On February 9, 1883 it was granted the title of city and it was decreed that the district of San Antonio del Sauce be designated the district of Santa Rosa.
 * August 13, 1954, the city of Santa Rosa was legally named Santa Rosa de Lima.
 * The municipality of Santa Rosa de Lima has a population of approximately 27,700 people.

Civil Registration

 * Santa Rosa de Lima (La Unión) Registros civiles, 1839-1926 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Church Records

 * There are no records online for Santa Rosa de Lima municipality.

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of Santa Rosa de Lima may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio de Santa Rosa de Lima
 * Dirección: Calle al Cementerio, Santa Rosa de Lima