Matiguás, Matagalpa, Nicaragua Genealogy

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

History

 * Matiguás was an indigenous village in 1606 when Spanish missionaries arrived in the region.
 * In 1918, Portillo Laínez, being a conservative senator, introduced the motion before the National Congress for Matiguás to be declared a town.
 * The Municipality of Matiguás ceased to belong to Muy Muy in 1920.
 * It was elevated to the category of City, the current Town of Matiguás on April 7, 1999.
 * The Municipality of Matiguás has a population of approximately 53,500 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records online for Matiguás municipality.

Church Records

 * There are no records online for Matiguás municipality.

Census Records

 * There are no records online for Matiguás municipality.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Matiguás municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1922-2007 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Cementerio Municipal de Matiguás
 * Direction: Carretera Muy Muy – Rio Blanco