Rómulo Gallegos, Apure, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * On March 12, 1866, the Apure State Legislative Assembly decreed that the place located in the Muñoz department known by the name of El Viento be renamed Elorza.
 * The borders between Colombia and Venezuela are rearranged, leaving all the municipal territory within Venezuela in 1938.
 * On November 15, 1964, the district of Rómulo Gallegos in Apure State was created, which would later become the municipality of Rómulo Gallegos.
 * On September 15, 2015, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro partially declared a State of Exception in the border state of Apure.
 * The Municipality of Rómulo Gallegos has a population of approximately 32,200 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1875-2003 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1903-2001 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Rómulo Gallegos municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Rómulo Gallegos