San Juan del Sur, Rivas, Nicaragua Genealogy

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

History

 * Andrés Niño, Spanish pilot and explorer arrived in 1523 at the bay of San Juan del Sur. His purpose was to find an access to the Mar Dulce Great Lake of Nicaragua from the Pacific Ocean.
 * It became part of the province of Nicaragua in 1527.
 * It was definitely enabled as a seaport by executive decree of February 8, 1830 with the name: "Puerto de la Independencia".
 * On September 18, 1840, the port was conferred definitive import and export status, under a new name: "San Jun de la Concordia".
 * On November 12, 1851, by legislative law it was declared with the name of "Puerto Mayor".
 * At the beginning of 1852, both the port and the city were given the name "Ciudad Pineda".
 * The Municipality of San Juan del Sur has a population of approximately 16,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1897-2011 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Church Records

 * 1887-1929 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Census Records

 * There are no records online for San Juan del Sur municipality.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the San Juan del Sur municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1922-2007 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Cementerio Municipal San Pablo
 * Direction: Carretera Costanera, San Juan del Sur
 * At the rural level there are five cemeteries.