Ambato, Catamarca, Argentina Genealogy

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

History

 * In the year 1600, Nuño Rodríguez Beltrán settled in the town of La Puerta and from there began its settlement.
 * The territorial land belonged jurisdictionally to the then department of Piedra Blanca, today called Fray Mamerto Esquíú.
 * The legislature of the province of Catamarca decreed a law in 1869 by which divided the department of Piedra Blanca into three departmental sections: Piedra Blanca, Ambato, and Paclín.
 * The department of Ambato has a population of approximately 4,400 people.

Parish Records

 * Argentina, Select Baptisms Index, 1642-1912 - in Ancestry ($)
 * Argentina, Baptisms, 1645-1930 - in MyHeritage ($)

Census Records

 * 2º Censo Nacional, 1895 : Ambato (Departamento), Catamarca - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Argentina, National Census, 1895 - in Ancestry ($)

Municipalities

 * El Rodeo
 * La Puerta
 * Las Juntas
 * Los Varela