Tequisquiapan, Querétaro, Mexico Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of Tequisquiapan family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History

 * Before the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors to the American continent, the current territory of Tequisquiapan was inhabited by communities of indigenous Otomi or H&#241;ah&#241;&#250; settlers.
 * In 1551 the first Spaniards arrived and founded Santa Mar&#237;a de la Asunci&#243;n and Aguas Calientes.
 * In 1656 they changed the name to Tequisquiapan.
 * In 1861 it was elevated to the category of town.
 * In 1939 the municipality of Tequisquiapan was definitively created.
 * The municipality of Tequisquiapan has a population of approximately 55,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1868-2003 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Parish Records

 * 1716-1961 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries

 * Panteon Municipal Tequisquiapan
 * Direcci&#243;n: Calle Ni&#241;os H&#233;roes #48, Colonia Centro, Tequisquiapan


 * Pante&#243;n Municipal El Tejocote
 * Direcci&#243;n: Ninguno #0, El Tejocote, Tequisquiapan