Torres, Lara, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * The city of Carora was founded in the month of September 1569 by Captain Juan del Thejo with the name of "Our Lady of the Mother of God of Carora".
 * Repopulated by Captain Juan de Salamanca on June 19, 1572, with the name of "San Juan Bautista de Portillo de Carora".
 * During the 19th century, Carora was a city of artisans, merchants and breeders.
 * In 1856, Carora was established as a canton of the province of Barquisimeto.
 * The Constituent Assembly of the State of Lara, meeting in Cabudare, on September 9, 1881, called the old Carora Department "Torres", a name that it invariably maintains over the years as a District and now as a Municipality.
 * Its capital is the city of Carora.
 * The Municipality of Torres has a population of approximately 200,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * Antonio Díaz (Lara) Registros civiles, 1873-2001 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Aráure (Lara) Registros civiles, 1873-1904 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros civiles : parroquia urbana Castañeda, Pedro León Torres, Lara, 1874-2002 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros civiles : parroquia urbana Las Mercedes, Pedro León Torres, Lara, 1988-2002 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Camacaro (Lara) Registros civiles, 1873-2002 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros civiles : parroquia urbana de Trinidad Samuel, Pedro León Torres, Lara, 1822-2002 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Cecilio Zubillaga (Lara) Registros civiles, 1988-2002 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Chiquinquirá (Lara) Registros civiles, 1873-2002 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Curarigua (Lara) Registros civiles, 1815-1945 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * El Blanco (Lara) Registros civiles, 1972-2002 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Espinoza de los Monteros (Lara) Registros civiles, 1873-2000 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Heriberto Arroyo (Lara) Registros civiles, 1994-1999 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Jabón (Lara) Registros civiles, 1898-2002 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * San Pedro (Lara) Registros civiles, 1873-2002 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Manuel Morillo (Lara) Registros civiles, 1873-2002 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Montaña Verde (Lara) Registros civiles, 1973-2003 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros civiles : parroquia urbana de Montes de Oca, Pedro León Torres, Lara, 1873-2002 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Church Records

 * Iglesia Católica. Nuestra Señora de Chiquinquirá (Aregue, Lara) Registros parroquiales, 1852-1993 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Iglesia Católica. Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes (Arenales, Lara) Registros parroquiales, 1781-1933 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Iglesia Católica. San Juan Bautista (Carora, Lara); Iglesia Católica. Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes (Burere, Lara); Iglesia Católica. San Isidro Labrador (San Francisco, Lara) Registros parroquiales, 1608-1943 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Iglesia Católica. Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes (Burere, Lara) Registros parroquiales, 1869-1993 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Iglesia Católica. San Dionicio (Carora, Lara) Registros parroquiales, 1905-1949 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Iglesia Católica. San Isidro Labrador (San Francisco, Lara); Iglesia Católica. San Juan Bautista (Carora, Lara) Registros parroquiales, 1917-1929 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Iglesia Católica. Santo Domingo (Curarigua, Lara) Registros parroquiales, 1743-1969 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Iglesia Católica. San Pedro (San Pedro, Lara); Iglesia Católica. Santa Iglesia del Valle de Jesús (Jabón, Lara) Registros parroquiales, 1878-1950 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Iglesia Católica. Santiago Apóstol (Río Tocuyo, Lara) Registros parroquiales, 1747-1945 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Torres municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Carora
 * Dirección: Avenida 14 de Febrero entre Carrera Sol de Oriente y Avenida Torrellas, Carora, Torres.
 * Parque Jardín Carora
 * Dirección: Autopista Lara-Zulia, Carora, Torres
 * Horas: Domingo a Sábado de 08:00–17:00
 * Cementerio Viejo de Carora
 * Cementerio Rural Carorita Arriba
 * Dirección: Carretera Carrizales, Carorita Arriba, Torres