Alegría, Usulután, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * In the mid-seventeenth century Yaqui or Pipil tribes founded two twin towns in the volcanic mountains of Chinameca: Tecapa, which the Spanish missionaries placed under the name of the Apostle San Pedro, and Zapotitán.
 * When the department of San Miguel was founded on June 12, 1824, both Tecapa and Zapotitán remained in their constituency.
 * On March 5, 1827, the Chinameca district was created, and the reference towns were incorporated into this new administrative division.
 * In 1848, residents of Tecapa founded the town of Tecapán, and with the creation of the department of Usulután, Tecapa became part of their jurisdiction.
 * On March 7, 1874, a canton of the municipality, called "Valle del Gramal", was erected in a town with the name of Santiago de María.
 * The town of Tecapa was elevated to the category of village on March 10, 1874.
 * By Legislative decree of February 6, 1879, the town of Tecapa was granted the title of city.
 * On October 31, 1885 the cantons of Agua Caliente, Cañales, Montañita, Loma Alta and San Lorenzo were dismembered, to constitute the municipality of Berlin.
 * On February 17, 1891 it was agreed to replace the name of Tecapa with that of Ciudad Alegría.
 * The municipality of Alegría has a population of approximately 11,700 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records online for Alegría municipality.

Church Records

 * 1655-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Iglesia Católica. San Pedro Tecapa (Alegría, Usulután) Registros parroquiales, 1782-1970(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries
Index of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of Alegría may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Alegría
 * Direction: 2ª Calle Oriente, Alegría