Xalapa, Capital, Veracruz, Mexico Genealogy

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

History

 * 1313 Pre-Hispanic Foundation of Xalapa.
 * 1519 Hernán Cortés spends the night in Xalapa, heading to the conquest of Tenochtitlán.
 * Once the conquest of Mexico was carried out, the Spanish religious sought the conversion of the indigenous people to the Christian religion.
 * For this purpose, it was founded in Xalapa.
 * In 1555 the convent of San Francisco was created.
 * 1791 King Charles IV of Spain grants Xalapa the title of Villa and coat of arms.
 * On November 29, 1830, by decree, Xalapa was elevated to the category of city.
 * The municipality of Xalapa has a population of approximately 478,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1862-1939 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1869-1891 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Parish Records

 * 1607-1967 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1941-1969 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries

 * Panteón Municipal Bosques de Xalapa
 * Address: Ninguno #0, Tulipanes, Xalapa-Enríquez


 * Panteón Xalapeño
 * Address: 63, Calle Esperanza Bringas 59, Rafael Lucio, Xalapa-Enríquez


 * El Panteón
 * Address: El Castillo, Xalapa-Enríquez


 * Billiongraves
 * Panteón Xalapeño
 * Address: Ninguno #0, Rafael Lucio, Xalapa-Enríquez


 * Panteón Palo Verde
 * Address: Avenida 20 de Noviembre #0, álvaro Obregón, Xalapa-Enríquez


 * Billiongraves
 * Panteón Bosques del Recuerdo
 * Address: Ninguno #0, Santa Rosa, Xalapa-Enríquez


 * Sección Panteón Bosque Santa Rita
 * Address: Bosques del Recuerdo, Lomas Las Margaritas, Xalapa Enríquez


 * Cementerio Hernández Portilla
 * Address: Rafael Lucio, Xalapa-Enríquez


 * Antiguo Cementerio Municipal de Xalapa
 * Address: Calle 5 de Febrero 59, Zona Centro, Centro, Xalapa-Enríquez


 * Jardín Memorial La Puerta del Cielo
 * Address: de Los Atletas #0, Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Xalapa


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