Potosí Department, Bolivia Genealogy

Guide to Potosi Department family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.



History

 * Potosí is one of the nine departments that make up the Bolivian country. Its capital is the namesake of Potosí, famous for its deposits of precious metals.
 * The department was founded on January 23, 1826 by the marshal of Ayacucho Antonio José de Sucre.
 * The department of Potosí has a population of approximately 828,000 people.

Provinces
Potosi Department is divided into the following provinces:

Online Records

 * 1566-1996 - at FamilySearch — index and images