Punceres, Monagas, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * Punceres were the Indians belonging to the Chaima ethnic group who lived in the area when the Spaniards arrived.
 * The Punceres municipality was founded in 1731.
 * Its Capital Quiriquire, was founded in 1729, consolidating itself as a populated center from 1928 as a result of oil exploitation in the area.
 * This Municipality has a very important community (Puente Punceres) that represents it economically, with the most varied craft development in the entire state.
 * As of the year 1983, the Municipality of Punceres assumes its autonomy.
 * The municipality of Punceres has a population of approximately 33,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records online for Punceres municipality.

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1957-2015 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Punceres municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Viejo de Quiriquire
 * Direction: XQHH+63R, Quiriquire
 * Cementerio Nuevo de Quiriquire
 * Direction: XQFH+5QJ, Quiriquire