Ocumare de la Costa de Oro, Aragua, Venezuela Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of Ocumare de la Costa de Oro ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, church records, parish registers, and civil registration.

History

 * The original inhabitants of Ocumare de la Costa were indigenous commanded by Cacique Barriga.
 * Ocumare de la Costa was colonized in the mid-17th century as an encomienda belonging to Captain Lorenzo Martínez Madrid.
 * In 1731 it was given definitive conformation as a town.
 * On July 6, 1816, Simón Bolívar landed in Ocumare de la Costa from Haiti and temporarily established his headquarters on the coast.
 * The Municipality of Ocumare on the Gold Coast has a population of approximately 13,800 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records online for Ocumare de la Costa de Oro municipality.

Church Records

 * Iglesia Católica. San Sebastián (Ocumare de la Costa, Aragua); Iglesia Católica. Nuestra Señora de la Concepción (Cuyagua, Aragua ); Iglesia Católica. San Francisco (Cata, Aragua) Registros parroquiales, 1737-1987 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Venezuela, Aragua, Ocumare de la Costa de Oro, Ocumare de la Costa, Parroquia San Sebastián, registros parroquiales, 1886-2015 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Ocumare de la Costa de Oro municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Ocumare de la Costa
 * Dirección: Calle Páez, Ocumare de la Costa