Capital, Córdoba, Argentina Genealogy

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

History

 * The town was founded on July 6, 1573 under the name of Córdoba de la Nueva Andalucía.
 * In 1806, during the English Invasions, the Viceroy Rafael de Sobremonte returned to Córdoba where he established the interim capital of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. In twenty days he gathered an important contingent and sent him to Montevideo to repel the invasion in that city, an objective not achieved.
 * The department of Capital has a population of approximately 1,400,000 people.

Church Records

 * 1642-1912 Argentina, Select Baptisms Index, 1642-1912 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1645-1930 Argentina, Baptisms, 1645-1930 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1722-1911 Argentina, Select Marriages, 1722-1911 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1722-1911 Argentina, Marriages, 1722-1911 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1890-1891 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Census Records

 * 1869 Argentina, National Census, 1869 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1869 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1895 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1895 Argentina, National Census, 1895 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1895 Argentina National Census, 1895 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)

Cemeteries

 * 1882-2019 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Cementerio San Jerónimo
 * Cementerio San Vicente
 * Cementerio Parque del Sol
 * Cementerio Parque Catedral
 * Cementerio Israelita
 * Cementerio Parque Portico del Cielo
 * Cementerio Angel
 * Cementerio Parque Azul Dirección: Jujuy 283 Barrio Centro Norte

Municipalities

 * Córdoba