General San Martín, La Rioja, Argentina Genealogy

Guide to Department of General San Martín ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, church records, parish registers, and civil registration.

History

 * When the Spaniards began colonization in the territory of the current province of La Rioja there were native peoples belonging to the Diaguita culture, which were distributed in three communities: Capayanes, Olongasta and Diaguitas.
 * In 1869 the first school in official operation was inaugurated in Villa San Martín (now Ulapes).
 * The department of General San Martín has a population of approximately 5,000 people.

Church Records

 * 1645-1930 Argentina, Baptisms, 1645-1930 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1847-1927 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Census Records

 * 1869 Argentina, National Census, 1869 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1869 Argentina National Census 1869 at MyHeritage - index & images, ($)
 * 1869 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1895 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1895 Argentina, National Census, 1895 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1895 Argentina National Census, 1895 at MyHeritage - index & images, ($)

Cemeteries

 * 1882-2019 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Cementerio de Ulapes

Municipalities

 * Ulapes