Palacagüina, Madriz, Nicaragua Genealogy

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

History

 * Founded by the first Spanish expeditions in their advance towards the north.
 * It was the capital of the colonial province of Nicaragua at the beginning of the 18th century.
 * In 1854, Palacagüina was the scene of the fratricidal war between legitimists and democrats, whose consequences endangered the independence of our country and the stability of Central America, due to the presence of the filibusters commanded by the North American William Walker.
 * The municipality of Palacagüina has a population of approximately 15,400 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records online for Palacagüina municipality.

Church Records

 * There are no records online for Palacagüina municipality.

Census Records

 * There are no records online for Palacagüina municipality.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Palacagüina municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1922-2007 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Cementerio Municipal de Palacagüina
 * Direction: NN-24,  Palacagüina