San Felipe, Yaracuy, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * During the time of the conquest a small town was formed near what is now known as San Felipe.
 * It was founded in the year 1729.
 * This town was known as "Cerritos de Cocorote".
 * Over the years, the growth of this population began to rival the Barquisimeto metropolis, for which several punitive actions were organized to keep it under control.
 * This made the inhabitants choose to "move" their town to the place it currently occupies.
 * In 1812 a strong earthquake almost destroyed the city but it was able to recover and continue growing.
 * The municipality of San Felipe has a population of approximately 110,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1874-1999 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1874-2000 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1874-2001 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1879-2000 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1812-1894 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1812-1949 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1825-1859 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the San Felipe municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de San Felipe
 * Direction: Final de la calle 25 con prolongación de la, Avenida 2, San Felipe
 * Horas: Domingo a Sábado de 07:30–16:30
 * Cementerio Municipal de San Felipe Nuevo
 * Direction: Carretera Morón - San Felipe, San Felipe
 * Cementerio Metropolitano Jardines de San Felipe
 * Direction: 974Q+RJ6, San Felipe
 * Cementerio Parque San Felipe "El Jardín de los Jardines"