Baruta, Miranda, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * The founder of Caracas, Diego de Losada, entrusted Alonso Andrea de Ledesma with a title dated March 12, 1568.
 * On August 19, 1620, the town of Baruta was founded under the name of San Francisco de Paula.
 * Baruta was semi-autonomous until 1954.
 * Baruta declared itself as an Autonomous Municipality on September 22, 1987.
 * The municipality of Baruta has a population of approximately 531,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1873-2000 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1990-2000 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1996 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1650-1962 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1986-2016 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Baruta municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio de Hoyo de La Puerta
 * Direction: Calle Sucre, Baruta
 * Cementerio Jardín de la Esperanza
 * Direction: Avenida Principal Manzanares, Baruta