Catatumbo, Zulia, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * In the fifteenth century, after Ambrosio Alfinger occupied Maracaibo, an expedition was undertaken to the south through Perijá but in Ocaña he died when confronting the indigenous people.
 * The Tarra area, Barí indigenous territory, was a producer of wood in colonial times.
 * By 1856 the territory of Zulia was divided into cantons and parishes; the territory that includes the Catatumbo Municipality was framed within the Perijá canton and the Zulia canton.
 * In 1896, the Great Táchira Railway was built, which went from the Táchira station (today San Félix) to Encontrados.
 * By 1984 the Municipal Council of the Catatumbo district was formed.
 * In 1989 it was renamed Catatumbo Municipality.
 * The municipality of Catatumbo has a population of approximately 106,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1999 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1981-2002 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1892-1948 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1932-2017 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Catatumbo municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio de Encontrados
 * Direction: Calle Piar, Encondrados