Joateca, Morazán, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * Population of Lenca origin, emerged in pre-Columbian times.
 * On March 11, 1890 it was granted the category of town.
 * In 1893 that canton became extinct.
 * The National Legislative Assembly re-erected it as a town on April 17, 1894.
 * The municipality of Joateca has a population of approximately 4,200 people.

Civil Registration

 * Joateca (Morazán) Registros civiles, 1902-1920 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Church Records

 * 1655-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Cemeteries
Index of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of Joateca may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio de Joateca
 * Dirección: Carretera Departamental Morazán 15 W 8, Joateca